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'''Lian Lunson''' (born February 3, 1959)<ref name=ber>{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20061642.pdf|title=Berlinale 2006: Leonard Cohen|website=[[Berlinale|berlinale.de]]}}</ref> is an [[Australian people|Australian]] actress who became an award-winning documentary filmmaker. She has also written a novel.
'''Lian Lunson''' (born February 3, 1959)<ref name=ber>{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20061642.pdf|title=Berlinale 2006: Leonard Cohen|website=[[Berlinale|berlinale.de]]}}</ref> is an [[Australian people|Australian]] actress who became a filmmaker and author.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Lian Lunson was born in rural [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], outside the Australian metropolis [[Melbourne]]. After attending The Ensemble drama school in [[Sydney]] and working as an actor, she moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1987 to join the film industry. Lunson produced commercials and music videos, and in 1997 opened her own production company based in LA, Horse Pictures.<ref name=ber/> At the request of Island records Lian made a video for Willie Nelson in Ireland for his Spirit album. For the song 'She Is Gone, she also made a 15 minute EPK. It was at that time that Lian took Willie Nelson to meet U2 in their studio in Dublin. Whilst there U2 and Willie Nelson recorded the song 'Slow Dancing' which was captured on film by Lunson and used in the documentary that she would make for Willie called [[Willie Nelson]], ''Willie Nelson: Down Home'', it aired in 1997 on TV channel [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmfilmcommentary.com/2013/06/16/interview-with-lian-lunson-sfiff56/|title=INTERVIEW WITH LIAN LUNSON – SFIFF56|last=Malin|first=Sean L.|date=June 16, 2013|website=cmfilmcommentary.com}}</ref>
Lian Lunson was born in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], outside the Australian metropolis [[Melbourne]]. After attending The Ensemble drama school in [[Sydney]] and working as an actor, she moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1987 to join the film industry. Lunson produced commercials and music videos, and in 1997 opened her own production company based in LA, Horse Pictures.<ref name=ber/> At the request of [[Island Records]], Lian made a video for [[Willie Nelson]] in [[Ireland]] for his [[Spirit (Willie Nelson album)|Spirit album]]. For the song 'She Is Gone', she also made a 15 minute electronic press kit. It was at that time that Lian took Nelson to meet [[U2]] at their studio in [[Dublin]]. Whilst there, U2 and Nelson recorded the song 'Slow Dancing', which was captured on film by Lunson and used in the documentary that she would make for Willie called, ''Willie Nelson: Down Home''. It aired in 1997 on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmfilmcommentary.com/2013/06/16/interview-with-lian-lunson-sfiff56/|title=INTERVIEW WITH LIAN LUNSON – SFIFF56|last=Malin|first=Sean L.|date=June 16, 2013|website=cmfilmcommentary.com}}</ref>
[[File:Lian Lunson films U2 Toronto.jpg|thumb|Lian Lunson films U2 Toronto]]
[[File:Lian Lunson films U2 Toronto.jpg|thumb|Lian Lunson films U2 in [[Toronto]]]]
She also produced ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]: Songs Inspired By'', an alternate soundtrack to the [[Mel Gibson]] film. Gibson would go on to produce Lunson's documentary about the poet and singer/songwriter [[Leonard Cohen]], called ''[[Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man]]'' and released in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/profile-lian-lunson/article711784/|title=PROFILE: LIAN LUNSON|last=Adams|first=James|date=June 27, 2006|publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> During production, she met [[Kate & Anna McGarrigle]], subject of Lunson's next documentary, ''[[Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle]]''. Released in 2012, the film chronicles a tribute concert that happened in New York following Kate's 2010 death, and was produced by Kate's musician son [[Rufus Wainwright]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dannypeary.blogspot.com/2013/07/lian-lunson-on-her-lovely-musical.html|title=Lian Lunson on Her Lovely Musical Tribute to Kate McGarrigle|last=Peary|first=Danny|date=July 5, 2013|website=[[Danny Peary|dannypeary.blogspot.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353019|title=McGarrigle documentary captures songs of faith, family, and love|accessdate=June 26, 2013|date=June 25, 2013 |first=Cate|last=Kustanczy|work=[[Digital Journal]]}}</ref> In 2006, she was awarded the [[Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE DOROTHY ARZNER DIRECTORS AWARD|Dorothy Arzner Directors Award]] for her work on this film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wif.org/past-recipients|title=Past Recipients|accessdate=June 1, 2019|website=[[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|wif.org]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830035734/http://wif.org/past-recipients|archivedate=August 30, 2011|df=}}</ref> Lunson will make her feature film debut with ''[[Waiting for the Miracle to Come]]'', filmed at [[Willie Nelson]]'s hometown of [[Spicewood, Texas]], and featuring Nelson, [[Charlotte Rampling]] and [[Sophie Lowe]]. [[Wim Wenders]] and [[Bono]] are executive producers, with the [[U2]] frontman also contributing a song performed by Nelson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/willie-nelson-and-bono-team-for-miraculous-movie-192725/|title=Willie Nelson and Bono Team for Miraculous Movie|last=Dunkerley|first=Beville|date=February 18, 2015|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
