OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY - Cal Film Festival | BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts | BEST DOCUMENTARY - Golden Nugget Film Festival
Local Television News • The News Ensemble • The Kerner Commission Report • Racial and Ethnic Diversity on Air • Reporters on the News Scene
Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 58 minutes | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Brian Calfano | Producers: Tanmay Srivastava & Jennifer Dreisbach | Director of Photography: Sean Hughes | Story Editor: Lisa Risom | Editor: Reece Rexroad
Once upon a time, your TV news report came from a white man sitting at a desk reading a script. That all changed when "Eyewitness News" took to the air in 1965. Al Primo's vision of news became the industry standard: a reporter-centric "eyewitness" multicultural ensemble resembling the community. Reporter live shots. Anchors and reporters talking on set. The news ensemble. A news team that looks and sounds like its community. These are now the recognized norms of television news. And they took shape under Primo's artful creativity. The Pittsburgh native introduced his Eyewitness News format at KYW-TV in Philadelphia in 1965. Primo perfected his concept at WABC-TV New York beginning in 1968. From there, Primo led a revolution in how television news serves the public as its most trusted information source.
"Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution takes you back to the early days of television news to hear the behind-the-scenes stories of its revolution from the people who were there. I highly recommend the film to everybody, especially those in the TV news business."
AWARDS
Outstanding Achievement Award | Triloka International FilmFare Awards
Best Documentary | Triloka International FilmFare Awards
Best Director | Ferrara Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature | Caravan International Film Festival
Platinum Award | Caravan International Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary | Golden Nugget International Film Festival
Outstanding Achievement in Documentary | Cal Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary | Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts
FILM FESTIVALS
The King Review Film Festival
Queens Film Festival
Mindfield Film Festival
SCREENINGS
WABC-TV (New York City Premiere)