Social entertainment platform TaTaTu has acquired the documentary Friedkin Uncut, Deadline reports today, which is set to world premiere in Venice.
Francesco Zippel‘s doc aims to offer an introspective insight into the titular filmmaker’s life and artistic journey.
“A Venice favorite, Friedkin started his career at the age of 16 as a mail room boy at WGN-TV and ultimately became one of the most important American filmmakers of the 70s and beyond. Among his credits are The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die In L.A.and Killer Joe.”
Interview subjects include Ellen Burstyn, Gina Gershon, Juno Temple, Wes Anderson, Dario Argento, Damien Chazelle, Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Matthew McConaughey, Zubin Mehta, William Petersen, Michael Shannon, Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright.
TaTaTu holds North American and UK rights.