44 Pages | Documentary, Film Movie | Tony Shaff, Educational Resources

44 Pages is an independent documentary film movie about Highlights Magazine directed by Tony Shaff and produced by Rebecca Green & Laura D. Smith. 

Director tony shaff

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TONY SHAFF’s debut documentary feature HOTLINE (2014) explored the intense anonymous connections made between strangers over the telephone. HOTLINE premiered at HotDocs, played many other prestigious festivals including DOC NYC, and won First Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival; it is currently available on Netflix and VOD. Shaff was the supervising producer of the groundbreaking MTV docu-series TEEN MOM 2 and has produced various cable shows and branded content. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he received a Student Academy Award nomination for his short film GET OUTTA HERE! He has fond memories of reading Highlights in the waiting room of his pediatrician, Dr. Riggs, in Lafayette, Indiana.


Producers rebecca green & laura d. Smith 

Rebecca Green and Laura D. Smith produced the indie horror sensation IT FOLLOWS, which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and went on to screen at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Released by Radius-TWC, IT FOLLOWS grossed $15 million at the U.S. box office and received 2016 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. Green and Smith also produced I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival where it was acquired by Bleecker Street. The film grossed $7.5 million at the U.S. box office and was nominated for a 2015 Gotham Award for Best Actress. The duo was named on Variety’s 2015 “10 Producers to Watch" list and nominated for the Piaget Producer's Award at the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Rebecca Green Highlights 44 Pages
Laura Smith 44 Pages Highlights Documentary