Home (2006/III)

Director:

Dawn Scibilia

Writer:

Alan Cooke

Release Date:

11 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A poetic meditation on NYC, and the concept of home.

Plot:

Young Irish immigrant, Alan Cooke contemplates the great metropolis New York City, and the very meaning of home itself...

Cast

Alan Cooke	...	Himself
Liam Neeson	...	Himself
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself
Mike Myers	...	Himself
Frank McCourt	...	Himself
Rosie Perez	...	Herself (as Rorry Perez)
Alfred Molina	...	Himself
Colin Quinn	...	Himself
Pete Hamill	...	Himself
Malachy McCourt	...	Himself
Fran Lebowitz	...	Herself
David Amram	...	Himself
Armand DiMele	...	Himself
Elaine Kaufman	...	Herself
Drew Nieporent	...	Himself
Vinny Vella	...	Himself
Ashley O'Neal	...	Herself
Jalinson Rodriquez	...	Himself
Gerard Russo	...	Himself
Anthony Palmieri	...	Himself
Aixa Kendrick	...	Herself
Pete Colapietro	...	Himself (as Father Peter Colapietro)
Simon Byrne	...	Himself
Leonardo Benzant	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rorry Perez	...	Himself
Woody Allen	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Dawn Scibilia

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alan Cooke

Produced by
Alan Cooke	....	producer
Dawn Scibilia	....	producer

Cinematography by
Dawn Scibilia		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dawn Scibilia

Sound Department
Noah Timan	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Eriksen	....	camera operator
David Hausen	....	camera operator
Christos Kostianis	....	camera operator

Thanks
Woody Allen	....	very special thanks
Kevin Ginty	....	very special thanks
Annette Insdorf	....	very special thanks
Ashley O'Neal	....	very special thanks
Rosie Perez	....	very special thanks
Anthony Radovic	....	very special thanks
Robert L. Seigel	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Home Film Company, The

Distributors

• Home Film Company, The (2007) (USA) (all media)

Runtime:

USA:70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Home Film Company, The

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Under "Cast (In Order of Appearance)" in the final credits, Rosie Perez is mistakenly identified as "Rorry Perez." She is, however, spelled correctly in the "Special Thanks" section.

Sporadically interesting film with over-present, over-"meditative" narrator

Just saw this film. Some nice photography capturing New York City, but the fact that it was not shot on film is painfully obvious. The writer is too present in the film, as the on-screen narrator. The film would have been more interesting if every interview wasn't inter-cut with shots of the narrator looking into the sunset, trying hard to convey the fact that he is meditating on New York City. Many of the interviewers say cliché things that have been said over and over ("New York City has a pulse, it has a rhythm", etc.), but some of the interviewers, especially Liam Neeson and Frank McCourt, have some really interesting things to say.

Overall, it was interesting if you already really love New York City, but I was thankful it was only 70 minutes long. See "The Cruise" instead.