Skip to main content

One of the world's best filmmakers to be exposed in new doc, 21 Years: Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino wearing sunglasses.
Andrea Raffin / Shutterstock.com
Film nerds will finally get a peak into the real world of one of the most famous living filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino. The acclaimed writer/director has authorized a feature-length documentary by Tara Wood, to be called 21 Years: Quentin Tarantino.

Production has begun on the film, which will investigate the first two decades of Tarantino’s career, as well as his relationships with repeat collaborators like Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, John Travolta, and Kerry Washington, all of whom will be interviewed for the project.

For Wood, the film comes as a follow-up to last year’s release, 21 Years: Richard Linklater, in which she investigated the career of the Boyhood creator, with the central idea being that the first 21 years of an artist’s work are the essential years that defined his or her career.

For Tarantino, now 52, that span runs from the debut of his iconic 1992 film, Reservoir Dogs, to 2012’s Django Unchained, covering eight out of nine of his major film projects. The director’s upcoming Christmas release, The Hateful Eight, will not be covered in the documentary.

A two-time Oscar winner famed for his long cuts, gritty on-screen style and dialog, and his love of spaghetti-western-style violence, has proven to be a good subject, according to Wood.

“Quentin is the most revolutionary, distinctive director of our time,” she said in an interview with Variety, “There is no shortage of stories from his collaborators about what it takes to get his visionary style to the screen. It has been an enlightening process both personally and professionally.”

Tarantino was not born in the star-studded heart of Hollywood, instead getting his start as something of an outsider. The director dropped out of high school and became an usher at a red light theater in California, later putting himself through acting classes and working at a video store before becoming a screenwriter and director.

It’s unclear how personal the focus of the film will be, but given the in-depth interview style of 21 Years: Richard Linklater, a lot of the story will be told by people who surround Tarantino, with the man himself filling in the gaps where necessary.

21 Years: Quentin Tarantino does not yet have a release date, but as production has started, it should make it to theaters sometime before the middle of 2017.

Editors' Recommendations

Parker Hall
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Parker Hall is a writer and musician from Portland, OR. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin…
10 best R-rated movies streaming right now
A woman and her child stands next to a dead body in Anatomy of a Fall.

R-rated movies are typically expected by audiences to push the boundaries of what can be depicted on the big screen. Whether it's gory horror movies or steamy erotic thrillers, these movies were designed specifically to get an "R" rating and be shown primarily to adults.

From modern masterpieces like Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer to classics like Alien, some of the best R-rated movies ever made are available to stream on different platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Max. With bold narratives and unfiltered realism, these are great picks for an enjoyable movie night among adult friends.

Read more
Stop! Watch these Netflix movies before March 2024 ends
Robert Pattinson in The Batman.

One of the blessings of streaming services like Netflix is that, in addition to their libraries of original titles, they also have titles that come and go on a regular basis. While the introduction of new titles is always nice, the downside is that titles usually leave the service when new ones join.

As March turns into April, we're going to lose some genuinely great movies on Netflix. While you still have time, though, you should check these three very different movies out.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Original Theatrical Trailer

Read more
March Madness live stream 2024: Watch every Sweet 16 game
Logo for the Sweet 16 in March Madness.

With the always-thrilling first weekend of the NCAA tournament in the books, we now move from quantity to quality. As we get ready for the Sweet 16, each matchup from here on out will be of the must-watch variety. Just four wins sit between the remaining schools and a national championship, so you know there are plenty of huge moments on the way.

There are 12 games this weekend—eight Sweet 16 matchups on Thursday and Friday, and then four Elite 8 contests on Saturday and Sunday. They'll all be televised on either CBS, TBS, TNT or truTV. Fortunately, if you don't have cable, there are a bevy of options for watching the Big Dance for free or cheap.
Is There a Free March Madness Live Stream?

Read more