Ezra Edelman
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| Ezra Edelman | |
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| Born | Ezra Benjamin Edelman August 6, 1974 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation | Television director, television producer |
Ezra Benjamin Edelman (born August 6, 1974) is a documentary producer and director.
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Early life and education[edit]
He is the son of children's rights activist Marian Wright Edelman and Georgetown University law professor Peter B. Edelman. He has two brothers, Joshua, an educational administrator, and Jonah, co-founder and CEO of Stand for Children. Edelman graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington D.C. during July 1992,[1] before going on to acquire his baccalaureate from Yale University.[2]
Directing and producing[edit]
He is best known as the director of the three HBO Sports documentaries Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals,[3][4][5] The Curious Case of Curt Flood (2011)[3] and the Emmy Award-winning Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush.[4][2][6] He did a special on the former Big East Conference called Requiem for the Big East.[7] Edelman also produced and directed the 2016 five-part documentary series O.J.: Made in America for ESPN's 30 for 30.[3][4][8][9][10][5][2]
Personal life[edit]
Edelman lives in Brooklyn, New York.
References[edit]
- ^ Malloy, Courtland (July 26, 1992). "Two Worlds Under a Cap and Gown". Washington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c Insheiwat, Shelly (1 June 2016). "Filmmaker Ezra Edelman: ESPN Documentary 'O.J. Made in America'". Foxla.com. Los Angeles, CA: Foxla.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Busch, Anita (9 May 2016). "'O.J.: Made In America' Filmmaker Ezra Edelman Lands At CAA". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Khal (9 June 2016). "Ezra Edelman Made 'O.J.: Made in America' So White People Realize: "Black People Have Gone Through a Lot of Sh*t"". Complex. New York, NY: Complex. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b Marcus, Stephanie; Strachan, Maxwell (April 27, 2016). "Everyone Is About To Know Ezra Edelman's Name". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Gough, Paul J. (29 April 2008). "HBO Tops Sports Emmys". Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, CA: Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Steinberg, Dan (March 12, 2014). "Ezra Edelman and ESPN's 'Requiem for the Big East'". Washington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ A.O. Scott, "Review: ‘O.J.: Made in America,’ an Unflinching Take on His Rise and Fall," New York Times, May 19, 2016.
- ^ National Public Radio (14 June 2016). "New 5-Part Series Considers The 'Perfect Perversity' Of The O.J. Simpson Case". Fresh Air. National Public Radio. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Miller, James Andrew (10 June 2016). "Why ESPN Gave Director Ezra Edelman Nearly Eight Hours for 'O.J.: Made in America'". Vanity Fair. New York, NY: Condé Nast. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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