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'''''A Gray State''''' is a 2017 ] film directed by ] and executive produced by ], first broadcast on the ]. It explores the death by suicide of aspiring filmmaker David Crowley and the murders of his wife and child in 2014. The film tells the story of Crowley's military service in the Middle East, his efforts to fund and make a film, and explores the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Producer Herzog and director Nelson had previously worked together on 2005's '']'', which Nelson produced, and Herzog directed.<ref name=aetvAGrayState/><ref name=nytimes2017-11-02/> '''''A Gray State''''' is a 2017 ] film directed by ] and executive produced by ], first broadcast on the ]. It explores the death of aspiring filmmaker David Crowley and the murders of his wife and child in 2014. The film tells the story of Crowley's military service in the Middle East, his efforts to fund and make a film, and explores the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Crowley had been working on a feature film he called ''Gray State''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Wilkinson |first=Alec |date=April 3, 2017 |title=American Chronicles: Death of a Dystopian |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/10/death-of-a-dystopian |magazine=]}}</ref> Herzog and Nelson had previously worked together on 2005's '']'', which Nelson produced, and Herzog directed.<ref name=aetvAGrayState/><ref name=nytimes2017-11-02/>

Crowley had been working on a feature film he called ''Gray State''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wilkinson |first=Alec |date=April 3, 2017 |title=American Chronicles: Death of a Dystopian |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/10/death-of-a-dystopian |magazine=] |quote=Alt-right conspiracy theorists think that the government killed the aspiring Libertarian filmmaker David Crowley. The truth is far stranger.}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:37, 5 September 2024

2017 film
A Gray State
Film poster
Directed byErik Nelson
Release date
  • April 2017 (2017-04) (Tribeca)
Running time1 hr, 32 min

A Gray State is a 2017 documentary film directed by Erik Nelson and executive produced by Werner Herzog, first broadcast on the A&E Network. It explores the death of aspiring filmmaker David Crowley and the murders of his wife and child in 2014. The film tells the story of Crowley's military service in the Middle East, his efforts to fund and make a film, and explores the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Crowley had been working on a feature film he called Gray State. Herzog and Nelson had previously worked together on 2005's Grizzly Man, which Nelson produced, and Herzog directed.

References

  1. Wilkinson, Alec (April 3, 2017). "American Chronicles: Death of a Dystopian". The New Yorker.
  2. "A Gray State: An A&E IndieFilms Presentation". Arts & Entertainment TV. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. Ben Kenigsberg (2017-11-02). "Review: 'A Gray State,' Behind a Filmmaker's Madness". The New York Times. p. C10. Retrieved 2020-03-29.


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