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Urge to Build

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Urge to Build
Directed byRoland Hallé
Produced byRoland Hallé
John Hoover
Edited byLoren Miller
Distributed byDirect Cinema
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Urge to Build is a 1981 American short documentary film directed by Roland Hallé about individuals building their own homes. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1]

Reception

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In Film & Video News, Louis Reile stated that "Hallé and Hoover have succeeded in building a good film out of the stuff of everyday life".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NY Times: Urge to Build". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  2. ^ Reile, Louis (April 1984). "Urge to Build". Film & Video News. Vol. 38, no. 4. p. 31.
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