SUNSET OVER MULHOLLAND DRIVE

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SUNSET OVER MULHOLLAND DRIVE

By Uli GAULKE

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Documentary - Completed 2018

At the end of Mulholland Drive lies the Motion Picture & Television Fund. The residents of this unique retirement campus were once Hollywood’s backbone, the unsung heroes of the film industry: actors, producers, directors, writers. Their stories show that creativity knows no age and love indeed conq

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- GERMANY
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 97 mn
- Director(s)
- Uli GAULKE
- Cast
- Connie SAWYER, Joel ROGOSIN, Daniel SELZNICK
- Producer(s)
- Helge ALBERS (achtung panda! Media GmbH), Arne BIRKENSTOCK (Fruitmarket Kultur & Medien GmbH)
- Synopsis
- Hollywood: That’s glamour, stars, the silver screen. But not everybody becomes famous or wealthy. Most workers in the film industry — behind and in front of the lens — toil without recognition and riches, and when get older, they often have little means to support themselves. This is where the Motion Picture & Television Fund comes in, a retirement community in Woodland Hills north of Hollywood.
  
  Industry legends such as Steven Spielberg, George Clooney and Jeffrey Katzenberg help support this old folks’ home, where retired film pros — from directors to composers, cameramen or sound engineers — can spend their twilight years safely and in peace. Here they can also continue to pursue their talents and passions, thanks to an in-house TV studio, music rooms, writers groups and their own, state-of-the-art movie theatre.
  
  Some of them produce short films or pursue other projects. “Sunset Over Mulholland Drive” follows one such project and its creators, from the first brainstorming session all the way to the premiere. Throughout, the residents share their very own Hollywood memories, revealing enduring dreams and hopes beyond the limelight — and lessons in life and love.
  
  A touching, poignant yet light-hearted documentary about the residents of a very special retirement home, including actress Connie Sawyer (“Dumb and Dumber,” “When Harry Met Sally…”) and three-time Emmy® Award-nominated producer Joel Rogosin („The Virginian,” “Ironside,” “Magnum, P.I.”). Producer Daniel Selznick (“Targets”) — son of David O. Selznick and grandson of Louis B. Mayer — also talks about the making of the legendary classic “American Graffiti.”