She also produced ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]: Songs Inspired By'', an alternate soundtrack to the [[Mel Gibson]] film. Gibson would go on to produce Lunson's documentary about the poet and singer/songwriter [[Leonard Cohen]], called ''[[Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man]]'' Which released in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/profile-lian-lunson/article711784/|title=PROFILE: LIAN LUNSON|last=Adams|first=James|date=June 27, 2006|publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> During production, she met [[Kate & Anna McGarrigle]], subject of Lunson's next documentary, ''[[Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle]]''. Released in 2012, the film chronicles a tribute concert that happened in New York following Kate's 2010 death, and was produced by Kate's musician son [[Rufus Wainwright]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dannypeary.blogspot.com/2013/07/lian-lunson-on-her-lovely-musical.html|title=Lian Lunson on Her Lovely Musical Tribute to Kate McGarrigle|last=Peary|first=Danny|date=July 5, 2013|website=[[Danny Peary|dannypeary.blogspot.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353019|title=McGarrigle documentary captures songs of faith, family, and love|accessdate=June 26, 2013|date=June 25, 2013 |first=Cate|last=Kustanczy|work=[[Digital Journal]]}}</ref> In 2006, she was awarded the [[Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE DOROTHY ARZNER DIRECTORS AWARD|Dorothy Arzner Directors Award]] for her work on this film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wif.org/past-recipients|title=Past Recipients|accessdate=June 1, 2019|website=[[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|wif.org]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830035734/http://wif.org/past-recipients|archivedate=August 30, 2011|df=}}</ref> Lunson made her feature film debut with ''[[Waiting for the Miracle to Come]]'', filmed in Willie Nelson's hometown of [[Spicewood, Texas]], and features Nelson, [[Charlotte Rampling]] and [[Sophie Lowe]]. [[Wim Wenders]] and [[Bono]] were executive producers, with Bono also contributing a song performed by Nelson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/willie-nelson-and-bono-team-for-miraculous-movie-192725/|title=Willie Nelson and Bono Team for Miraculous Movie|last=Dunkerley|first=Beville|date=February 18, 2015|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Credit
! Credit
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
| A Street To Die
| ''A Street To Die''
| Actress. Played Receptionist
| Actress - Played Receptionist
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
| [[The Big Hurt (film)|The Big Hurt]]
| ''[[The Big Hurt (film)|The Big Hurt]]''
| Actress. Played Lisa
| Actress - Played Lisa
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Dogs in Space]]
| ''[[Dogs in Space]]''
| Actress. Played Grant's Girl
| Actress - Played Grant's Girl
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Army Wives]]
| ''[[Army Wives]]''
| Actress. Played Wendy
| Actress - Played Wendy
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| Willie Nelson: Down Home (TV documentary)
| ''Willie Nelson: Down Home'' (TV documentary)
| Director /Writer / Producer
| Director/Writer/Producer
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS (video documentary)
| ''I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS'' (video documentary)
| Producer - segment "Time"
| Producer - segment "Time"
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| [[Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man]]
| ''[[Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man]]''
| Director /Writer / Producer
| Director/Writer/Producer
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| [[Across the Universe (film)]]
| ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]''
| Special Thanks
| Special Thanks
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| [[Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle]]
| ''[[Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle]]''
| Director, Writer
| Director/Writer
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| [[Waiting for the Miracle to Come]]
| ''[[Waiting for the Miracle to Come]]''
| Producer, Director, Writer
| Director/Writer/Producer
|}
|}


