Bruce Sinofsky
Bruce Jeffrey Sinofsky (born March 31, 1956 in Boston , Massachusetts , † February 21, 2015 in Montclair , New Jersey ) was an American director and producer of documentaries .
Life
Sinofsky studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University until his graduation in 1978 . He then began his film career as an editor at Maysles Films . Since 1991 he was married to Florence Sinofsky . Sinofsky died on February 21, 2015 of complications from his diabetes . He leaves five children.
He often worked with Joe Berlinger . At the 2012 Academy Awards , he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary category for directing Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory together with Joe Berlinger . He is also an Emmy recipient for his work on Paradise Lost - The Child Murders in Robin Hood Hills (1996). He was nominated for three more Emmys for the three parts of his Paradise Lost trilogy.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: America Undercover (TV documentary series, director)
- 1989: Outrageous Taxi Stories (short film, editor)
- 1990: The Last Party (Editor)
- 1992: Brother's Keeper (documentary, director, editor and producer)
- 1995: Frontline (TV documentary series, director and producer)
- 1996: Paradise Lost - The Child Murders in Robin Hood Hills ( Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills , documentary, director, editor and producer)
- 1998: Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union (TV documentary, director and producer)
- 2000: Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (TV documentary, director and producer)
- 2001: American Masters (TV documentary series, director and producer)
- 2001: FanClub (TV documentary series, director)
- 2002: One Who Day (documentary, director)
- 2003: Hollywood High (TV documentary special, director)
- 2004: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (documentary, director and producer)
- 2005–2012: Iconoclasts (TV documentary series, director)
- 2006: Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (TV documentary series, director)
- 2007: Addiction (documentary television film, director and producer)
- 2007: Montclair (actor)
- 2009: San Quentin Film School (TV documentary series, director)
- 2011: Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (documentary, director)
- 2011: Oprah ’s Master Class (TV Documentary Series, Director)
- 2012: Oprah's Master Class: Special Edition (TV Movie, Director)
- 2013: Devil's Knot (Actor)
- 2014: Metallica : This Monster Lives (short documentary film, producer)
- 2015: Oprah's Master Class: Belief Special (TV Movie, Director)
- 2015: Oprah's Master Class: Civil Rights Special (TV documentary, director)
- 2015: Very Semi-Serious (documentary, producer)
Web links
- Bruce Sinofsky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscar nominee 2012 of the Tisch School of Arts at nyu.edu (English)
- ↑ Obituary for Bruce Sinofsky at latimes.com (English)
- ↑ The 84th Academy Awards | 2012 at oscar.org (English)
- ↑ Emmy Awards 1997 at emmys.com (English)
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SURNAME | Sinofsky, Bruce |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sinofsky, Bruce Jeffrey (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director and producer of documentaries |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2015 |
Place of death | Montclair, New Jersey , United States |