Attica (2021 film)
2021 documentary film by Stanley Nelson and Traci Curry
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Attica is a 2021 American documentary film by Stanley Nelson[2] and Traci Curry.[3]
- Traci Curry
- Stanley Nelson
- Traci Curry
- Stanley Nelson
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| Written by | Stanley Nelson |
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| Edited by | Aljernon Tunsil |
| Music by | Tom Phillips |
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| Distributed by | Showtime |
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Running time | 116 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021, and premiered on Showtime on October 29, 2021. At the 94th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.
Summary
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 48 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.40/10. The website's consensus reads: "Attica revisits the titular riot with intelligence, compassion, and anger, presenting a version of events that honors history as much as it exemplifies the art of documentary filmmaking."[9][10]
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]
Accolades
| Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Academy Awards | March 27, 2022 | Best Documentary Feature | Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry | Nominated | [12][13][14] |
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | November 14, 2021 | Best Documentary Feature | Attica | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Director | Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry | Nominated | |||
| Best Historical or Biographical Documentary | Attica | Nominated | |||
| Directors Guild of America Awards | March 12, 2022 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries | Stanley Nelson | Won | [16] |
| FOCAL International Awards | June 23, 2022 | Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature | Attica | Nominated | [17][18] |
| Best Use of Footage in a History Feature | Attica | Nominated | |||
| The Jane Mercer Researcher of the Year Award | Rosemary Rotondi | Nominated | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | February 26, 2022 | Outstanding Documentary (Film) | Attica | Nominated | [19] |
| National Board of Review Awards | December 2, 2021 | Top 5 Documentaries | Ascension | Won | [20] |
| Peabody Awards | June 6–9, 2022 | Documentary | Attica | Nominated | [21][22][23] |
