I KNEW IT WAS YOU at Sundance!
I KNEW IT WAS YOU is Richard Shepard’s new documentary about actor John Cazale, who performed in only five films before he passed away from cancer at age 42. Those films were The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II (as Fredo), The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter, all of which were nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The documentary features interviews with many Cazale friends, fans, and collaborators, including Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Gene Hackman, Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Rockwell, and Steve Buscemi. HBO has picked up the rights to the doc, and it made its official debut at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival!
Richard Shepard wrote and directed the feature films The Matador, The Hunting Party, Oxygen, Mexico City, Mercy, and The Linguini Incident. He won Emmy and Directors Guild Awards for directing the Ugly Betty pilot, and has also helmed numerous other TV programs, including episodes of 30 Rock and Criminal Minds. His latest project, the short documentary I Knew It Was You, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Contact the webmaster of this site at webmaster (at) richardshepard.com and Richard Shepard himself at SaltyShep (at) aol.com.
