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Showing Up

2014 · 83 min

A candid, talky parade of performers reflecting on rejection and craft, intimate and gently amusing rather than dramatic.

Tagline
Life is a role with the punches.
Overview
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell and Eli Wallach.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • identity
  • ambition
  • celebrity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
James Morrison, Riad Galayini
Starring
Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Slattery, Kristin Chenoweth, Sam Rockwell, Eli Wallach, Margo Martindale
Runtime
83 min
Languages
English

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