Watchers of the Sky

Watchers of the Sky
Promotional poster
Directed byEdet Belzberg
Produced byEdet Belzberg
Amelia Green-Dove
Kerry Propper
Taylor Krauss
CinematographyMai Iskander
Jerry Risius
Nelson Walker III
Sam Cullman
Edet Belzberg
Taylor Krauss
Edited byJenny Golden
Karen Sim
Music byDougie Bowne
Production
companies
Propeller Films
The Unofficial Man
Distributed byMusic Box Films
Release dates
  • January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20) (Sundance)
  • October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Watchers of the Sky is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Edet Belzberg.[1][2] The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014 in the U.S. Documentary Competition.[3] It won the two awards at the festival.[4][5] It went on to win the Jonathan Daniels Award at the Monadnock International Film Festival[6] and the Ostrovsky Award for Best Documentary Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival.[7]

After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Music Box Films acquired the US distribution rights. The film was released in October 2014.[8][9][10] Films We Like released it in Canada[11] and Madman Entertainment released it in New Zealand and Australia.[12]

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  2. ^ "2014 Edet Belzberg: "Watchers of the Sky"". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Sundance 2014: U.S. Documentary Competition". 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Sundance: 'Whiplash' & 'Rich Hill' Win Grand Jury Awards; Dramatic Directing Goes To Cutter Hodierne For 'Fishing Without Nets'". 26 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  5. ^ "'Whiplash' Owns the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Awards Netting Two Top Prizes". 26 January 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ^ "MONIFF Announces 2014 Jonathan Daniels Award Recipient | MONIFF". www.moniff.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18.
  7. ^ "פסטיבל - עמוד בית".
  8. ^ "Music Box Films Acquires Sundance Doc 'Watchers of the Sky'". 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Berlin: Sundance Winner 'Watchers of the Sky' Gets U.S. Distribution'". 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Berlin: Music Box Films Picks Up Doc 'Watchers of the Sky' for U.S." The Hollywood Reporter. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Watchers of the Sky". www.filmswelike.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13.
  12. ^ "Watchers of the Sky - Digital".