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{{Short description|2005 American documentary film}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = William Eggleston in the Real World
| image          = William_Eggleston.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [[Michael Almereyda]]
| producer       = Michael Almereyda<br />[[Jesse Dylan]]<br />[[Anthony Katagas]]<ref name="martel-new-york-times">{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/31/movies/31eggl.html | date = 31 August 2005 | accessdate = 8 August 2014 | first = Ned | last = Martel | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | title = A Look at the South Through a Lens, Truly}}</ref>
| writer         = Michael Almereyda
| starring       = [[William Eggleston]]<br />[[Tristán Ulloa]]<br />[[Najwa Nimri]]<br />[[Daniel Freire]]<br />[[Elena Anaya]]
| music          = [[Simon Fisher Turner]]
| cinematography = [[Kiko de la Rica]]
| editing        = [[Karen Choy]]<br />[[Joshua Falcon]]<br />[[Johannes Weuthen]]
| distributor    = [[Palm Pictures]] (US)<br />Grasshopper Film (DVD)
| released       = {{Film date|2005|08|31}}
| runtime        = 86 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
}}
'''''William Eggleston in the Real World''''' is a documentary film about the photographer [[William Eggleston]] directed by [[Michael Almereyda]] and released in 2005.<ref name="imdb">"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443698/ William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)]", [[IMDb]]. Accessed 8 August 2014.</ref><ref name="martel-new-york-times" /><ref>"[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3647871/A-very-singular-vision.html A very singular vision]", [[The Daily Telegraph]]. Accessed 8 August 2014.</ref><ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/11/07/william_eggleston_in_the_real_world_2005_review.shtml William Eggleston In the Real World (2005)]", [[BBC]]. Accessed 8 August 2014.</ref>
==Details==
The film reveals the deep connection between William Eggleston's personality and his work, and also reveals his parallel commitments as a [[musician]], [[drawing|draftsman]] and [[videographer]]. The film follows Eggleston on trips to [[Kentucky]], [[Los Angeles]], [[New York City]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], where Eggleston lives.
The film was nominated for a [[Gotham Awards|Gotham Award]] for Best Documentary from the [[Independent Filmmaker Project]] at the [[Gotham Awards 2005]].<ref name="filmmaker">"[http://filmmakermagazine.com/2046-gotham-awards-nominations-announced/#.U-TyDGOsk6M Gotham Awards Nominations Announced]", [[Filmmaker (magazine)]]. Accessed 8 August 2014.</ref><ref name="fox-news">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140814034504/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/10/26/brokeback-capote-get-gotham-award-nods/ 'Brokeback,' 'Capote' Get Gotham Award Nods]", [[Fox News Channel]]. Accessed 8 August 2014.</ref>
Heather Parks and James Patterson were associate producers; [[Donald Rosenfeld]] and Alexis Zoullas were [[executive producer]]s.<ref name="imdb" /><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140811071946/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/319605/William-Eggleston-in-the-Real-World/details William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)]", [[The New York Times]]. Accessed 8 August 2014.</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0443698}}
*[http://www.palmpictures.com/film/william-eggleston-in-the-real-world-.php Palm Pictures - William Eggleston In The Real World]
*[http://www.xavierhufkens.com/artists/?artist_intro=William_Eggleston William Eggleston] at [[Xavier Hufkens]], Brussels
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[[Category:American biographical films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about photographers]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Michael Almereyda]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s American films]]
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