When you look at the quality of work that filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has produced over the course of his first eight films (yes, he counts both ‘Kill Bill’ volumes as one), you’d be hard-pressed to find many other auteurs that have been as consistent, for as long. And that’s exactly the premise of the upcoming doc, “QT8: The First Eight.”
The new documentary aims to shed light on the first eight films of Tarantino, through the words of those who worked closely with him. The film features talking heads talking about the early days working on “Reservoir Dogs” and leading all the way up to the release of “The Hateful Eight,” as the filmmaker prepares work on the recent film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
The documentary features a whos-who of Tarantino collaborators, including Zoe Bell, Louis Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Forster, Jamie Foxx, Richard Gladstein, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Diane Kruger, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Eli Roth, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Stacey Sher, Scott Spiegel, and Christoph Waltz. ‘QT8’ is directed by Tara Wood. Her previous film, “21 Years: Richard Linklater,” found the filmmaker discussing the career of another filmmaker, Richard Linklater.
“QT8: The First Eight” arrives on Digital and VOD on December 3.
Here’s the synopsis:
Quentin Tarantino is the most influential filmmaker of the past 30 years. His bloody, talky, nonlinear films pull together dozens of influences to form bracingly original cinematic events. In a Hollywood that worships at the altar of franchises and remakes, Tarantino’s films are the best kind of tentpoles – wholly unique cinematic visions from a filmmaker at the peak of his powers. As Tarantino’s newest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood arrives to praise and controversy, filmmaker Tara Wood takes us on a journey through the first 8 wildly divergent films that Tarantino has helmed, narrated by the actors and collaborators who have worked with him. From Reservoir Dogs through The Hateful Eight, from the video store to the fall of Harvey Weinstein, QT8 digs deep into the story of the most important and controversial filmmaker of our time.