Sentences with phrase «documentary director who»

Gibney, a prolific documentary director who most recently made waves with his scathing film on The Church of Scientology, «Going Clear,» is not known for pulling punches.

Not exact matches

Dan Malloy, the director of «Harvesting Liberty,» is a farmer / surfer / environmentalist who has worked in various capacities in the making of previous Patagonia - produced documentaries.

As someone who has been writing about and following the concussion issue for many years, and as the producer and director of the new high school football concussion documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», I have been in the unique position of having direct, first - hand experience with with all football helmets and helmet impact sensor technology, and of having addressed the issue of whether the addition of such sensors to a football helmet would likely void the NOCSAE certification and manufacturer's warranty.

Cornell University is bringing in film director Ava DuVernay, who directed «Selma» and the documentary «13th.»

Among the signers are documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, philanthropist Ann Loeb, businessman and former YES Network chairman Leo Hindery, Kaplan & Company founding partner Robbie Kaplan, former BlackRock managing director Morris Pearl, and former lieutenant governor candidate Dennis Mehiel, who made his fortune in the cardboard business.

The director of two documentaries titled «Gasland,» who did more than anyone to popularize the case to ban fracking, did not need to explain his prop.

Irena Salina, director of the award - winning documentary film, FLOW, about the world's dwindling water supplies, thinks it can be done if world leaders, international banks, the United Nations and other governmental organizations establish cooperative agreements for the use of bodies of water, including groundwater, and economic mechanisms to make sure those who need access to water can get it.

The Director — and «lab rat» of the documentary — Morgan Spurlock admitted that they couldn't find even one person who was able to give a clear definition of a calorie.

One of the first nights I was there I went to a party and was talking to a woman who was a documentary director and had a room available to rent.

Tony Zierra's documentary Filmworker profiles Leon Vitali, who, after playing Lord Bullingdon in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, became the director's right - hand man until Kubrick's death in 1999.

What's The Deal: This movie's director, Todd Phillips, made a documentary called Hated in the 1990s about the late punk rock musician G.G. Allin, a guy who used to beat up audience members and slam himself in the mouth with his microphone, breaking his own teeth.

PYONGYANGST - My Review of THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT (3 Stars) Evoking more questions than answers, THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT, a documentary by filmmakers Ross Adam and Robert Cannan details the stranger than fiction account of a prominent South Korean film director and his actress ex-wife who were kidnapped by North Korea during Kim Jong Il's reign and were forced to make over 17 movies for him.

It's easy enough to appreciate... as a painterly near - documentary, shot and edited by a director who got his start in documentary films... or a spacious moral fable about humility and trust in following the righteous path.

One of many interesting stylistic choices by director Irvin Kershner and cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who shot the film in gorgeous high contrast black - and - white with the warts - and - all insouciance of a documentary, is to present this reunion scene sans dialogue (which is buried by train noise)-- with Billy and Pio framed in the oval window of the train door.

Documentary revealing the inner workings of the world's most powerful intelligence organization, with unprecedented access to America's spy network, all 12 living CIA directors and top agency operatives, who talk candidly about torture, secret prisons, drone warfare, alleged assassinations and the constant threat of attack, which begs the question: how far should America go to keep us safe?

The latest documentary from director Kevin Macdonald is, like his Marley and Senna, another look at a star who died too young — in this case, singer Whitney Houston.

Film director Adam Rifkin spoofs Hollywood's star machine in concocting this fictional «mockumentary» about a director (Rifkin playing himself) who wants to make a documentary film about a rising young star.

Variety calls the film «another delicate, surprising reflection on intimate relationship politics» from the talented director, who, according to THR «makes an audacious leap into autobiographical documentary.»

The real value of the documentary from Douglas McGrath lies in charting Nichols» creative trajectory from the staging and improvisation lessons learned with comedy partner Elaine May, through collaborations with playwright Neil Simon on «Barefoot in the Park» and «The Odd Couple,» and the director's first two feature films, both legendary — «Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?»

In new documentary The Wolfpack, director Crystal Moselle has nearly unlimited access to the Angulo brothers; at one point they inform her that she is the only person who has ever been invited over to their home, and is the only guest they've ever had.

