The epic "MegaDoc" dedicated to Francis Ford Coppola and his "Megalopolis" will have a special screening at the 30th Sofia Film Festival

The premiere of the incredibly curious and all-consuming documentary MegaDoc, dedicated to the creation of one of Francis Ford Coppola's most large-scale and expensive projects, Megalopolis, had its world premiere in Venice. Its author is the two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas), who was given full access to the set and in Coppola's studio and preserves for future generations the reality of the creative process of the legendary creator of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. In Figgis' words, Coppola "seems to thrive in chaos", surrounding himself with talented actors and technicians who help him turn this chaos into cinema.

The dystopian epic Megalopolis is a project in which several decades and $120 million of the Coppola family's personal funds were invested. The MegaDoc includes archival footage from the turn of the century – table rehearsals with Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Billy Crudup, Ryan Gosling. It is a unique feeling to walk in Coppola's set and hear him, as well as a large part of the cast, in the midst of working on his mega-opus.

“MegaDoc” gives us a chance to meet a unique director at his workplace, who clearly was and still is focused on his quest to control everything in the creative process. But he is also open to the unknown, loves to experiment, without being sure of the ultimate goal. In an era when Hollywood films are constructed by marketing strategies and revenue figures, Coppola’s gift is the courage with which he embraces chaos.”

“The Hollywood Reporter”

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