Television Event (2020)
An archive-based feature documentary viewing the dramatic climax of the Cold War through the lens of the ABC network, as it narrowly succeeds in producing the most watched, most controversial made-for-TV movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, this film reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience of over 100 million and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on how to collectively confront and resolve the most pressing issue of the time - nuclear proliferation.
Director: Jeff Daniels
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Nicholas Meyer as Self |
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Robert Papazian as Self |
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Edward Hume as Self |
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Brandon Stoddard as Self |
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Stephanie Austin as Self |
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Stu Samuels as Self |
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Ellen Anthony as Self |
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Ted Koppel as Self |
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Ronald Reagan as Self (archive footage) |
| Production | Nion McEvoy | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Aaron Wickenden | Editor |
| Production | Amanda Spain | Producer |
| Production | Leslie Berriman | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Nick Higgins | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ozzy Inguanzo | Producer |
| Editing | Eileen Meyer | Editor |
| Production | Geralyn White Dreyfous | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Cogan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jenny Raskin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Katrina vanden Heuvel | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jeff Daniels | Director |
| Production | Jeff Daniels | Producer |