Director Matt Wolf's critically acclaimed documentary examines the life and work of Arthur Russell, an influential singer, songwriter, cello player and disco auteur who died tragically in 1992.

Joe Berlinger is an American filmmaker who often collaborates with fellow director Bruce Sinofsky on documentaries, which include the Paradise Lost trilogy, following the West Memphis Three, and Some Kind of Monster, a behind - the - scenes look at Metallica.

The Blu - ray debut features all the supplements of that release: three commentary tracks (one by director Terry Gilliam, one by stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, and one by producer Laila Nabulsi and author Hunter S. Thompson), deleted scenes with commentary by Gilliam, the 1978 BBC «Omnibus» documentary «Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood» (with Hunter S. Thompson and artist Ralph Steadman), the ten - minute featurette «Hunter Goes to Hollywood,» an audio documentary on the controversy over the screenplay credit, a survey of the marketing campaign, selections from the correspondence between Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson (read on camera by Depp), an excerpt from the 1996 audio CD «Fear and Loathing» starring Maury Chaykin, Jim Jarmusch, Harry Dean Stanton, and Glenne Headly, background notes on Oscar Zeta Acosta (the real life activist and attorney who inspired the character of Dr. Gonzo), and galleries of storyboards, stills, and Ralph Steadman art.

Joe Berlinger is an American filmmaker who often collaborates with fellow director Bruce Sinofsky on documentaries, which include the Paradise Lost trilogy, following the West Memphis Three, and Some Kind of Monster, a behind - the - scenes look...

The star of director Sophie Fiennes» documentary is Slovenian philosopher - psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek, who assesses the hidden meanings of cinema, from the films of Alfred Hitchcock to David Lynch, and many points between.

You see, what makes Medium Cool special is that director Haskell Wexler, who is better known as a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, combined fictional drama and actors with real life events.

The Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary was presented to: Sandi Tan, for her film Shirkers (Director & Screenwriter: Sandi Tan, Producers: Sandi Tan, Jessica Levin, Maya Rudolph)-- In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore's first indie road movie with her enigmatic American mentor Georges — who then vanished with all the footage.

A U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact was presented to: Crime + Punishment (Director: Stephen Maing)-- Over four years of unprecedented access, the story of a brave group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and one unrelenting private investigator who, amidst a landmark lawsuit, risk everything to expose illegal quota practices and their impact on young minorities.

For his first documentary, director Bobcat Goldthwait chose to profile the a man whom he met as an «angry teenager» and who is still one of his dearest friends.

«Rememory» star and Sundance juror Peter Dinklage, «Underground» stars Jurnee Smollett - Bell and Aldis Hodge, «Bitch» director Marianna Palka, «XX» director Roxanne Benjamin and the «Lethal Ladies» of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women, who star in the buzzed about Sundance documentary «Step,» also joined the march.

Accepting the World Cinema documentary directing prize, «Winnie» helmer Pascale Lamche pointedly said her film was «for those who know that history is not made by great men» — a sentiment echoed by one of the U.S. doc winners, «Step» director Amanda Lipitz, when she said, «These girls show that nothing is impossible when you surround yourself with a group of powerful women.»

The raw material of this story is so powerful that even a mediocre dramatization would command our interest, but director James Marsh (who won an Oscar for his unconventional documentary Man on Wire), screenwriter McCarten, and the actors go above and beyond the norm.

(Fun fact: One of NOFF's earliest winners was a documentary by first - time director Todd Phillips, who has gone on to direct The Hangover and Old School.)

Career achievement award No. 2 goes to director Agnes Varda, another 89 - year - old who along with photographer JR made a charming documentary by driving around France, taking photos of people and animals, then posting them giant size on walls and shipping containers.

Director Raoul Peck picks up the story in this inspiring, infuriating Oscar - nominated documentary, which not only depicts the lives and impacts of Baldwin's three subjects but Baldwin himself, who spoke so eloquently and with such quiet ferocity not just about white oppression, but white apathy regarding racism.

Doc Soup Man talks with Sundance Institute's documentary program director, Tabitha Jackson, who says she wants make sure «that the doors are opened more widely» for artistic expression in documentary filmmaking.

