Merchant Ivory Documentary Clip

Merchant Ivory is the first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of consummate quality and intelligence. With six Oscar winners among the notable artists participating, these close and often long-term collaborators intimately detail the transformational cinematic creativity and personal and professional drama of the wandering company that left an indelible impact on film culture. The film marks the feature debut of director Stephen Soucy, who interviewed over 50 Merchant Ivory collaborators for the documentary. In this exclusive clip, director James Ivory remembers his relationship with producer Ismail Merchant. Merchant Ivory premiered at DOC NYC and screens at the Palm Springs Film Festival. POV received the distributor's permission to upload this video.