HAL
Documentary Feature
Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics of cinema throughout the 1970s—Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Coming Home, Being There—he is often overlooked amid the crowd of luminaries from his generation. In HAL, Documentarian AMY SCOTT explores this curious oversight, using rare archival, interviews, personal letters, and audio recordings to reveal a passionate, obsessive artist. Featuring Allison Anders, Judd Apatow, Jeff Bridges, Lisa Cholodenko, Jane Fonda, Yusef Islam, Adam McKay, Alexander Payne, David O. Russell, Robert Towne, Haskell Wexler and Ben Foster as the voice of Hal Ashby, HAL premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by Oscilloscope.
Credits:
Amy Scott
|Director, Editor
Amy Scott is a filmmaker passionate about capturing human stories that spotlight artists, musicians and underdogs. Her documentary credits include Hal (Sundance, Oscilloscope), Sheryl (SXSW, Showtime) and Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (Tribeca, Paramount+). A former creative director for MasterClass and seasoned editor, Amy brings a deep understanding of storytelling to her work.