David Heilbroner

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David Heilbroner and Kate Davis at the 74th Peabody Awards

David Heilbroner (born August 20, 1957 ) is an American writer , film producer , film director , film editor and screenwriter in the field of documentary films .

Career

Heilbroner received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1979 and his Juris Doctor degree from Northeastern Law School in 1984 .

In 1995 the film Deadly Favors was released, based on his book Death Benefit . Since 2000 he has been making documentaries with his wife Kate Davis. Their first project together was American Babylon , with Heilbroner as producer and Davis as editor. Other projects with his wife included Pucker Up (2005), Plastic Disasters (2006), Waiting for Armageddon (2009), Stonewall Uprising (2010), The Cheshire Murders (2013), The Newburgh Scam (2014) and the short documentary Traffic Stop , which was released in 2017. The latter film tells the story of Breaion King, who was arrested for low speeding. The plot is based on the story of a 28-year-old who was arrested in Texas and hanged herself in a prison cell days later. For this artistic achievement, Heilbroner and Davis received an Oscar nomination in the category “ Best Documentary Short Film ” at the 2018 Academy Awards . However, the award was presented to Frank Stiefel for his contribution Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 .

In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Private

David Heilbroner has been married to Kate Davis since May 5, 1987 and they are parents of a son (* 1994) and a daughter (* 1997).

Filmography (selection)

  • 1995: Deadly Favor ( Death Benefit , TV movie)
  • 2000: American Babylon
  • 2004: jockey
  • 2013: The Cheshire Murders
  • 2014: The Newburgh Sting
  • 2017: Traffic Stop (short film)

Works (selection)

  • 1990: Rough Justice
  • 1993: Death Benefit

Web links

Commons : David Heilbroner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c David Heilbroner. Huffington Post , accessed February 21, 2018 .
  2. ^ Northeastern Law Forum: David Heilbroner '84. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
  3. ^ The 90th Academy Awards - 2018. Oscars.org , accessed February 21, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
  5. ^ Witness From the Prosecution. The New York Times , September 30, 1990, accessed February 21, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Heilbroner, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 20th August 1957