72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
Languages
Official
Sponsors
Media
Partner

Bowling for Columbine

Michael Moore
Germany - Canada - USA      120 m.
Synopsis
Director
Awards
This documentary takes a controversial, uncomprising look at the pathology of violence and fear in America, a country with the highest gun-murder rate in the world, where guns now outnumber voters and television sets. Are we a gun-crazy nation, or just crazy? Do we have Charlton Heston and the NRA to blame for this? Or is it our racial problems that we have yet to resolve and that causes so much killing? The right-wing says that Hollywood, Rock and Roll and the Internet are the culprits. Or, is it just that Americans are historically prone to violence? With the fallout from the tragic 1999 shooting at Columbine High School at its core, this feature-length film presents a provocative, profound and sometimes bitingly hilarious portrait of a country in the aftermath of September 11th.
Director
Michael Moore
Screenplay
Michael Moore
Photography
Brian Danitz, Michael McDonough
Edition
Kurt Engfehr
Music
Jeff Gibbs
Sales
Alliance Atlantis 121 Bloor Street East, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5 Tel
Running Time
120 m.
Country
Germany - Canada - USA
Official Sponsor:
Media Partner:
Official Collaborators:
Associated Institutions: