This is all one extended character study, and is not concerned with narrative or sight seeing. No, this is a dadaist manifesto delivered off the pavement leading to the Brooklyn bridge. It runs like an hour of poetic jazz—verbal scats and flourishes aplenty." Awards The Cruise was nominated for several awards, including Best Documentary from the Online Film Critics Society and the Satellite Awards. Michael Levine, the film's editor, was nominated for the Best Edited Documentary Film award ("Eddie") by the American Cinema Editors. "The Cruise" was also nominated for the Daring Digital Award at the Jeonju Film Festival. It won the Wolfgang Statuote Award and the Don Quixote Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, demonstrating the film's international diffusion, and the Best Documentary Audience Award and the Feature Competition Special Jury Award at the Newport International Film Festival. References Further reading Quotes of Levitch from the film. Interview with Bennett Miller and Timothy "Speed" Levitch. External links www.speedlevitchonline.com: The official website of Timothy Speed Levitch 1998 films Artisan Entertainment films American documentary films Documentary films about actors 1998 documentary films Documentary films about New York City Films directed by Bennett Miller 1998 directorial debut films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films