“Weiner,” Edgeline Films His theatrical documentary credits include The Tillman Story, Without Shepherds, 1971 and most recently, Newtown. Read more…, Kitty Genovese’s 1964 murder long symbolized urban apathy, but a new film by her brother challenges the long-held belief that nobody tried to help her. Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2016. Solomon began as a writer on several television series including Sidney Lumet’s 100 Centre Street and the Emmy Award-winning The Practice. I do wish that the first ten minutes of the film were a little more inviting, attention-grabbing and indicative of what lie ahead, it is not a very good representation of the film. “O.J. I felt intense anger and sadness watching this. Bill Genovese, the producer, is a man of retirement age, who embarks on an in-depth search for the truth and definitive answers surrounding the brutal slaying of his sister. James Solomon’s The Witness, a documentary out in limited release on Friday, June 17, revisits the Genovese murder through the eyes of Kitty’s brother, Bill, a … Now we see this was mostly factually false. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. That same year, Halpern was commissioned to create “1913,” a sound/music installation at New York City’s Lexington Armory, commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the first International Exhibition of Modern Art. Utica, NY Munson Cinema The Boston Globe (Peter Keough) The brother of Kitty Genovese investigates the circumstances of her murder and the truth of the story that dozens of locals witnessed the crime and did nothing to intervene. Established in 2010, the trio met at the Royal College of Art where they shared a collective passion for all things drawn. “The Eagle Huntress,” Stacey Reiss Productions, Kissiki Films and 19340 Productions This case also has been the foundation of so many other social experiments, articles and books as far as group dynamics and human behavior studies. Yet it topples what we’ve come to accept as a pillar of contemporary wisdom, and brings news about human nature in the process. Images of a vibrant Genovese in her red sports car and with friends at Coney Island can be seen in the documentary. She screamed for help, and a neighbor yelled toward Moseley to leave Kitty alone. Lowell, MA Luna Theater In the famous 1964 "Kitty Genovese" incident, a young woman named Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death outside her home in Queens, New York. He graduated from Harvard College and was a directing fellow at the American Film Institute before assisting directors on two Oscar-nominated films: Barry Levinson’s Avalon and Arne Glimcher’s The Mambo Kings. WOR Radio (Joe Neumaier) Floral Park, NY North Shore Towers Cinema Read more…, NPR’s Scott Simon interviews James Solomon and Bill Genovese on Weekend Edition Saturday. Filmspotting (Adam Kempenaar) Claremont, CA Laemmle Claremont 5 Their parents, Vincent and Rachel Genovese, had five children (in order): Kitty, Vincent, Susan, Bill and Frank. New York, NY Film Society of Lincoln Center Los Angeles, CA International Documentary Association The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating for all critics, based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. Capital Times/Madison, WI (Rob Thomas) Kitty Genovese's brother, filmmaker James Solomon revisit the famous murder in Queens. This is an extremely thorough, well-done documentary. Read more…, A new documentary revisits Genovese’s 1964 murder and the 38 bystanders who allegedly did nothing to stop it. Queens, NY Kew Gardens Cinema His work has premiered at prestigious festivals such as Sundance and Cannes and has been broadcast on Sundance Channel, A&E, Animal Planet, CNN, PBS and on the NPR radio show This American Life. Nathan Halpern is a Brooklyn-based composer, recently named as one of Indiewire’s “Composers to Watch” for 2015. Whoever put it together spent a great deal of time editing. Read more…. The name "Kitty Genovese" became synonymous with urban apathy after "The New York Times" printed an article stating that she was stabbed to death during an attack that lasted more than half an hour, while 38 witnesses did nothing. In 2013, he scored Robert Redford’s All The President’s Men Revisited (Discovery), which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy. – Yahoo, “Over 50 years later, Kitty Genovese’s story is more revelatory than ever.” – CNN, "A careful inquiry into the tricks memory plays, and into how ambiguous events get reshaped into narratives that fit individual and collective needs." Kitty Genovese's life and the impact of her horrific death is the subject of the documentary The Witness, directed by James Solomon. - The Wall Street Journal, "The movie is as gripping as true-crime procedurals “Serial” and “Making a Murderer,” but with more intimacy and heartache." Victoria, Canada The Vic Theatre A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the American Film Institute, Trish Govoni has collaborated with acclaimed directors ranging from Joe Berlinger (Iconoclasts) to the iconic experimental filmmaker Godfrey Reggio (Visitors). His feature film credits include Famous Nathan, Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League’s New York, Hungry is the Tiger, and 2B. Not happy as this item was apparently brand new. – Gawker, “Liable to foster extensive studies on the ramifications of traumatic loss and the need to understand otherwise senseless acts.” //