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Can film survive our digital future?

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Credits

Keanu Reeves as Himself

Martin Scorsese as Himself

David Lynch as Himself

George Lucas as Himself

Christopher Nolan as Himself

John Malkovich as Self

Side by Side Cast

Name	Character
Keanu Reeves He was 47, now 60 years old	as Himself
Martin Scorsese He was 69, now 82 years old	as Himself
David Lynch He was 66, now 79 years old	as Himself
George Lucas He was 68, now 80 years old	as Himself
Christopher Nolan He was 42, now 54 years old	as Himself
John Malkovich He was 58, now 71 years old	as Self
Lena Dunham She was 26, now 38 years old	as Herself
Michael Chapman He was 76, now 89 years old	as Himself
James Cameron He was 58, now 70 years old	as Himself
Danny Boyle He was 55, now 68 years old	as Himself
David Fincher He was 49, now 62 years old	as Himself
Joel Schumacher He was 72, now 85 years old	as Himself
Greta Gerwig She was 29, now 41 years old	as Herself
Donald McAlpine He was 78, now 91 years old	as Himself
Robert Rodriguez He was 44, now 56 years old	as Himself
Lars von Trier He was 56, now 68 years old	as Himself
Steven Soderbergh He was 49, now 62 years old	as Himself
Richard Linklater He was 52, now 64 years old	as Himself
Lilly Wachowski She was 44, now 57 years old	as Herself
Lana Wachowski She was 47, now 59 years old	as Herself
Darnell Martin She was 48, now 61 years old	as Herself
Wally Pfister He was 51, now 63 years old	as Himself
Vittorio Storaro He was 72, now 84 years old	as Himself
Andrzej Bartkowiak He was 62, now 75 years old	as Himself
Walter Murch He was 69, now 81 years old	as Himself
Jost Vacano He was 78, now 90 years old	as Himself
Michael E. Phillips He was 52, now 64 years old	as Himself
Anne V. Coates She was 86, 92 years old when she died	as Herself
Sandi Sissel She was 63, now 75 years old	as Herself
Gabriel Judet-Weinshel	as Himself
Reed Morano She was 35, now 47 years old	as Herself
Dion Beebe He was 44, now 57 years old	as Himself
Dennis Muren He was 65, now 78 years old	as Himself
Michael Ballhaus He was 77, 81 years old when he died	as Himself
Vilmos Zsigmond He was 82, 85 years old when he died	as Himself
Tim Stipan	as Himself
Anthony Dod Mantle He was 57, now 70 years old	as Himself
Charles Herzfeld	as Himself
Michael Goi He was 53, now 65 years old	as Himself
Ellen Kuras She was 53, now 65 years old	as Herself
Bradford Young He was 35, now 47 years old	as Himself
Jason Kliot He was 49, now 62 years old	as Himself
Adam Valdez He was 12, now 25 years old	as Himself
Jim Jannard	as Himself
Tom Rothman He was 57, now 70 years old	as Himself
Dick Pope He was 65, now 78 years old	as Himself

Side by Side Crew

Name	Department
Keanu Reeves as Producer. He was 47 (now 60) years old	Production
Christopher Kenneally as Director.	Directing
Christopher Kenneally as Writer.	Writing
Justin Szlasa as Producer.	Production

Side by Side (12 years)

Can film survive our digital future?

Release day: Sunday, August 19, 2012
Runtime: 99 minutes