Gary Hustwit
Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker based in New York and London.[1] He has produced and directed a number of documentaries including the 2007 film Helvetica.[2]
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A former independent publisher and Vice President of Salon.com,[3] he is the founder, along with Sean Anderson, of Plexifilm,[4] an independent DVD label and film production company. Hustwit is best known for his Design Trilogy which is composed of the documentaries Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized. The trilogy deals with aspects of graphic design, typography, industrial design, architecture and urban planning. He said in an interview in Dwell magazine:[5] "I like the idea of taking a closer look at the things we take for granted and changing the way people think about them, whether it’s type or objects or whatever".
He was nominated for the 2008 Independent Spirit "Truer Than Fiction" Award for Helvetica.[1]
Awards and nominations [edit]
In 2008, the documentary was nominated for "Truer Than Fiction Award" during the Independent Spirit Awards
Filmography [edit]
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Producer [edit]
- 2002: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco - directed by Sam Jones
- 2004: Moog - directed by Hans Fjellestad
- 2005: Drive Well, Sleep Carefully: On the Road with Death Cab for Cutie - directed by Justin Mitchell
- 2010: ODDSAC - directed by Danny Perez
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Helvetica". Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Jill Singer (19 April 2009). "Gary Hustwit". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Helvetica A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit". Helvetica press kit. 21 March 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Plexifilm – About us". Plexi Productions LLC. Unknown parameter
|http://www.plexifilm.com/pages.php?t=ignored (help); - ^ Dwell, LLC (March 2009). Dwell. Dwell, LLC. pp. 42–. ISSN 15305309. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Objectified". Swiss Dots Ltd. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Urbanized". Swiss Dots Ltd. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Jay C (30 July 2010). "Gary Hustwit’s Third Film in the “Design Trilogy” Revealed: Urbanized". The Documentary Blog. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Kickstarter fundraising page for Urbanized". Kickstarter. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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