Revision as of 11:37, 2 June 2019

Lian Lunson
Born
Lian Lunson

(1959-02-03) February 3, 1959 (age 65)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)actress, writer, filmmaker
Notable workLeonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Lian Lunson (born February 3, 1959)[1] is an Australian actress who became a filmmaker and author.

Biography

Lian Lunson was born in Victoria, outside the Australian metropolis Melbourne. After attending The Ensemble drama school in Sydney and working as an actor, she moved to Los Angeles in 1987 to join the film industry. Lunson produced commercials and music videos, and in 1997 opened her own production company based in LA, Horse Pictures.[1] At the request of Island Records, Lian made a video for Willie Nelson in Ireland for his Spirit album. For the song 'She Is Gone', she also made a 15 minute electronic press kit. It was at that time that Lian took Nelson to meet U2 at their studio in Dublin. Whilst there, U2 and Nelson recorded the song 'Slow Dancing', which was captured on film by Lunson and used in the documentary that she would make for Willie called, Willie Nelson: Down Home. It aired in 1997 on PBS.[2]

Lian Lunson films U2 in Toronto

She also produced The Passion of the Christ: Songs Inspired By, an alternate soundtrack to the Mel Gibson film. Gibson would go on to produce Lunson's documentary about the poet and singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen, called Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Which released in 2005.[3] During production, she met Kate & Anna McGarrigle, subject of Lunson's next documentary, Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle. Released in 2012, the film chronicles a tribute concert that happened in New York following Kate's 2010 death, and was produced by Kate's musician son Rufus Wainwright.[4][5] In 2006, she was awarded the Women in Film Dorothy Arzner Directors Award for her work on this film.[6] Lunson made her feature film debut with Waiting for the Miracle to Come, filmed in Willie Nelson's hometown of Spicewood, Texas, and features Nelson, Charlotte Rampling and Sophie Lowe. Wim Wenders and Bono were executive producers, with Bono also contributing a song performed by Nelson.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Credit
1985 A Street To Die Actress - Played Receptionist
1985 The Big Hurt Actress - Played Lisa
1986 Dogs in Space Actress - Played Grant's Girl
1986 Army Wives Actress - Played Wendy
1997 Willie Nelson: Down Home (TV documentary) Director/Writer/Producer
2004 I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS (video documentary) Producer - segment "Time"
2005 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Director/Writer/Producer
2007 Across the Universe Special Thanks
2012 Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle Director/Writer
2016 Waiting for the Miracle to Come Director/Writer/Producer

References

  1. ^ a b "Berlinale 2006: Leonard Cohen" (PDF). berlinale.de.
  2. ^ Malin, Sean L. (June 16, 2013). "INTERVIEW WITH LIAN LUNSON – SFIFF56". cmfilmcommentary.com.
  3. ^ Adams, James (June 27, 2006). "PROFILE: LIAN LUNSON". The Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ Peary, Danny (July 5, 2013). "Lian Lunson on Her Lovely Musical Tribute to Kate McGarrigle". dannypeary.blogspot.com.
  5. ^ Kustanczy, Cate (June 25, 2013). "McGarrigle documentary captures songs of faith, family, and love". Digital Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Past Recipients". wif.org. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Dunkerley, Beville (February 18, 2015). "Willie Nelson and Bono Team for Miraculous Movie". Rolling Stone.

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