“Family. Art. Life. It will tear you in two.”
Susan Lacy’s 2017 documentary Spielberg chronicles the life and career of prolific filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The Emmy-nominated non-fiction work features appearances from Spielberg himself alongside his long-time collaborators, film contemporaries and family. In an interview with the late Leah Adler, the former pianist and Spielberg matriarch recalls a time that she brought home a monkey on a whim. Throughout the documentary, the Spielberg children share memories of their self-described “bohemian” upbringing with great fondness and melancholy.
The first trailer for The Fabelmans brings their fantastic stories to life in vivid color. Adorned in deep blue and golden hues, the trailer screens intimate moments of tenderness and discovery between the young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) and his artistic mother Mitzi (four-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams). In quick succession, we bear witness to the director’s unconventional childhood through dazzling images of grand movie palaces, Super 8mm film and, of course, a wildly cute and destructive pet monkey.