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Eric Weinrib
Born (1972-04-21) April 21, 1972 (age 52)
Bay Shore, New York
NationalityU.S.A.
OccupationFilmmaker

Eric Weinrib (born 21 April 1972) is a filmmaker and TV producer from Plainview, New York, United States.

Career

Weinrib is a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Hulu, Vice TV and in theaters. Weinrib's Vice TV documentary "Between Musk and Mars" was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award.[1] His hour-long HBO special, "The Paradise Papers," won the New York Press Club Award for business reporting[2] and his Hulu documentary, "Russia's War on Hip-Hop," won the Los Angeles Press Club's National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award.[3] Weinrib's two-part "Jamaica for Sale" series won a Citation for Excellence from the Overseas Press Club of America[4] and was nominated for a Press Association of Jamaica award for Best Television Feature/Documentary.[5]

Weinrib directed the feature documentary "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" with director Nate Pommer. The movie chronicles the life of Eugene Hütz, founder of multicultural immigrant punk band Gogol Bordello, featuring over two decades of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. The movie world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2023,[6] where it received a Special Jury Mention.[7] "Scream of My Blood" had its international premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic[8] and its Polish premiere at the Warsaw International Film Festival where it won an Audience Award.[9] Variety describes the movie as "fascinating and triumphant."[10]

Weinrib is the producer and director of Roseanne for President!,[11][12] a documentary about Roseanne Barr's 2012 run for president of the United States.[13] The movie premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival[14] and won the Founders Prize at the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival.[15] A review in The New York Times stated "Politics meets celebrity in Eric Weinrib’s fascinating documentary 'Roseanne for President!'"[16] and The Daily Beast called it "Intimate and brilliantly observed."[17] The movie was acquired by IFC Films and opened theatrically on July 1, 2016.[18] The movie became available for streaming on the Hulu platform on Inauguration Day 2017.[19] Newsweek selected it as "one of seven movies and shows to watch" online the following weekend.[20]

Weinrib was a producer for the Emmy Award-winning documentary series VICE on HBO. His pieces include "Closing Gitmo,"[21] "Flint Water Crisis"[22] and "White Collar Weed,"[23] which The Denver Post describes as a marijuana story with "a fresh angle"[24] and PopMatters describes as "an age-old cautionary tale of the privatization of a new market."[25]

Weinrib is a long-time collaborator of filmmaker Michael Moore as an archival researcher on Fahrenheit 9/11,[26] coordinating producer on SiCKO and associate producer on Capitalism: A Love Story.[27]

Weinrib was a staff writer on season one of Comedy Central’s Strangers with Candy starring Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris.[13]

Weinrib's short film, Jimmy Walks Away, was an Official Selection of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.[28] Jimmy Walks Away was included on “Park City; The Sundance Collection,” a DVD compilation of Sundance shorts.[13]

Weinrib’s music credits include producing Michael Moore’s studio rendition of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin', included on the Occupy Wall Street benefit album, Occupy This Album; and presenting a 50th anniversary appearance of Ken Kesey’s “Further” bus and Zane Kesey’s Merry Band of Pranksters at Brooklyn Bowl.[29]

Weinrib is a former professional forklift driver[30] who ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the 2016 Presidential election.[31]

References

  1. ^ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2018" (PDF). New York Press Club. June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "WINNERS Los Angeles Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards" (PDF). Los Angeles Press Club.
  4. ^ "Overseas Press Club of America". April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Press Association of Jamaica". January 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Carey, Matthew (April 18, 2023). "Vice To Rock Tribeca Festival With Gogol Bordello Music Doc Featuring Ukraine-Born Frontman Eugene Hütz". Deadline.
  7. ^ Lewis, Hilary (June 15, 2023). "Tribeca Festival: 'Cypher,' 'A Strange Path,' 'Between the Rains' Top Competition Award Winners". Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Karlovy Vary IFF to Present Scream Of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story". KVIFF. June 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Warsaw International Film Festival".
  10. ^ Rodrick, Stephen (July 9, 2023). "'Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story' Review - Variety". Variety.
  11. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (18 April 2015). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Roseanne for President!'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  12. ^ "'Roseanne for President!' review: Behind the scenes of Roseanne's run for the White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  13. ^ a b c "Roseanne Barr Presidential Campaign Doc in the Works (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  14. ^ "What Doesn't Kill Roseanne Barr Is Still Making Her Stronger". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  15. ^ "2015 Award Winners". Traverse City Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  16. ^ Webster, Andy (30 June 2016). "Review: Revisiting an Unlikely Campaign in 'Roseanne for President!'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. ^ Teeman, Tim (20 April 2015). "Roseanne Barr on Losing Her Sight, Smoking Weed, Rejecting Feminism, and Not Voting For Hillary". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  18. ^ Hipes, Patrick (9 June 2016). "'Roseanne For President!' Acquired By IFC Films; Cannes Midnight Pic 'Train To Busan' Arrives At Well Go USA". Deadline.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  19. ^ "'Roseanne For President!' Is Now Streaming on Hulu". Decider | Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  20. ^ "What to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu". Newsweek. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  21. ^ "The New $pace Race & Closing Gitmo - VICE". tv-episodes.prettyfamous.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "HBO Search". HBO. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  23. ^ "HBO On-Demand Schedule". HBO. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  24. ^ "Vice offers another Colorado pot story, but with a new angle". Ostrow Off The Record. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  25. ^ "Vice: Season 4, Episode 4 - Beating Blindness and White Collar Weed". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  26. ^ Scott, A. O. (2004-05-23). "Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Honors at Cannes". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  27. ^ Ayers, Mike. "Tribeca Film Festival 2015: 'Roseanne For President!' Explores the Alternative Party System". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  28. ^ "Archives / 1997 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  29. ^ "Furthur Bus 50th Anniversary Tour, Featuring Zane Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters - Tickets - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY - August 22nd, 2014". Brooklyn Bowl. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  30. ^ Keahon, Jena (April 11, 2015). "Meet the 2015 Tribeca Filmmakers #23: Eric Weinrib Paints a Revealing Portrait of a Comedic Icon in 'Roseanne for President!'". IndieWire.
  31. ^ "Details for Candidate ID : P60018355". Fec.gov. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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