A Brief History of Hollywood

Nate Barlow|2022|United States|10 min

Two histories intertwined… The histories of the Hollywood Sign and of the Hollywood industry, visually interwoven.

Winner

Best Silent Film

Los Angeles Show Biz Shriners Film Festival
2022

Honourable Mention

Best Documentary Short

Sanctuary International Film Festival
2021

Honourable Mention

Best Documentary Short

Creators Film Festival
2021
Synopsis

A billboard. Simply a billboard.

Long before it became the symbol of the movie industry, the Hollywood Sign had another, more prosaic purpose — an (admittedly blockbuster-sized) advertisement for a housing development.

Over the years, of course, the world took notice, and the status of the former Hollywoodland Sign evolved, as did the film industry that the soon-to-be Hollywood Sign came to represent.

Beyond the show business iconography, however, the story of the Hollywood Sign — its ups & downs, modifications, decay, and reconstruction — is a reflection of the times, the story of a town, an industry, a country.

Sometimes a sign is not simply a sign.

Type

Feature-length

Genre

Documentary

Directed By
Nate Barlow

Dances With Films

Official Selection 2021

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection 2021

The Valley Film Festival

Official Selection 2021

St. Louis International Film Festival

Official Selection 2021

San Francisco Frozen Film Festval

Official Selection 2021

Sonoma International Film Festival

Official Selection 2021

Winner

Best Silent Film

Los Angeles Show Biz Shriners Film Festival
2022

Honourable Mention

Best Documentary Short

Sanctuary International Film Festival
2021

Honourable Mention

Best Documentary Short

Creators Film Festival
2021

Finalist

Best Documentary Short

AmiCorti Film Festival Internazionale
2021

Finalist

Best Documentary Short

IbizaCinefest
2021
Cast and Crew
Director
Nate Barlow
Producer
Nate Barlow
Writer
Nate Barlow
Composer
David James Nielsen
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