Live!

What if the elimination game in reality TV gota literate meaning? The mockumentary “Live!”tells the make-believe story about Katy, hiredby the American Broadcast Network to shakethings up and improve the ratings. Katy’ssolution: to create the show Live!, where five ofthe six contestants will win five million dollarseach and the eliminated one will possibly payexpensively with his or her own life in a gameof Russian Roulette. We follow Katy as she triesto pull the show off the ground and get to knowthe contestants – a struggling actress, a poorfarmer, a young surfer, an aspiring writer, amodel-turned-performance artist, and a gayHispanic – until the harrowing night of theshow’s premiere.“Live!”, which marks the transition fromdocumentaries to features for two-time Academy Award-winner Bill Guttentag, critiquesthe meaning of reality shows in the lives ofthe audience, the participants, and society atlarge.

Premiere Status
Nordic Premiere: Cast
Eva Mendes, David Krumholtz, Eric Lively: Producer
Bill Guttentag: Script
Bill Guttentag: Cinematography
Stephen Kazmierski: Music
Phil Marshall: Spoken language
English