2021 American documentary film
Becoming Cousteau Theatrical release poster
Directed by Liz Garbus Written by Produced by Edited by Pax Wasserman Music by Danny Bensi Saunder Jurriaans Production
Distributed by Picturehouse Release dates
September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02 ) (Telluride ) October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22 ) (United States) Running time
91 minutes Country United States Languages Box office $264,530[ 1] [ 2]
Becoming Cousteau documentary film directed and produced byLiz Garbus . It follows the life and career ofJacques Cousteau .
It premiered at theTelluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021, and was released on October 22, 2021, byPicturehouse .
The film follows the life and career ofJacques Cousteau , who tried to warn the world for decades aboutenvironmental issues .
In 2015,National Geographic Documentary Films approachedLiz Garbus about directing a documentary film revolving aroundJacques Cousteau , and she agreed.[ 3] [ 4]
In May 2019, it was announced Garbus would direct a documentary film revolving around Cousteau, with Cousteau Society Archives producing and withNational Geographic Documentary Films set to produce.[ 5]
It had its world premiere at the48th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021.[ 6] [ 7] Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2021.[ 8] Picturehouse .[ 9]
Becoming Costeau holds a 98% approval rating onreview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes , based on 60 reviews, with aweighted average of 7.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "As visually thrilling as it is edifying,Becoming Cousteau pays fitting tribute to a pioneering explorer and environmental advocate."[ 10] Metacritic , the film holds a rating of 74 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 11]
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. BFI London Film Festival October 17, 2021 Grierson Award Becoming Cousteau Won [ 12] British Academy Film Awards March 13, 2022 Best Documentary Liz Garbus andDan Cogan Nominated [ 13] Cinema Audio Society Awards March 19, 2022 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Documentary Phil McGowan, Tony Volante Nominated [ 14] Cinema Eye Honors March 1, 2022 Audience Choice Prize Liz Garbus Nominated [ 15] Outstanding Graphic Design/Animation Daniel Rutledge Nominated Critics' Choice Documentary Awards November 14, 2021 Best Documentary Feature Becoming Cousteau Nominated [ 16] [ 17] Best Director Liz Garbus Nominated Best Narration Vincent Cassel , Mark Monroe and Pax WassermannNominated Best Archival Documentary Becoming Cousteau Nominated Best Science/Nature Documentary Becoming Cousteau Won Golden Trailer Awards October 6, 2022 Best Documentary Becoming Cousteau Nominated [ 18] [ 19] Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 17, 2021 Best Original Score – Documentary Film Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans Nominated [ 20] Writers Guild of America Awards March 20, 2022 Best Documentary Screenplay Mark Monroe and Pax Wasserman Nominated [ 21]
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