Primary

Primary

1960 · 60 min · EN · NR · 6.6 (28 votes)
Dir. Robert Drew · Starring John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacqueline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Muriel Humphrey, Robert Drew
Documentary

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occuring.

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Experience the raw, unvarnished reality of a presidential race. This groundbreaking documentary plunges you into the heart of the campaign, capturing candid moments with an intimate, observational style that feels remarkably present.

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