Directed by Ebs Burnough, The Capote Tapes, the acclaimed documentary on Truman Capote opens in theaters starting Friday September 10, 2021. Using newly discovered tapes, animation, and interviews, the documentary which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, explores Capote’s final uncompleted novel Answered Prayers.
Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote’s greatest masterpiece, an epic portrait of New York’s glittering jet-set society. Instead, it sparked the downfall for the iconic author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. Through never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote’s famous friends and infamous enemies, The Capote Tapes reveals the rise and fall of one of America’s most influential writers and public figures.
The documentary features interviews with Dick Cavett, André Leon Talley, Jay McInerney & Dotson Rader and introduces audiences to Kate Harrington, who the daughter of one of his lovers, John O’Shea, and in which Capote served in a surrogate father role. Previously never disclosing any details before, Kate opens up about living life with Truman Capote during this period, and shines a new light on his character through their close relationship.
Watch the official trailer for The Capote Tapes.
THEATRICAL MARKETS OPENING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
New York – Quad Cinema
Los Angeles – Laemmle Royal
THEATRICAL MARKETS OPENING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Chicago – Gene Siskel Film Center
Columbus – Gateway Film Center
Dallas / Ft. Worth – Grand Berry Theatre
Iowa City – FilmScene
Oklahoma City – Rodeo Cinema
Phoenix / Scottsdale – Harkins Shea 14