This week, Apple TV+ was honored as part of the Spotlight Section at the New York Film Festival with the world premiere of the highly anticipated documentary event “Mr. Scorsese,” about the life of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. All five episodes of the documentary series were showcased at NYFF as part of this special presentation of Rebecca Miller’s cinematic portrait of Martin Scorsese which explores both his life and revisits his legendary body of work, analyzing the many facets of a visionary who redefined filmmaking. Hundreds of film lovers turned out for the premiere, making it a true celebration of Martin Scorsese with a full house witnessing the legendary filmmaker’s career, ahead of the global premiere on October 17 on Apple TV+.
Told through the lens of acclaimed director Rebecca Miller, the premiere event for the documentary series was introduced by Miller herself, along with executive producers Damon Cardasis and Cindy Tolan, and editor David Bartner. In her introduction, Miller said, “Thank you Dennis Lim and the New York Film Festival committee for having a vision to show all these episodes in a single portrait, which is my dream come true, and thank you to Apple TV+, LBI, and all those at Sikelia, and all the people who worked so hard for so long, on this project. Most of all, thank you, Marty, for your honesty and your trust as we have this conversation that spanned five years. It was one of the great privileges of my life.”
Following the screening, “Mr. Scorsese” received a standing ovation from the audience with Rebecca Miller, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro in the Spotlight moment.
“Mr. Scorsese” examines how his life informed his artistic vision as each film he made stunned the world with originality. Starting with his New York University student films through to the present day, this documentary explores the themes that have fascinated Scorsese and informed his work throughout, including the place of good and evil in the fundamental nature of humankind.
