MegaDoc
NR | United States of America | Mike Figgis | English | 107 minutes
A raw, fly-on-the-wall documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long journey in creating his self-financed passion project, MEGALOPOLIS. The bold and unrelenting epic returns in Mike Figgis’ (LEAVING LAS VEGAS) portrait of Coppola’s creative process – weaving together archival material, unfiltered cast interviews, and a close-up view of how the legendary filmmaker drew from Roman history, political allegory, and his own singular vision to shape the world of MEGALOPOLIS. This isn’t a record of a production on the brink, it’s a personal memoir unfolding in real time.
“The great Filmmaker Mike Figgis shot the making of ‘Megalopolosi’ as he saw it… There are many interpretations of what really happened and it’s all in the documentary, although the documentary doesn’t always say which is what. It is for the viewrr to behold and interpret.”(Francis Ford Coppola)
“A thoroughly watchable, respectful, valuable and intimate account of a great film-maker at work – particularly rehearsing actors, a part of directing very rarely shown.” (Guardian UK)
“Like the man who made it, ‘Megalopolis’ is a movie that bears both the qualities and the scars of these conflicts. We probably didn’t need Megadoc to tell us this, but it remains a thoroughly fascinating look at one of the most unlikely films ever made.” (New York Magazine / Vulture)
“‘Megalopolis’, the film, may not be lots of fun to sit through, but its making-of, ‘Megadoc’, is a blast, offering a rare inside glimpse at a major movie artist at work.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
“To watch “Megadoc” is to appreciate why “Megalopolis” feels more vital than so many other films, and also why it feels completely out of control at the same time.” (IndieWire)
Tuesday, September 23
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MEGADOC (Mike Figgis, 2025 / 107 mins / NR) A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024).
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