Burt's Buzz - Burt Shavitz, Jody Shapiro (Blu-ray - 9/16/2014)

The bearded-face of Burt s Bees, a pioneering company in all-natural personal care, is not an imagined icon slapped onto distinctive yellow packaging, but the likeness of founder Burt Shavitz. Documentarian Jody Shapiro (How to Start Your Own Country) draws an intimate portrait of the lesser-known man behind the brand in Burt s Buzz. The project, suggested and produced by Isabella Rossellini, never exoticizes the 76-year old recluse, but thoughtfully approaches his contradictory public and private life. Hardly resting on the unaided appeal of his strangely charming subject, Shapiro frames emotion and wry humor with subtlety to create a layered, lively documentary.

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Product Details

Actors: Burt Shavitz
Directors: Jody Shapiro
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kino Lorber films
DVD Release Date: September 16, 2014
Run Time: 95 minutes

Special Features
Burt Talks to the Bees, shorts by Isabella Rossellini; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew
Burt Shavitz Participant
Priscilla Potter Participant
Bruce Tibbetts Participant
A.C. Kulik Participant
Nick Vlahos Participant
Trevor Folsom Participant
Carl Shavitz Participant
Lucas St.Clair Participant
Cindy Lin Participant
Brooks Juhring Participant

Technical Credits
Jody Shapiro Director, Producer
Howie Beck Score Composer
Micah Bloomberg Sound/Sound Designer
Jean du Toit Executive Producer
Stacey Foster Editor
Brian Jackson Cinematographer
Phyllis Laing Executive Producer
David Rose Sound/Sound Designer
Isabella Rossellini Executive Producer
Lou Solakofski Sound/Sound Designer
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