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'''Sam Green''' is a San Francisco and New York-based [[Documentary film|documentary]] filmmaker. His 2004 film ''[[The Weather Underground]]'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award]], broadcast nationally on PBS, and included in the [[Whitney Biennial]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338316/ Entry on Sam Green in the Internet Movie Database, accessed June 8, 2007.</ref> |
'''Sam Green''' is a San Francisco and New York-based [[Documentary film|documentary]] filmmaker. His 2004 film ''[[The Weather Underground]]'' was nominated for an [[Academy Award]], broadcast nationally on PBS, and included in the [[Whitney Biennial]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338316/ Entry on Sam Green in the Internet Movie Database, accessed June 8, 2007.</ref> |
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== Films == |
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Green's feature-length documentary film ''[[The Weather Underground]]'' focused on the group of young radicals of the same name, who during the late 1960s and '70s attempted to violently overthrow the [[United States]] government. The film premiered at the 2003 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was nominated for a 2003 [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature]] category.<ref>[http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=985 "Film-maker Sam Green to Screen, Discuss ''The Weather Underground'' at UCR"], University of California, Riverside, Office of Strategic Communications, January 25, 2005, accessed June 8, 2007.</ref> The award winning film interweaves extensive archival material with modern-day interviews to explore the story of the Weather Underground. ''The New York Times'' film critic Elvis Mitchell called the documentary a "terrifically smart and solid piece of film-making."<ref>"A Trip Back to the Contradictions of the Stormy 60's" by Elvis Mitchell, ''The New York Times'', June 4, 2003.</ref> |
Green's feature-length documentary film ''[[The Weather Underground]]'' focused on the group of young radicals of the same name, who during the late 1960s and '70s attempted to violently overthrow the [[United States]] government. The film premiered at the 2003 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was nominated for a 2003 [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature]] category.<ref>[http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=985 "Film-maker Sam Green to Screen, Discuss ''The Weather Underground'' at UCR"], University of California, Riverside, Office of Strategic Communications, January 25, 2005, accessed June 8, 2007.</ref> The award winning film interweaves extensive archival material with modern-day interviews to explore the story of the Weather Underground. ''The New York Times'' film critic Elvis Mitchell called the documentary a "terrifically smart and solid piece of film-making."<ref>"A Trip Back to the Contradictions of the Stormy 60's" by Elvis Mitchell, ''The New York Times'', June 4, 2003.</ref> |
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[[File:Sam Green and Yo La Tengo premiere "The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller" at SFMOMA, May 1, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sam Green and Yo La Tengo performing "The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller" at SFMOMA, May 2, 2012]] |
[[File:Sam Green and Yo La Tengo premiere "The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller" at SFMOMA, May 1, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sam Green and Yo La Tengo performing "The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller" at SFMOMA, May 2, 2012]] |
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''The Rainbow Man/John 3:16'' focuses on the life of [[Rollen Stewart]], who became famous during the 1970s by appearing at thousands of televised sporting events wearing a rainbow-colored wig. The film premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, where Trevor Groth said "More than an exploration of one life, ''The Rainbow Man'' is a parable about alienation, the media, and the meaninglessness that often defines American life." |
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Green's other documentaries include ''The Universal Language''; ''lot 63, grave c'' (about [[Meredith Hunter]]); ''N-Judah 5:30''; ''Pie Fight ’69''; and ''Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall''. |
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Sam Green's documentary ''Utopia in Four Movements'' (2010) screened twice at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in the category entitled "New Frontiers." In this "live" documentary, Green himself narrates the 75"--minute film while a live band provides some of the sound track. The Sundance program explains, "From the establishment of a man-made language designed to end war and cultural conflict, and the undying optimism of an American exile in Cuba, to the current economic boom in China and the desire to give the remains in mass graves a dignified burial, Green and co-director [[Dave Cerf]] sift through the history of the utopian impulse with audiences and search for insights about the way to build a vision of the future based on humankind's noblest impulses." The man-made language refers to [[Esperanto]]. |
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Green’s most recent project is a live documentary entitled ''The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller,'' about theorist and designer [[Buckminster Fuller]], which features a live soundtrack by the band [[Yo La Tengo]]. The piece was commissioned by the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]] and premiered at the [[San Francisco Film Festival]] in May 2012. |
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== Filmography == |
== Filmography == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.samgreen.to Sam Green's website] |
* [http://www.samgreen.to Sam Green's website] |
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* [http://vimeo.com/10903101 ''Utopia In Four Movements'' film excerpts] |
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* [http://www.cinemad.iblamesociety.com/2012/08/podcast-12-sam-green.html ''Cinemad'' Podcast Interview #12: Sam Green] |
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* [http://brooklynrail.org/2010/09/express/a-real-future-same-green-in-conversation-with-astra-taylor/ In Conversation: A Real Future: Sam Green with Astra Taylor, ''The Brooklyn Rail''] |
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Revision as of 00:50, 15 March 2013
Sam Green is a San Francisco and New York-based documentary filmmaker. His 2004 film The Weather Underground was nominated for an Academy Award, broadcast nationally on PBS, and included in the Whitney Biennial.[1]
Green's feature-length documentary film The Weather Underground focused on the group of young radicals of the same name, who during the late 1960s and '70s attempted to violently overthrow the United States government. The film premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for a 2003 Academy Award for Documentary Feature category.[2] The award winning film interweaves extensive archival material with modern-day interviews to explore the story of the Weather Underground. The New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell called the documentary a "terrifically smart and solid piece of film-making."[3]
Filmography
- The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller (with the band Yo La Tengo, 2012)
- The Universal Language (2011)
- (Commissioned) Portrait of Las Vegas (2011)
- Utopia in Four Movements, directed with Dave Cerf, (2010)
- Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall, co-directed with Carrie Lozano (2009)[4]
- Clear Glasses (2008)
- Lot 63, Grave C (2006)
- N-Judah 5:30 (2004)
- The Weather Underground (2003)
- Pie Fight '69, co-directed with Christian Bruno (2000)
- The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie, co-directed with Sarah Jacobson (1999)
- The Rainbow Man/John 3:16 (1997)
Notes
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0338316/ Entry on Sam Green in the Internet Movie Database, accessed June 8, 2007.
- ^ "Film-maker Sam Green to Screen, Discuss The Weather Underground at UCR", University of California, Riverside, Office of Strategic Communications, January 25, 2005, accessed June 8, 2007.
- ^ "A Trip Back to the Contradictions of the Stormy 60's" by Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times, June 4, 2003.
- ^ 2009 Sundance Festival catalog
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