Completed - Documentary, Biography - 92 minutes
Margaret Atwood has never been more relevant than she is today. Readers are turning to her work as they face the rise of authoritarian politics, rapidly evolving technologies, and the slow-motion disaster of climate change. Her poetry and books are about survival, but they are also survival tools in
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Nancy LANG, Peter RAYMONT Cast : Margaret ATWOOD, Graeme GIBSON, Ane CRABTREE, Elisabeth MOSS, Warren LITTLEFIELD, Bruce MILLER, Volker SCHLÖNDORFF, Harold ATWOOD, Ruth ATWOOD, Charles PATCHER Producer(s) : Nancy LANG, Peter RAYMONT
Poet and novelist, Margaret Atwood is a household name. Yet few know the private Margaret Atwood. Who is the woman and writer behind these stories?The film crew keeps pace with Atwood as she jets to speaking engagements around the world, visits the set of The Handmaid’s Tale and takes a family holiday. The film explores Atwood’s early days in the Canadian wilderness and as a shining star of the CanLit scene.Atwood’s novels will be explored, including her latest, The Testaments, the highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. Personal stories will be shared by friends, family and by the author herself.Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments has been awarded the 2019 Booker Prize. A White Pine Pictures production.
Country(ies) : CANADA
IDFA 2019 (World Premiere)