This week in home video releases features one of the most talked - about films of last year, a trilogy from one of America's best directors, a documentary about the people who launched the careers of John Belushi and Bill Murray, the sequel to one of the best horror films ever made, and much, much more.

BLU - RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES - Audio commentary with Writer / Director Drew Goddard and Writer / Producer Joss Whedon - «We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods» — «making of» documentary - «The Secret Secret Stash» featurette - Marty's Stash - Hi, My name is Joss and I'll be your guide - Wonder - Con Q&A with Joss and Drew - «An Army of Nightmares: Make - Up & Animatronic Effects» featurette - «Primal Terror: Visual Effects» featurette - «It's Not What You Think: The Cabin in the Woods» Bonus View Mode (Blu - ray Exclusive)

Taiwan has submitted «Small Talk» a deeply personal documentary about director Huang Hui - chen's tense relationship with her mother, a lesbian Taoist priestess who never wanted children.

The slate includes a number of familiar names, most notably «Simon Killer» filmmaker Antonio Campos, who will return to the festival with «Christine» (a narrative feature about TV reporter Christine Chubbuck, who killed herself live on - air in 1974; interestingly enough, the Sundance slate also includes a Chubbuck - centric documentary, «Kate Plays Christine,» a new feature from director Robert Greene that looks to blend fact and fiction in ways similar to his previous documentary, «Actress») and «This is Martin Bonner» director Chad Hartigan, who will debut his «Morris from America» at the festival.

Loving, a film based on the landmark Supreme Court case of Virginia v Loving, was originally developed as a 2011 HBO documentary, The Loving Story, from writer / director Nancy Buirski who has a producer credit on the feature film.

Joe Berlinger is an American filmmaker who often collaborates with fellow director Bruce Sinofsky on documentaries, which include the Paradise...

In this routine, Bale has found the rhythm of a charismatic crack addict: always on, always centre - stage, always ready to perform for any inquisitive eyes.The first act inclusion of a camera crew from HBO, who are allegedly shooting a documentary about Dicky's down - and - out life in Lowell, is a stroke of genius from director David O Russell and writers Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson.

«Filmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of the modern documentary who in Primary and other movies mastered the intimate, spontaneous style known as cinema verite and schooled a generation of influential directors that included D.A. Pennebaker and Albert Maysles, has died at age 90.

British director Stephen Frears» dramatization The Program, is not a fictional recounting of Gibney's documentary but is rather an adaptation from David Walsh's book, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong, the myth - busting sports journalist who spent years trailing the untouchable myth - maker of cycling.

This new project really is about transmission», explained Rosalie Varda, who is the director's daughter and is producing the documentary at Paris - based banner Ciné Tamaris.

Guest director Joshua Oppenheimer, whose wrenching «The Act of Killing» debuted at TFF in 2012, has put together an eclectic program that includes Werner Herzog's 1970 «Even Dwarfs Started Small» (with Herzog in attendance), Jon Bang Carlsen's intriguing and obscure «Hotel of the Stars» (1981), an hour - long Danish documentary about extras who live in a shabby apartment hotel in Hollywood; the only movie directed by Charles Laughton, 1955's exquisitely - shot «The Night of the Hunter,» starring a brilliant, terrifying Robert Mitchum, and fortuitously playing in his centenary year; «Salam Cinema,» Mohsen Makmalbaf's 1995 record of auditions by aspiring actors; a new print of Frederick Wiseman's long - banned, corrosive «Titicut Follies» (1967), filmed in a notorious Massachusetts hospital for the criminally insane; and Jacques Demy's glorious, gorgeous musical, «The Umbrellas of Cherbourg» (1967), starring the glorious, gorgeous Catherine Deneuve.

This film isn't the work of a director who has an idea for a documentary and decides to gather new footage or mine soundbites to make what they want.

Writer - director Maggie Betts (who made the documentary «The Carrier») does sometimes wander too far afield in her feature debut.

Then, we revisit two interviews with first - time directors who could win major awards on Sunday: Yance Ford, whose film Strong Island is up for Best Documentary, and Greta Gerwig, a contender for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Lady Bird.