The Reagan Show
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2015
Logline
THE REAGAN SHOW is about a prolific actor’s defining role: Leader of the Free World. It uses the Reagan administration's internal documentation to capture the spectacle of American might at its acme.
Sierra Pettengill
Director, Producer
Sierra Pettengill is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and archivist. Town Hall, her directorial debut (co-directed with Jamila Wignot) broadcast nationally on PBS in 2014. She is the producer of the Academy Award® nominated documentary Cutie and the Boxer, and the archival producer of Matt Wolf’s Teenage. She is currently producing The Reagan Years, directed by Pacho Velez and directing a short documentary in Afghanistan, Hall of the Evening Star.
Pacho Velez
Director
Pacho Velez is a filmmaker and teacher. His last film, Manakamana (co-directed with Stephanie Spray) won a Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. It played around the world, including at the Whitney Biennial and the Toronto International Film Festival. His earlier film and theater work have been presented at venues such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, and on Japanese National Television. In 2010, Pacho completed his MFA at CalArts. He now lives in New York City.
Daniel Garber
Editor
Daniel Garber is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He has edited films that have played at festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam and True/False Film Festival.