BEST OF ENEMIES
ABOUT
BEST OF ENEMIES is a behind-the-scenes account of the explosive 1968 televised debates between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley Jr. The film delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?”
Morgan Neville is an Academy Award, Grammy Award and Emmy Award-winning director known for his work as a cultural documentarian. His acclaimed film Won’t You Be My Neighbor, a documentary about Fred Rogers, was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best reviewed and highest grossing documentaries of all time. His 2013 film 20 Feet From Stardom won the Academy Award for Best Documentary as well as a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. Most recently, he co-directed the series Shangri-la about music producer Rick Rubin, and produced Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, which opened Sundance 2020. His next directorial project is a feature documentary about Anthony Bourdain. Neville’s other projects include Ugly Delicious, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, Abstract: The Art of Design, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, Best of Enemies, Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story. Neville founded Tremolo Productions in 1999.
CREDITS
Robert Gordon
Julie Goldman
Robert Gordon
Tom Graves
Eileen Meyer
Morgan Neville
Clif Phillips
Aaron Wickenden