Midway Pictures
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Midway Pictures is a documentary film
production company
based in Providence, Rhode Island
founded by filmmaker David Bettencourt. The first Midway Pictures documentary, You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park, received five stars
from the Providence Journal when it was released in 2007.
Other films produced by Midway Pictures include the documentaries On the Lake: Life and Love in a Distant Place, which was nominated for a 2009 regional Emmy Award
, and It's a Bash. Midway Pictures is currently in production on a documentary called What We Hate, about the Chicago, IL punk rock band Screeching Weasel
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
based in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
founded by filmmaker David Bettencourt. The first Midway Pictures documentary, You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park, received five stars
Star (classification)
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from the Providence Journal when it was released in 2007.
Other films produced by Midway Pictures include the documentaries On the Lake: Life and Love in a Distant Place, which was nominated for a 2009 regional Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
, and It's a Bash. Midway Pictures is currently in production on a documentary called What We Hate, about the Chicago, IL punk rock band Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
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