Want to contatc Peter Davies Doc Film Maker.

June 28, 2007 1:26 AM

Looking for agent of Peter Davis, made Vietnam documentary "Hearts and Minds" in the 70s.

I am looking for the agent or contact details of film director Peter Davis, who made the Vietnam war documentary "Hearts and Minds" in the 70s. Tried what I know to no result.

posted by priorpark17 to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Check the DVD for production/release details.
posted by A189Nut at 2:29 AM on June 28, 2007

Call the DGA (Director's Guild of America) at [phone] first. If that fails, write to Jon Mulvaney at Criterion. His email address is his last name at criterion.com.
posted by dobbs at 6:35 AM on June 28, 2007

This Peter Davis?
Email peter AT villonfilms DOT com
IMDB says yes.
Villon Films
posted by Floydd at 6:39 AM on June 28, 2007

He apparently was (and maybe still is) an artist in residence at the new school. Since this was pretty recent you might just try contacting the department he was working in and see if they could pass the message along.
posted by NormieP at 6:40 AM on June 28, 2007

Floydd - I think IMDB is wrong. This biography of the Peter Davis you mentioned does not come close to matching this biography of the Peter Davis that the submitter was definitely looking for. Weird.
posted by NormieP at 6:46 AM on June 28, 2007

I thought that was too easy....
posted by Floydd at 7:07 AM on June 28, 2007

I tried to contact him a few years ago and ended up speaking to his wife. His wife writes for a paper in new england (which I was able to find through google), he was just at the New School, and he occasionally writes for the Nation. Try all three directions and leave a message with your contact info and the reason you want to contact him.

p.s. to other people, if you haven't seen Hearts and Minds, it is one of the best films of all time. Mandatory Viewing.
posted by history is a weapon at 8:46 PM on June 28, 2007