Barbara shock

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Barbara Schock (* 1955 or 1956 in South Dakota ) is an American film director and filmmaker who won the 72nd Academy Awards 2000 in the category "Best Short Film" (Live Action) for her film My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York has been awarded an Oscar .

biography

Barbara Schock, originally from South Dakota, did her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at the University of California, San Diego , followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing at the American Film Institute . At the same time, she attended seminars in various stages of directing combined with courses on guiding actors.

Before Schock went to New York, she worked at Chapman University, visiting professor at Aalto University in Helsinki and at the California College of the Arts and taught for three years at Tisch Asia, where she taught the curriculum and studies for the students of the second year headed. She also gave masterclasses on short films for Maine Media Workshop students. Schock was the vice president of productions for Silverfilm Productions for Joan Micklin Silver .

At the beginning of her career, Schock made the two independent feature films California Without End (1984) and From Hollywood to Deadwood (1988) together with her then husband, the writer and filmmaker Rex Pickett . She was a student of the late painter and legendary film critic Manny Farber , whom she described as her most important mentor. Schock was also responsible for overseeing the development of the scripts by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and novelist Alan Furst. Schock assisted David Fincher when he directed Alien 3 for 20th Century Fox in London . She was also the assistant to producer Michael Nozik on the thriller Half-Blood , directed by Michael Apted and produced by TriStar Pictures .

In 2000, the short film My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples, made under Schocks, won an Oscar in New York and received 15 other awards at various festivals, including the prestigious Ida-Lupino Award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA). Pickett wrote the script for the film.

Schock, now a professor at the Tisch School of the Arts and the chair of the school's graduate film program, was previously the director of directing and is known for intensively expanding and directing the actors' curricula with great strength. She is also the new chair of the school's graduate film program. Schock is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has been a member of the Executive Committee for Short Films and Feature Animation since February 2005. She is currently working with Pickett on a full-length indie film based on the story On Tour with Max, adapted by Miles Wilson .

Schock lives in Manhattan with her second husband John Martin and their daughter.

Filmography (selection)

special thanks for the following short films :

  • 1994: Trevor
  • 2008: Bean
  • 2011: Les vacances de Victor et Lisa
  • 2013: My Father's Truck
  • 2013: A Day in Eden
  • 2014: Oh Lucy!
  • 2014: Quedate
  • 2015: Blood and Water
  • 2015: Carmelo
  • 2017: Oh Lucy!

Awards (selection)

year Award Category, work winner Result
1998 DGA Student Film Award "Best Short Film" My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York Barbara Schock (AFI) Won
1998 Filmmaker Audience Award AFI Festival: "Best Student Short Film" My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York Barbara shock Won
1999 Student award Palm Springs International ShortFest : "Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes" My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York Barbara shock Won
2000 Oscar "Best Short Film" My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York Barbara Schock together with producer Tammy Tiehel Won

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Barbara J. Schock ~ 62 sS radaris.com (English)
  2. The 72nd Academy Awards | 2000 sS oscars.org (English)
  3. Live Action Short Winner: 2000 Oscars Cate Blanchett and Jude Law present the Oscar to Barbara Schock and Tammy Tiehel
  4. a b c d e Barbara Schock sS tisch.nyu.edu (English)
  5. "Sideways" author: 'I was ready to shoot myself - then I found pinot noir ' In: The Guardian , the guardian.com (English)