Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > Films Documentary > Point and Shoot
Point and Shoot is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Marshall Curry released in USA on 19 april 2014

Point and Shoot (2014)

Point and Shoot
If you like this film, let us know!
Released in USA 19 april 2014
Length 1h22
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating67% 3.3943253.3943253.3943253.3943253.394325

Point and Shoot is a documentary film written and directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Marshall Curry. It was produced by Marshall Curry, Elizabeth Martin and Matthew VanDyke.

Synopsis

Point and Shoot tells the story of Matthew VanDyke, a sheltered 26-year-old who left his Baltimore home and set off on a self-described “crash course in manhood.” While on a 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East, he struck up an unlikely friendship with a Libyan hippie. When revolution broke out in Libya, VanDyke decided to join his friend in the fight against dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one hand and a camera in the other, VanDyke joined and documented the war until he was captured by Gaddafi forces and held for six months in solitary confinement.

Trailer of Point and Shoot

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to Point and Shoot

There are 3 films with the same director, 8959 with the same cinematographic genres, 1127 films with the same themes (including 4 films with the same 3 themes than Point and Shoot), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked Point and Shoot, you will probably like those similar films :
War Photographer
War Photographer (2001)
, 1h36
Directed by Christian Frei
Origin Suisse
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Photographie
Rating78% 3.9434953.9434953.9434953.9434953.943495
Le documentaire porte sur le photographe de guerre américain James Nachtwey. Dans l'un des innombrables foyers de guerre de la planète, au cœur de la souffrance, de la mort, de la douleur et du chaos, le photographe James Nachtwey cherche l'image dont il pense qu'elle pourra être publiée.
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory (2011)
, 1h
Directed by Raphaël Millet
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films
Actors Pierre Schoendoerffer, Costa-Gavras, Raoul Coutard, Jacques Perrin

Pierre Schoendoerffer revisits his life and career, with a strong focus on the impact that his experience as a war cinematographer for the French army during the Indochina War had on him, as well as a war reporter during the Vietnam War when he filmed his 1967 Academy Award winning documentary The Anderson Platoon named after the leader of the platoon - Lieutenant Joseph B. Anderson - with which Schoendoerffer and his crew were embedded.
Street Fight
Street Fight (2005)
, 1h23
Directed by Marshall Curry
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Spike Lee, Al Sharpton
Rating78% 3.939213.939213.939213.939213.93921
The film details the hard-fought mayoral campaign by a young community activist and City Council member (Cory Booker) against a 16-year incumbent mayor (James) with a powerful political machine. The documentary follows Booker and several of his campaign workers from their early days of door-knocking on Newark streets through the campaign's dramatic conclusion.
War Feels Like War
War Feels Like War (2004)

Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Rating71% 3.5823453.5823453.5823453.5823453.582345
In the film, journalist crews are first seen trying to avoid being penned up in Kuwait City as the war is about to break. Other journalists repeatedly try to get through military zones to capture what's happening.
Racing Dreams
Racing Dreams (2010)
, 1h36
Directed by Marshall Curry
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Documentary films about sports, Documentary films about technology, Road movies
Rating70% 3.5347453.5347453.5347453.5347453.534745
The film centers on racers Annabeth Barnes (11 years old), Josh Hobson (12), and Brandon Warren (13) during a single season of WKA racing, where success can lead to sponsorships and a NASCAR career. All three face challenges off the track as well as on as they come of age in the surprisingly high-pressure world of go-kart racing.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild (2007)
, 2h28
Directed by Sean Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Brian H. Dierker
Rating80% 4.047874.047874.047874.047874.04787
The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, cutting back and forth between McCandless's time spent in Alaskan wilderness and his two-year travels leading up to his journey to Alaska. The plot summary here is told in a more chronological order.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild (2007)
, 1h55
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Road movies, Documentary films about films
Rating72% 3.626643.626643.626643.626643.62664
Film, documentaire, livre...: l'aventure tragique du jeune Christopher McCandless pose d'inévitables interrogations. Distinguons le vrai du faux. Son nom est Christopher McCandless. Son histoire, à travers le film Into the Wild, a largement été popularisée. Car le natif de Virginie reste l'exemple même de l'aventurier qui a tout plaqué pour vivre son rêve. Qui a embrassé la liberté, non pas du bout des lèvres, mais à pleine bouche. Qui s'est affirmé comme une exception ayant réussi à s'extirper du capitalisme triomphant et de l'existence stéréotypée qui lui tendait les bras.
Life Itself
Life Itself (2014)
, 2h1
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities
Actors Roger Ebert, Stephen Stanton, Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese, Errol Morris, Ramin Bahrani
Rating77% 3.8963.8963.8963.8963.896
Un documentaire inspiré des mémoires éponymes du critique de cinéma américain et chroniqueur social mondialement connu : Roger Ebert. Lauréat du Prix Pulitzer pour ses critiques publiées dans le Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert est devenu l’une des personnalités les plus influentes du monde de la culture aux États-Unis.