Split Screen

Name: Split Screen
Genre: Documentary, Reality, Talk
Released: 1997-03-10
Cast: John Pierson

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DocumentaryRealityTalk

Creator:John Pierson,Janet Pierson

Split Screen was a television series that originally aired from 1997 to 2001 on IFC. The series focused on independent filmmaking in America and was hosted by John Pierson. Split Screen featured segments from many notable filmmakers, actors, and actresses including: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Buck Henry, Wes Anderson, Steve Buscemi, John Waters, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Richard Linklater, Errol Morris, Miranda July, and William H. Macy.

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StatusEnded

First AiredMarch 10, 1997

Last AiredDecember 11, 2000

Episode Runtime22dk

Seasons4

Episodes61

TypeDocumentary

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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Last Episode

S4 E15 • 12/11/2000

Projections: Schamus/Hope

Origin story of odd-couple producers Ted Hope and James Schamus, who nurtured many key directors, especially Ang Lee, whose blockbuster CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON opened the week this interview aired. Yet their company Good Machine made squat. Undaunted, Schamus went on to run Focus for a decade and Hope heads film at Amazon Studios.