Side by Side (2012)

Can film survive our digital future?

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

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Keanu Reeves

Self / Host

Martin Scorsese

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James Cameron

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David Fincher

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David Lynch

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Lars von Trier

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Steven Soderbergh

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Danny Boyle

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George Lucas

Self

Robert Rodriguez

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Richard Linklater

Self

Joel Schumacher

Self

Christopher Nolan

Self

Lena Dunham

Self

Greta Gerwig

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Lilly Wachowski

Self

Wally Pfister

Self

Lana Wachowski

Self

Michael Ballhaus

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Dion Beebe

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Michael Chapman

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Anne V. Coates

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Anthony Dod Mantle

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Charles Herzfeld

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Jim Jannard

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Gabriel Judet-Weinshel

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Jason Kliot

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Ellen Kuras

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Donald McAlpine

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Reed Morano

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Walter Murch

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Dennis Muren

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Michael E. Phillips

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Dick Pope

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Tom Rothman

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Sandi Sissel

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Tim Stipan

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Vittorio Storaro

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Jost Vacano

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Adam Valdez

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Bradford Young

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Vilmos Zsigmond

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John Malkovich

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Michael Goi

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Andrzej Bartkowiak

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Jill Bogdanowicz

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Darnell Martin

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David Tattersall

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Craig Wood

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David Stump

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Stefan Sonnenfeld

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Phil Meheux

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John Mathieson

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Geoff Boyle

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Barry Levinson

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John Knoll

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Chris Lebenzon

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Lorenzo di Bonaventura

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Derek Ambrosi

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Mikko Wilson

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