Zimbelism
Zimbelism is a feature documentary about the work of humanist photographer GeorgeS. Zimbel. At 89 Zimbel is one of the last working elders of street photography. A wonderful storyteller, his tales from the darkroom recall shoots with JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Harry Truman, the real Mad Men of Madison Avenue and a David and Goliath rights battle with his beloved New York Times. It’s a photographic voyage through the back half of the 20th century, an honest and touching view of the human experience.
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Matt Zimbel, Jean Francois GrattonDirectorsee bio
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Matt Zimbel, Jean Francois GrattonWritersee bio
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Matt Zimbel, Jean Francois Gratton, Fredric BohbotProducersee bio
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George ZimbelKey Cast"Subject"
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Elaine ZimbelKey Cast"Subject"
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Vicki GoldbergKey Cast"Photographic Critic NY Times"
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Ann TuckerKey Cast"Photographic Curator"
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Stephen BulgerKey Cast"Photographic Art Dealer"
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Josep MonzoKey Cast"Photographic Curator"
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Diane CharboneauKey Cast"Photographic Curator"
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 29 minutes
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Completion Date:April 30, 2016
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Production Budget:275,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada, Spain, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Hot DocsToronto
Canada
June 10, 2016
Premiere
Official Selection Top 20 Audience -
Festival International des film sur les Art (FIFA)Montreal
Canada
March 10, 2016
North American Premiere
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Salem Documentary FestivalSalem, Mass.
United States
March 4, 2017
United States Premiere
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Shanghai International Film FestivalShanghai
China
June 17, 2016
Asian Premiere
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Beijing International Film FestivalBeijing
Canada
May 13, 2017
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Barcelona DART FestivalBarcelona
Spain
December 2, 2017
Spanish Premiere
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Raindance FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
September 29, 2018
UK Premiere
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Distribution Information
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National Film Board of Canada (World), Gravitas (US), Bunbury Films (Canada)Country: CanadaRights: All Rights
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GRATTON | DIRECTOR | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
One of Montreal’s most respected still photographers, JF Gratton has been celebrated by his peers with prizes throughout Canada and the United States. (14 Grands Prix Lux, 2 Prix du PCM artisan photographe, 1 Grand Prix Créativité, Prix Grafika, Prix Applied Arts de Toronto, Prix PDN de New York). He has photographed campaigns for major clients such as Air Canada, Pratt and Whitney, Cirque du Soliel, Volkswagen and Bombardier. JF Gratton was the DOP and a member of the creative team on the innovative Artv interview program Cabine C. He is also one of the founders of one of Montreal’s most respected photo-collectives Shoot3. He is George Zimbel’s personal choice for director and DOP.
MATT ZIMBEL | DIRECTOR | WRITER
Producer, writer, creative director and musician, Matt Zimbel’s projects have varied from being vice president of Quebec’s music TV channel MusiMax to creating the award winning political “uncoverage” for MuchMusic in the 1990’s. He has produced and written numerous television programs and documentaries including My Messy Bedroom, Posthumous Pickle Party, Scars and Secret Language of Girls. His band, Manteca, has recorded 11 records and toured the world sharing stages with Miles Davis, Weather Report and Ella. Matt Zimbel is also an artistic director of large scale shows, the most recent of which was Canada Day on Parliament Hill 2011 which holds the record for the highest attendance in the history of the event. In 2015 he was the Senior International Broadcast Producer of the Pan Am Games opening ceremony with Cirque du Soleil . He is currently producing 12 x 30 min comedy specials for Netflix.
He is George Zimbel’s eldest son.