The War Room

US (1993): Documentary

Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus shot behind-the-scenes at command central for Bill Clinton's 1992 election campaign and came up with this film. You won't find the kind of daily damage-control and skirt-chasing indirectly alleged in Primary Colors, but the filmmakers do give us a strong sense of the uphill battle of a presidential campaign. The center of the film is really James Carville, who steered the machine for Clinton's '92 run and who comes across in this film as a deeply passionate, complex, and somehow timeless man who could have fit into any chapter of American history. (Tom Keogh, Amazon.com)

· Achievement in Documentary Features 1993: D. A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus - Producers

1 nomination