Directed by:
Christopher KenneallyScreenplay:
Christopher KenneallyCast:
Michael Ballhaus, Dion Beebe, Danny Boyle, James Cameron, Michael Chapman, Anthony Dod Mantle, Lena Dunham, David Fincher, George Lucas, Greta Gerwig (more)Plots(1)
In this documentary Keanu Reeves elicits intriguing responses from a number of renowned filmmakers including David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Lars von Trier and James Cameron.
SIDE BY SIDE explores both the science behind the development of digital cinema technology as well as its effects. At this historical juncture, in which digital and analogue technologies still exist side by side, the film investigates the pros and cons of digital filmmaking. SIDE BY SIDE is a non-nerdy introduction for all those with an interest in how films are made in the modern age.
In this way, this documentary enlightens rather than baffles the viewer about the differences between analogue and digital techniques – beginning with the moment when the camera begins to turn over to the editing phase; through visual effects to data storage and the projection of the final film in cinemas. Opinions diverge widely: although David Lynch may long have bidden farewell to analogue film processes, Christopher Nolan is adamant that aesthetically speaking, there is no better medium than celluloid.
(Berlinale)
Cast
Michael Ballhaus
German Empire
Best movies:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Dion Beebe
Australia
Danny Boyle
UK
James Cameron
Canada
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
The Muse (1999)
Michael Chapman
USA
Best movies:
The Abyss (1989)
The Last Detail (1973)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Lena Dunham
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
David Fincher
USA
Best movies:
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Full Frontal (2002)
George Lucas
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Men in Black (1997)
Greta Gerwig
USA
Best movies:
Frances Ha (2012)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
20th Century Women (2016)
Ellen Kuras
USA
Richard Linklater
USA
Best movies:
Before Sunrise (1995)
Waking Life (2001)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
David Lynch
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Twin Peaks (1992)
The Fabelmans (2022)
Donald McAlpine
Australia
Walter Murch
USA
Wally Pfister
USA
Keanu Reeves
Lebanon
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Animatrix (2003)
Robert Rodriguez
USA
Best movies:
Sin City (2005)
Planet Terror (2007)
Famous (2000)
Joel Schumacher
USA
Best movies:
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)