Mike Wallace Is Here (PG-13)

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synopsis

As riveting as it is topical, MIKE WALLACE IS HERE mirrors its subject's scrutinous gaze to better understand how we arrived at the precarious media tipping point menacing our democracy today. Exhuming decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 Minutes vault, filmmaker Avi Belkin crafts an all-archival portrait that explores what drove and plagued this restless reporter, whose storied career and troubled personal life were inherently entwined with the evolution of broadcast journalism itself.

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Documentary
1 hr. 30 min.
Opened July 26th, 2019

director

Avi Belkin

writer

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synopsis

As riveting as it is topical, MIKE WALLACE IS HERE mirrors its subject's scrutinous gaze to better understand how we arrived at the precarious media tipping point menacing our democracy today. Exhuming decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 Minutes vault, filmmaker Avi Belkin crafts an all-archival portrait that explores what drove and plagued this restless reporter, whose storied career and troubled personal life were inherently entwined with the evolution of broadcast journalism itself.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 30 min.
Opened July 26th, 2019

director

Avi Belkin

writer