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Andy Warhol, the art world and (my) family in the HBO Documentary Film BRILLO BOX, about the forty year journey of a Brillo Box sculpture from a New York living room to the global art market
OSCAR SHORTLIST, BEST SHORT SUBJECT
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Now streaming on HBO/HBO MAX
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54th New York Film Festival
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Sheffield Doc/Fest
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Provincetown International Film Festival
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Florida Film Festival
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Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
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Aspen International Shortsfest
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Traverse City Film Festival
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St. Louis International Film Festival
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Napa Valley Film Festival
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Doc/Edge International Film Festival, New Zealsnd
I was commissioned to write and direct A FEW THINGS ABOUT ROBERT IRWIN for LACMA Productions, and the 2016 LACMA ART + Film Gala honoring Robert Irwin and Kathryn Bigelow, and co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow.
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Los Angeles Film Festival
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AFI Docs
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Provincetown International Film Festival
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Florida Film Festival
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St. Louis International Film Festival
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Napa Valley Film Festival
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The Loft Film Fest
In the aftermath of the 1992 riots, in response to dehumanizing news media coverage, I went to South Central LA to film the other side of the story.
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Broadcast on POV/PBS
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Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition)
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AFI Film Fest
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San Francisco International Film Festival
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South x Southwest Film Festival, winner Audience Prize, Second Place
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Marseilles Vue sur les Doc Film Festival
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Florida Film Festival
My first documentary OLDTIMERS, shot in 16mm black and white, portrayed an Irish bar and its elderly regulars who find solace through music and community
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San Francisco International Film Festival (Special Jury Award)
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South x Southwest Film Festival,
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Cinéma du Réel, Paris
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Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival
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Kracow International Film Festival (Audience Award)
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Cinéma du Réel, Paris
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Nashville International Film Festival
DREAMLAND, which debuted on PBS/POV, followed tailor Lou Gerard as he retires to Las Vegas and discovers a local community reckoning with the lure of 24 hour gambling and an industry that has turned its sights on locals.
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CineVegas International Film Festival
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Broadcast on POV/PBS
Chanetta Curtis plays herself in this scripted branded film for Arizona Department of Child Safety (ad agency: Lane Terralever) portraying 24 hours in the life of a child protection services social worker.
A ten year look back on the legendary LACMA Art + FIlm Gala, celebrating the creative community of Los Angeles from art to film, to fashion and music commissioned by the Los Angeles County Musem of Art's LACMA Productions.