The Pulitzer at 100 (2017)
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The Pulitzer at 100 (2017)

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
July 21, 2017
Studio
First Run Features
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
July 21, 2017
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
91 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
First Run Features
Official Site
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Director
Kirk Simon
Producer
Kirk Simon
Starring

A thoughtful and colorful tapestry of the last 100 years of journalistic and artistic life in America, "The Pulitzer at 100" is an illuminating and thought-provoking work that celebrates the centenary of this revered and seminal national award.

Featuring interviews with notable prize recipients including Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Diaz, Tony Kushner, Paula Vogel, Ayad Akhtar, Carl Bernstein, Robert Caro, Martin Baron, Nicholas Kristof, Thomas Friedman, David Remnick, Wynton Marsalis and John Adams, the film also brings Pulitzer-winning works to life through readings by Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi, all of whom bring their own talents to bear on the words of their favorite writers.