Lucky (2010/I)

Director:

Jeffrey Blitz

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary about the American lottery and some of the industry's biggest winners (and losers).

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Ledoux

...

Himself

Directed by
Jeffrey Blitz

Produced by
Jeffrey Blitz	....	producer
Jeb Brody	....	producer
Liz Manne	....	executive producer
Rebecca Morton	....	executive producer
Peter Saraf	....	producer
Catherine Tait	....	executive producer
Marc Turtletaub	....	producer
Sean Welch	....	producer

Original Music by
Brad Segal		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
Jeffrey Blitz

Film Editing by
Yana Gorskaya

Sound Department
Peter Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Joe Dzuban	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ja'le Youngblood	....	additional camera operator

Animation Department
Bill Barminski	....	animator
Christopher Louie	....	animator
Giles Timms	....	animator

Editorial Department
Matthew Blackshear	....	finishing editor
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Katie Fellion	....	digital intermediate producer
Mark T. Osborne	....	digital intermediate colorist
Oscar Velasquez	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Mason Cooper	....	music supervisor
Will Holliday	....	engineer
Will Holliday	....	music editor
Joshua Minyard	....	score mixer
Brad Segal	....	composer: additional music
Brad Segal	....	score produced by

Other crew
Lisa Callif	....	clearance counsel
Kate Coe	....	archival research and clearances
Pepper Cross	....	production assistant (as Denise Marie Thomas)
Michael Donaldson	....	clearance counsel
Elisa Haradon	....	production assistant
Laura Kraning	....	researcher
Yana Collins Lehman	....	production accountant
Daniele Tate Melia	....	assistant at Big Beach
Tatyana N. Pokrovskaya	....	production assistant
Tamar Salibian	....	transcriber
Basil Shadid	....	production assistant
Chance Williams	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Big Beach Films

Other Companies

• LightIRON Digital  post-production facilities (digital intermediate)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Big Beach Films

A great documentary displaying the contrasts between how people dealt with winning the lottery

This documentary is not about 'god' or how 'Lucky' these select few are. It is however, a documentary which displays the transformations that people go through.

From the beginning we are introduced to five very dynamic characters who all come from different walks of lives. A Vietnamese Immigrant who works day in and day out to provide for his children, A traditional conservative American family who value no change, A unwell retired man, A huffy looking middle aged man, and of course the average American citizen who lives power ball.

'Lucky' than takes us through the lives of each and every one of these people. Showing us what values and beliefs each person who won had. Some wanted little change, a lot, to win, and to even give it all back and wish for it to never have happened.

We are than fast forwarded a year. We witness how people change through money. And we are left comparing each and every one of these peoples lives. Wondering which category we would fit in. 'Lucky' shows us all the possible roads we may take if winning the lottery or not winning at all. The values and beliefs we may take upon. Whether that be family, greed, self worth, and maybe not changing at all.