Primary (1960)
• November 8th, 1960 • 0h 53min
Documentary
Overview
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects in a more intimate filmmaking style. This unconventional way of filming created a new look for documentary films where the camera’s lens was right in the middle of what ever drama was occurring. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1998.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?
Released on:
Documentary
Before Rolling Stone, there was Soul Newspaper. Behind Soul, there was Regina Jones. Against all odd...
Brise-Glase: Her Majesty Icebreaker Frej
Released on: 1987-12-15
Documentary
Second part of collaborative project Brise-Glace. Directed by Titte Törnroth.
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
Released on: 1982-05-01
Documentary
This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surroun...
Showman
Released on: 1963-01-02
Documentary
Albert and David Maysles (Gimme Shelter) directed this 53-minute documentary about movie tycoon Jose...
How to Fix a Primary
Released on: 2020-10-20
Documentary
Follows the story that is shaking up Democratic Party politics nationwide, highlighting the role of ...
Kolkata
Released on: 2005-07-15
Documentary
A portrait of North Kolkata (Calcutta), this film searches the streets for the ebb and flow of human...
Children
Released on: 2020-10-26
Documentary
The painful personal stories of five Palestinian kids, ages 7-17, open a window into the world of Pa...
Uncounted
Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary
UNCOUNTED exposes how the election fraud that altered the outcome of the 2004 election led to even g...
Juppé, le ressuscité
Released on: 2016-10-03
Documentary
Alain Juppé is known to be a plain, hardworking, cold and brilliant man. In the 90's, all French pol...
Purple Mountains
Released on: 2020-09-16
Documentary
Professional snowboarder and mountaineer Jeremy Jones has an intimate relationship with the outdoors...
Clinton, Inc.
Released on: 2016-09-30
Documentary, History
The true story of Bill and Hillary Clinton's political alliance, business partnership, and unique ma...
Inside The Presidency: Eisenhower Vs. Nixon
Released on: 2001-01-01
Documentary
Details events involving Eisenhower and Nixon
Vote for Henryk!
Released on: 2003-04-10
Documentary
German national election campaign 2002: Henryk Wichmann from the conservative party is fighting a lo...
Breaking the Cycle
Released on: 2024-06-06
Documentary
A group of young politicians campaigning against an authoritarian constitution speak up, spark hope ...
Carmina
Released on: 2020-03-12
Documentary
Carmina, a 20-year-old girl, hopes to have a night like any other in the city, which unexpectedly tu...
History on the Run: The Media and the '79 Election
Released on: 1979-07-01
Documentary
This documentary examines the media's coverage of the Canadian federal election of May 1979. Filmed ...
The Political Life of the Belgians
Released on: 2002-05-08
Comedy, Documentary
We follow the build-up and training of two opposite Belgian political parties. We see their leaders ...
The Fourth Estate
Released on: 2015-05-09
Documentary
Produced in the UK on a zero-budget, the filmmakers spent two years contacting and interviewing jour...
Hymn of the Nations
Released on: 1944-02-01
Music, Documentary
Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directe...
White Rhapsody
Released on: 1945-05-04
Documentary
White Rhapsody is a 1945 short film directed by Jack Eaton, with Ted Husing narrating. The film expl...