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STORY
“There is a religious Hallelujah, but there are many other ones. When one looks at the world, there's only one thing to say, and it's ‘Hallelujah.’ That's the way it is.” -Leonard Cohen

HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah. This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times. The song’s dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping hit. And moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom Hallelujahhas become a personal touchstone. Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.

FILMMAKER
For over twenty-five years, Emmy-award winning directors/producers Geller and Goldfine have jointly created critically-acclaimed multi-character documentary narratives that braid the personal stories of their protagonists to form a larger portrait of the human experience.

Their most recent film, The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013) had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and its European premiere in Berlin. It opened theatrically to strong critical reviews nationwide in April 2014, has played theaters and festivals internationally, and is now available worldwide on VOD as well as consumer and educational DVD. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mick LaSalle called it “The most irresistible film so far of 2014.”

Geller and Goldfine’s work also includes: the award-winning Something Ventured (2011), which premiered at SXSW and went on to play festivals and screen internationally, as well as in educational distribution, VOD and consumer DVD release worldwide, and national PBS broadcast in January 2013. Ballets Russes (2005) which was recognised as one of the top five documentaries of 2005 by both the National Society of Film Critics and the National Board of Review and appeared on a dozen critical “10 Best Films” lists, including those of Time Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle and Slate; Now and Then: From Frosh to Seniors, which premiered theatrically in October 1999 and aired on PBS in October 2000 as the lead program of the Independent Lens series; Kids of Survival: The Art and Life of Tim Rollins + K.O.S. (1996), a feature-length documentary about the South Bronx-based art group Tim Rollins & K.O.S., which aired on Cinemax in September 1998 and was the recipient of two national Emmy Awards; FROSH: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm (1994); and, the award-winning Isadora Duncan: Movement from the Soul (1988).

Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine were admitted to the Documentary Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2014.

IN PRODUCTION
Filmmakers: Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine
Country: USA
Runtime: 116'
Year: 2021
Format: UHD

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Venice 2021

CREDITS
Directors: Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine
Executive Producers: Jonathan Dana, Morgan Neville
Producers: Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine
Consulting Producers: Alan Light, Celeste Schaefer Snyder
Editor: Dayna Goldfine
Director Of Photography: Dan Geller
Original Score: John Lissauer
Music Producer: Hal Willner
Music Supervisor: Rachel Fox

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first clip for Venice Film Festival documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, which gets its world premiere tomorrow (Sept 2) on the Lido.

HugoD wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:54 pm It's a pity that you have to register first AND leave your creditcard details with them to watch the movie. That;s a nogo for me.
Is there am other way to see this movie without dropping creditcard details online?

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23 --- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song --- No U.S. Distribution --- Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine

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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song --- No U.S. Distribution --- To be added

HugoD wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:17 pm Came across this announcement for the film festival in Venice (upcoming September). Its about the premiere of a new LC documentary " Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song,” by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine.

Some further info in the link below.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7600742/pl ... =ps6041756

Australia: To celebrate the 2022 JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – taking place from February 23rd to April 3rd – we’ve lined up a ticket giveaway for our followers in Sydney and Melbourne!
.... documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, an exploration of the singer-songwriter and the journey of his internationally renowned hymn, from record label reject to chart-topping hit.