THE CAPOTE TAPES (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Truman Capote, George Plimpton, Kate Harrington, Colm Toibin

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ebs Burnough (film debut), director, producer; Holly Whiston (film debut), writer, producer; Lawrence Elman (film debut), producer; Antonio Rossi (Before The Flood), cinematographer; David Charap (Bolshoi Babylon) and Allen Charlton (Teenage Tommies), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Through never-before heard audio and interviews with those who knew him best, we learn of famed writer Truman Capote’s rise and downfall in the New York literary scene…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The complicated life of Truman Capote is unearthed via some exclusive audio recordings of the writer’s personal life, which give an insight into his very troubled existence.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL)

 

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