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Uncle Tommy, the Man who founded Newsweek

  • Uncle Tommy, the Man who founded Newsweek
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2021
Format : Feature
Running time : 95 (in minutes)
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Thomas J. C. Martyn, founder of the American magazine Newsweek, is buried in Agrolândia - a small country side town in the southern part of Brazil. Taking this odd discovery as starting point, the movie investigates the life of this important and secretive character.

Thomas was a man of great deeds: he fought in WWI as a pilot of the Royal Flying Corps, was the first international correspondent of Time magazine and The New York Times, attended big wheels in New York alongside Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Luce, Nelson Rockefeller and Roosevelt, founded the second largest American national magazine and, after suffering a blow, moved to South America during World War II where he engaged in international politics.

Through interviews, documents, photos, films, audio tapes, letters and manuscripts, the film tries to reconstruct Thomas' trajectory; a life full of gaps. A road movie between New York and São Paulo, Cornwall and Agrolândia, Rio de Janeiro and Connecticut, where secrets, truths and lies will confront different versions of who this mysterious man was and how he became Uncle Tommy.

A film by Loli MENEZES

with Malcon Bauer

Brazil / Germany / United Kingdom / United States, 2021, Documentary - 1h 35m



Original Title: Tio Tommy - O Homem que Fundou a Newsweek
English Title: Uncle Tommy, the Man who founded Newsweek
Languages: Portuguese, English
Countries: Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Producer: Loli Menezes

Director: Loli Menezes

Writer: Marko Martinz, Loli Menezes

Production: Loli Filmes, Vinil Filmes

CONTACT
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+55 48 3025-2028
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2021 / 42nd DIFF - Durban International Film festival - DURBAN, South Africa - From 22 July-1 August 2021.
* Selection
www.durbanfilmfest.com/film/uncle-tommy-the-man-who-founded-newsweek/

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