The Bodybuilder and I

The Bodybuilder and I

Infobox Film
name = The Bodybuilder and I


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director = Bryan Friedman
producer = Julia Rosenberg
Anita Lee
writer = Bryan Friedman
narrator =
starring = Bill Friedman
music = Jim Guthrie
cinematography = Alan Poon
editing = Seth Poulin
distributor = January Films
released = 2007
runtime = 92 minutes
country = Canada
language = English
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gross =
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website = http://www.thebodybuilderandi.com/
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imdb_id = 1059778

"The Bodybuilder and I" is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by Bryan Friedman, taking viewers on a journey into the subculture of geriatric bodybuilding as the filmmaker tries to reconnect with his father. The film is co-produced by January Films and the National Film Board of Canada.

ynopsis

59-year-old Bill Friedman is a competitive bodybuilder - a former world champ in the age 50-60 category, determined to win his title back. Documentary director Bryan Friedman is 26. Bill - Bryan's dad - hasn't been around since Bryan was a baby. In "The Bodybuilder and I", Bryan chronicles his father's attempt to make it back to the top. In the process of making the film, the two men get to know one another and maybe begin to understand each other.

Awards

Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award at Hot Docs and co-winner of Best Canadian DocumentaryAward at the Atlantic Film Festival. [cite news |first=Marc |last=Glassman |title=Are personal docs the hottest? |url=http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20070514/hotdocs.html?word=the%20bodybuilder%20and%20I |work=Playback |date=2007-05-14 |accessdate=2008-01-12 ] [cite news |first=Carsten |last=Knox |title=Thorne scores twice at AFF |url=http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/daily/20070921/aff.html?word=the%20bodybuilder%20and%20I |work=Playback |date=2007-09-21 |accessdate=2008-01-12 ]

Theatrical release

"The Bodybuilder and I" begins a limited theatrical release in Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa on November 2, 2007. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071101.wbody01/BNStory/Entertainment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071101.wbody01]

References

External links

* [http://www.thebodybuilderandi.com/ Film Web site]
* [http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=54781#ff-gen NFB Web site]


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