Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

1h 38m
Documentary
2

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the life and work of playwright Tony Kushner. Starting in 2001, when Kushner was mounting the production of his play Homebody/Kabul and running through 2004, as he worked on John Kerry's presidential campaign, got married to Mark Harris, worked with Maurice Sendak, and opened the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change.

Cast

Tony Kushner
Self
Bill Camp
Self
Harrison Chad
Self
Jay Charan
Self
Linda Emond
Self
Marcia Gay Harden
Self
Justin Kirk
Self
Sean T. Krishnan
Self
Mike Nichols
Self
Diane Sawyer
Self
Ben Shenkman
Self
Meryl Streep
Self
Rita Wolf
Self
Jeffrey Wright
Self

Crew

Freida Lee Mock
Director, Writer, Producer
Anne Stein
Editor
Anthony Savini
Director of Photography
Ed Marritz
Director of Photography
Mary Robertson
Assistant Director
Terry Sanders
Executive Producer
Todd Shotz
Production Executive

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