Megadoc
- Sunday, Nov 2, 2025, 7:15pm
Screening location: SIFF Film Center – 167 Republican St, Seattle (located within the Seattle Center, just north of Climate Pledge Arena / east of KEXP and The Vera Project)
A raw, fly-on-the-wall documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long journey in creating his self-financed passion project, MEGALOPOLIS. The bold and unrelenting epic returns in Mike Figgis’s portrait of Coppola’s creative process – weaving together archival material, unfiltered cast interviews, and a close-up view of how the legendary filmmaker drew from Roman history, political allegory, and his own singular vision to shape the world of Megalopolis. This isn’t a record of a production on the brink, it’s a personal memoir unfolding in real time.
Critic’s Pick! “Well worth watching not only for Coppola completists, but also because it offers an instructive peek at what it takes — logistically, financially, temperamentally and philosophically — to follow your muse without bowing to the demands of American industrial cinema.” Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“If you love movies and you’re interested in behind-the-scenes movies, this is as cool as they get.” Sean Fennessey, The Big Picture
4/4 stars! “Watching Coppola land on his head and then pick himself back up again and point himself at another brick wall is ultimately strangely inspiring.” Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com