EXCLUSIVE: The life and career of Michael Stevenson, an industry veteran, and former assistant director to Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, and Sir Ridley Scott will be documented in a new feature-length documentary from Freida Films and 21 Filmworks.The doc, titled An Ode to Cinema, will chart Stevenson’s career through never-before-seen archive footage and production materials from his work on films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Pearl Harbor, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and Warhorse.
The doc will also feature a series of interviews with Stevenson’s former collaborators and close friends, including Ray Winstone, Malcolm McDowell, and Sir Tom Courtenay.Amelia O’Loughlin (I’m Still Ethan, Creation Stories) is co-directing the doc with Tammy Khajotia (Saving Saffron), and co-producing alongside Jo Farrugia (The Crown, Suffragette, How to Build a Girl).
Ola Mesmer, (The Gifted Hypothesis, In the Garden), is serving as cinematographer. John Dodds (The Merchant of Venice, Sid, and Nancy) is Executive Producer.In a statement, Stevenson said: “Many actors, directors and crew members have inspired and helped me along the way, and I can only hope that I’ve done that for newcomers too.
You’re only as good as your team. My life has been a series of beautiful encounters with remarkable people and I am humbled that a film about them is now being made.”Stevenson has over 200 credits across six decades in the industry.
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