James minor

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James Moll (* 1963 in Allentown , Pennsylvania ) is an American film director and producer who won an Oscar in 1999 for his documentary The Last Days . The film deals with the Holocaust and the persecution of the Jews in the Third Reich . Moll was also honored with two Emmys and a Grammy for his work .

Life

James Moll, who was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, grew up in a musical home in Los Angeles and had a career as a pianist and composer in mind, graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1987 . He began his professional career as an intern with the film producer Lauren Shuler Donner . Moll assisted Donner in the realization of the American remake of the French comedy The Fugitives ( Les Fugitifs ) by Francis Veber , which appeared in 1989 under the title Das Bankentrio ( Three Fugitives ) and was produced by Shuler Donner.

The film Price for Peace (2002), which focuses on the American involvement in the Pacific War during World War II , was directed and produced by Moll. Running the Sahara , a full-length documentary, was made by Moll in 2007 as director and producer. It's about three men walking 4,300 miles from Senegal to Egypt through the desert. Actor Matt Damon was executive producer . The film is also intended to raise awareness of taking initiatives for clean water in Africa .

Moll's production company Allentown Productions Inc. mainly realizes film and television projects that have a historical background. Moll is a member of the Executive Committee of the Documentary Department of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Vice-Chairman of the Directors Guild of America , which is also responsible for documentary awards. He has also been the managing director of the Shoah Foundation , which was founded in 1994 by US director Steven Spielberg , since it was founded.

Filmography (selection)

- unless otherwise stated, as producer -

  • 1989: The banking trio ( Three Fugitives ; as assistant)
  • 1992: A yuppie stands in the woods ( Out on a Limb )
  • 1996: Survivors of the Holocaust (Documentation)
  • 1997: The Lost Children of Berlin (documentary)
  • 1998: The Last Days ( The Last Days ; director and editor)
  • 2000: A Holocaust szemei ​​(documentation)
  • 2002: Pamietam (documentation)
  • 2002: Broken Silence (documentary television miniseries)
  • 2002: Price for Peache (documentary; also director)
  • 2003: Burma Bridge Busters (documentary television film; also director)
  • 2004: A Remarkable Promise (short film; director)
  • 2006: The Murderer Father ( Inheritance ; also direction and editing)
  • 2007: Running the Sahara (documentary, also director)
  • 2010: Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal (Documentation)
  • 2011: Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (documentary; also director)
  • 2012: Always Faithful (documentary)
  • 2014: Farmland (documentary; also director)
  • 2017: Obey Giant (documentary; also director)

Awards / nominations

  • Winner of the 1996 Primetime Emmy for Notable Information in Documentary Survivors of the Holocaust . The documentary also won the CableACE Award and an Amicus Scholarship.
  • 1999 James Moll was with producer Kenneth Lipper in the category "Best Documentary (long form)" for the film The Last Days ( The Last Days excellent) with an Oscar. The film was also nominated for an "Eddie" by the American Cinema Editors .
  • In 2003 Moll was the winner of the "Christopher Award" with Broken Silence .
  • In 2009, Moll was for two Emmy Awards for the film The murderer father ( Inheritance nominated), of which he was able to win a. The film focuses on the fate of Monika Hertwig -Göth and the fight she had to fight because her father was SS-Hauptsturmführer Amon Göth . Amon Göth was portrayed by Ralph Fiennes in Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List , and achieved international fame.
  • In 2009 Moll was able to win the “IDA Award” for three episodes of the POV series .
  • Moll received a nomination from the International Documentary Association for the music documentary When I Rise (2010).
  • The documentary Back and Forth , which follows the career of the rock band Foo Fighters and was produced by Moll, won a Grammy Award in 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Biography: James Moll allentownproductions.com (English). Retrieved January 29, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Minor, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Allentown , Pennsylvania