STARTUP.COM
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Chris Hegedus
Julian Herbstein
Sean Coar
Patrick Cromer
David Camp
Ani Tuzman
Film Details
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Synopsis
Traces the paths of two freewheeling entrepreneurs and their quest for the new American dream: developing a successful Internet start-up company. GovWorks.com is a new-media solution for connecting citizens with government via the Internet. By focusing on the trials and tribulations of Tom Herman and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, GovWork's charismatic founders and leaders, we see each important milestone on the road to riches, from the inception of the idea to the courting of venture capitalists. The relentless drive in this group is palpable from their sports-rally chants to their obsessive work ethic. We follow them from East Coast to West, through sleepless nights and disappointing setbacks. The wild ride will all pay off if it delivers them to the ultimate final round, an IPO. But the bond of high-school friendship is put to the test when big money comes into the equation. The choices and sacrifices involved are heightened by their now-infamous historical context, the peak Web euphoria of 1999.
Cast
Julian Herbstein
Sean Coar
Patrick Cromer
David Camp
Ani Tuzman
Roy Burston
Spyros Poulio
Kenneth Austin
Tricia Burke
Bob Higgins
Brian Mundy
Dora Glottman
Tia Herman
Kristen Kimball
Christina Ortez
Tom Herman
Jose Feliciano
Chieh Cheung
Niko
Jonathan Angus
Robert Tisch
Ambika Conroy
Brian Locke
Marvin Pritchett
Kathy Wylde
Susan Herman
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman
Maynard Jackson
Richard Herman
Crew
Nick Doob
Jean Benoit Dunckel
Mona El Daief
Sherief El Katsha
Robert Fernandez
David Gauff
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus
Erez Laufer
Rebecca Marshall
Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim
D.a. Pennebaker
D.a. Pennebaker
Frazer Pennebaker
John Paul Pennebaker
Kit Pennebaker
Jacob Ribicoff
Ed Rogoff
Andrew K Sachs
Dominick Tavella
Rosadel Varela
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Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner, along with Barbara Kopple and Tom Haneke's "My Generation", of Best Documentary at the 2001 Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema.
Winner of the 2001 award for Best Documentary from the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS).
Expanded Release in United States May 18, 2001
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States January 2001
Released in United States on Video September 18, 2001
Released in United States Spring May 11, 2001
Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 26 - May 7, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Began shooting May 20, 1999.
Completed shooting July 15, 2000.
aspect ratio 1.33:1
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema April 26 - May 7, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth With an Attitude) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
Released in United States 2011 (Special - Guggenheim Retrospective)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Released in United States Spring May 11, 2001
Expanded Release in United States May 18, 2001
Released in United States on Video September 18, 2001
