Steven Greenstreet
Steven Greenstreet | |
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Born | March 14, 1979 |
Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
Website | stevengreenstreet |
Steven Greenstreet (born March 14, 1979) is an American
Career
Greenstreet's feature debut,
Greenstreet illustrates the escalating obesity epidemic in America with his documentary Killer at Large (2008). The film investigates disturbing trends in how not only food addiction, but stress and fear, under-regulation and misinformation all contribute to the nation’s swelling weight problems.[6] Examining the often unhealthy state of school lunches and negative influence of kid-oriented advertising, the documentary reveals connections between the government and the food industry, exposing how children are the real victims of this obesity crisis.[7] Highlighting the example of twelve-year-old Brook Bates, whose 2006 liposuction surgery made national headlines, the film contemplates how the indoctrination of children to perpetuate unhealthy habits will supersede laying the blame on personal accountability.[8]
The premiere of 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010) at Sundance was met with a lengthy standing ovation despite the intense controversy surrounding it.[9] The film was inspired by ballot measures like California’s "
In February 2013, it was announced that Greenstreet's next project was a documentary on pop singer Kesha. Greenstreet, along with Lagan Sebert, followed Kesha over two years as she performed in various countries and then returned to the U.S. to record her sophomore album, Warrior. The documentary was released by MTV and premiered in April 2013.[13][14][15]
Since 2019 Greenstreet has hosted The Basement Office, a New York Post Youtube series concerning UFOs.[16]
Filmography
- The Basement Office (2019–) (director/producer/host)
- The Curse of Don's Plum (2019) (producer)
- The Banker Suicides (2016) (producer)
- Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (2013) (co-director/producer)
- 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010) (co-director/producer)
- Killer at Large (2008) (director/producer)
- This Divided State (2005) (director/producer)[17]
References
- ^ Chaney, Jen (January 30, 2010). "'8: The Mormon Proposition': Audacious look at church's role in gay-marriage ban". The Washington Post.
- ^ Bloch, Brandon. "Words w/ Filmmaker Steven Greenstreet". ReadysetDC.
- ^ Harris, Jen. "'State' takes adroit look at free speech". Yale Daily News.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (August 23, 2005). "This Divided State". Variety.
- ^ Kadaba, Navin. "Hypocrisy Revealed in "This Divided State"". The Stanford Review.
- ^ Godlasky, Anne. "'Killer at Large?' Obesity". USA Today.
- ^ Neilson, Chris. "Killer at Large". DVD Talk.
- ^ Meaney, Jake (April 5, 2009). "Killer at Large". PopMatters.
- Indiewire.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (June 18, 2010). "Marching in the War on Gay Marriage". The New York Times.
- ^ Means, Sean. "'8' looks at mix of Mormonism and politics". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (June 21, 2010). "The roots of '8: The Mormon Proposition'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Exley, Jennifer. "MTV Sets Ke$ha Docu-Series Premiere Date, Reveals Extended Preview (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Montgomery, James. "Ke$ha Brings 'My Crazy Beautiful Life' To MTV: Watch A Preview!". MTV. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Full cast and crew for "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life"". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "The Basement Office - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Steven Greenstreet". Internet Movie Database.