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Synopsis
In a rare and refreshing reversal of roles, filmmakers put the powerful Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA for short) under the microscope for inspection in Academy Award-nominated director Kirby Dick's incisive look at stateside cinema's most notorious non-censoring censors. Compelled by the staggering amount of power that the MPAA ratings board wields, the filmmaker seeks out the true identities of the anonymous elite who control what films make it to the multiplex. He even goes so far as to hire a private investigator to stake out MPAA headquarters and expose Hollywood's best-kept secret. Along the way, Dick speaks with numerous filmmakers whose careers have been affected by the seemingly random and sexual-content obsessed judgments of the MPAA, including John Waters, Mary Harron, Darren Aranofsky, Wayne Kramer, Kevin Smith, Matt Stone, and Atom Egoyan. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Allan Palmer Additional Cinematography
Bils White Animator
Christine Khalafian Associate Editor
Megan Parlen Associate Producer
Ben Wolf Camera Operator
Bruce Dorfman Camera Operator
Gil Kofman Camera Operator
Matthew Mylander Camera Operator
Michael Parry Camera Operator
Ulli Bonnekamp Camera Operator
Volker Glasser Camera Operator
Amy Vincent Cinematographer
Kirsten Johnson Cinematographer
Shana Hagan Cinematographer
Kirby Dick Director
Matthew Clarke Editor
Alison Palmer Bourke Executive Producer
Evan Shapiro Executive Producer
Dondi Bastone Musical Direction/Supervision
Eddie Schmidt Producer
Joanne Dorn Production Accountant
Doug Ball Production Sound
Eric Johnson Production Sound
Izak Ben-Miier Production Sound
Jason Blackburn Production Sound
John Sember Production Sound
John Slocum Production Sound
Luciano Dias Production Sound
Rick Brush Production Sound
Alex Gruzdev Re-Recording Mixer
Frank T. Smathers Sound Editor
Jessica Wolfson Supervising Producer
Bils White Title Design
ka-chew! Title Design
Year: 2006
Runtime: 97
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
for some graphic sexual content
Category: Documentary


Produced by
Chain Camera
IFC Films
Netflix

Release
September 01, 2006 (USA - Limited)
by IFC Films

Awards
2006 - Best Documentary - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2006 - Best Documentary - Austin Film Critics Awards
2006 - Best Documentary - Austin Film Critics Association
2006 - Film Presented - Sundance Film Festival
2006 - Best Documentary - Austin Film Critics
2007 - Film Presented - Bangkok International Film Festival