Henry Fonda for President

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Henry Fonda for President: 03 Times Square

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A personal essay about the United States, viewed through the life and work of a movie actor. Henry Fonda and the roles he played merge into a dazzling and conflicted figure. A very private man who thought he had “no good answers to anything” becomes the unlikely motor of a parallel history. His voice, recorded during his last interview in 1981, and his onscreen avatars guide us through America’s past and present – on a road trip from the village of Fonda, NY, across the Midwest to the Pacific; from 1651 to the 1980s and the presidency of another movie actor. It takes many places and times and characters to imagine an invisible republic – the United States of Fonda.

Trailer

Orig. Title
Henry Fonda for President

Year
2024

Countries
Austria, Germany

Duration
184 min

Director
Alexander Horwath

Category
not specified

Orig. Language
German, German, English, Spanish

Subtitles
English

Downloads

Henry Fonda for President: 01 Village Fonda (Image)

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Henry Fonda for President: 02 Parade (Image)

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Henry Fonda for President: 03 Times Square (Image)

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Credits

Director

Alexander Horwath

Script

Alexander Horwath

Cinematography

Michael Palm

artistic collaboration

Regina Schlagnitweit

Sound

Michael Palm

Montage

Michael Palm

Production

Mischief Filmproduktion

co-production

Medea Film Factory

Executive Producer

Ralph Wieser, Irene Höfer, Andreas Schroth

Supported by

Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlicher Dienst und Sport / Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport, Stadt Wien, nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH

Available Formats

DCP 2K flat (Distribution Copy)

Aspect Ratio

1:1,85

Sound Format

5.1 surround

Frame Rate

24 fps

Color Format

colour, b/w

Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)

Festivals (Selection)

2024

Berlin - Intern. Filmfestspiele Berlinale - Forum
Santiago de Compostela - Cineuropa (Special Jury Prize)
Duisburg - Duisburger Filmwoche
Sibiu - Astra Documentary Film Festival
Lissabon - DocLisboa
Valladolid International Film Festival (Time of History Special Award)
Sao Paulo - Mostra Internacional de Cine
Triest - I Mille Occhi (Audience Award)
Ghent -Flanders International Film Festival
Gilching - Fünf Seen Film Festival
Viennale - Vienna Int. Film Festival
Jerusalem - Film Festival (Chantal Akerman Prize)
Mexico - FICUNAM Film Festival
Sodankylä - Midnight Sun Film Festival
Kiew - Docudays UA - International Human Rights Film Festival
Bologna - Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival
Jeonju - International Film Festival
München - Int. Dokumentarfilmfestival
Buenos Aires Festival Int. de Cine Independiente BAFICI (Special Jury Prize)

2025

Athen - KINO - Independent Film Festival