Amir Bar-Lev
Amir Bar-Lev | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
Nationality | American |
Amir Bar-Lev (born 1972) is noted for his work in directing
The London Telegraph named Bar-Lev’s second film, My Kid Could Paint That, one of the top 100 films of all time.[4] The Philadelphia Inquirer described it as "Fascinating... A thought- provoking look at the world of abstract art, the relationship between a reporter and his/her subject, and, just for the heck of it, the nature of truth."[5]
Bar-Lev traveled to New Orleans nine days after Hurricane Katrina and began filming a young married couple, both crack dealers, with a heroic story of survival during the storm and an uncertain future ahead. Bar-Lev served as co-producer on the resulting film, Trouble the Water, which was a 2009 Academy Award Nominee.[6] Trouble The Water also took the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award at Full Frame, a Special Jury Mention at Silverdocs, won the IFP Gotham Award for Best Documentary, and was nominated for the PGA Documentary award, and the NAACP Image Awards Best Documentary.[7]
Bar-Lev also directed The Tillman Story, a feature documentary about NFL safety Pat Tillman, who joined the Army Rangers in 2002 and was killed in a friendly fire incident two years later.[8] The Tillman Story won an Emmy, and was named the top documentary of 2010 by The San Francisco Critics' Circle,[9] The Florida Critics' Circle,[10] and St. Louis Film Critics,[11] and was nominated for ten additional critics' circle prizes, the National Board of Review Documentary award, the PGA Documentary award, and the Cinema Eye Audience Choice award.[12]
Bar-Lev’s 2013 film Happy Valley took a multidimensional look at the complicated and tragic tale of the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, and created a parable of guilt, responsibility, and identity for a small town caught in the glare of the national spotlight.[13] The film premiered at Sundance 2014 and was released theatrically in November of that year. Variety called it “nuanced but quietly excoriating,”[14] while Kenneth Turan at the LA Times called the film “explosive.”[15] Bar-Lev’s most recent film, Long Strange Trip, a four hour epic on the Grateful Dead was called "one of the most engrossing rock docs ever made" by the LA Times, and was shortlisted for the Oscar.[16]
Director/Producer
According to
- Fighter (2000) (director)[18]
- VH1: All Access (2003) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- Sundance Film Festival Dailies (2003) TV series (segment producer)
- Katrina (2006) (TV) (producer)
- It Could Happen Tomorrow (2006) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- My Kid Could Paint That (2007) (director)
- Trouble the Water (2008) (co-producer)
- The Tillman Story (2010) (director)[19]
- Happy Valley (2014) (director)
- Long Strange Trip (2017) (director) – documentary about the Grateful Dead, executive produced by Martin Scorsese[20][21]
References
- ^ MediaRights: Amir Bar-Lev's Shortlist Archived June 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Travers, Peter (2001-09-17). "Fighter". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ Taubin, Amy (2001-08-21). "The War That Never Ended". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Marla Olmstead: Show and tell". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20071102_Tale_of_the_4-year-old_art_prodigy_-_or_was_she_.html
- ^ "Amir Bar-Lev". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149405/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_6_prd
- ^ The Tillman Story (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-05
- ^ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Florida Film Critics Circle". Florida Film Critics Circle. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "St. Louis Film Critics Announce Winners of 2010 Awards". stlfilmcritics.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ The Tillman Story (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-05
- ^ Happy Valley (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-05
- ^ Chang, Justin (2014-01-21). "Sundance Film Review: 'Happy Valley'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Heartbreaking truths form foundation of 'Happy Valley'". Los Angeles Times. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (2017-05-25). "Review: A long 'Long Strange Trip' about the Grateful Dead is ultimately worth the journey". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Amir Bar-Lev". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2008-03-05.
- ^ MediaRights: Amir Bar-Lev's Shortlist Archived June 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Tillman Story (2010)". IMDb.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (October 23, 2014). "Martin Scorsese to Exec Produce Grateful Dead Doc". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Bernstein, Scott (December 14, 2016). "Sundance to Host Premiere of Long Awaited Grateful Dead Documentary". JamBase. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
External links
- amirbarlev
- Amir Bar-Lev at IMDb
- Amir discusses Long Strange Trip with Ira Haberman of The Sound Podcast