Josh Fox
Josh Fox (born 1972 in Milanville , Pennsylvania ) is an American film producer , director and screenwriter for documentary films .
Career
Josh Fox was born in Milanville, Pennsylvania in 1972 and attended Columbia University .
In the film business he joined in 2008 for the first time in appearance, when he for the film Memorial Day in addition to his directorial work as a film producer was responsible and writer wrote it. Fox achieved international fame with the Oscar nomination for his documentary Gasland at the 2011 Academy Awards . The idea for the film arose when a company offered him 100,000 US dollars for his country in May 2008 in order to develop the gas reserves there. He received mixed reviews for this film, and resistance to fracking grew even in Europe .
He then produced the documentary Gasland Part II for Home Box Office (HBO) , which was broadcast in 2013.
Filmography
- 2008: Memorial Day
- 2010: Gasland (documentary)
- 2012: Occupy Sandy (short documentary film)
- 2012: The Sky Is Pink (short documentary film)
- 2013: Gasland Part II (documentary)
- 2016: How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change (documentary)
- 2016: DIVEST! The Climate Movement on Tour (Documentary)
- 2017: Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock (documentary)
Web links
- Josh Fox in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The 83rd Academy Awards - 2011. Oscars.org, accessed January 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Filmmaker Josh Fox reached millions of people worldwide with his investigative documentary. Since the premiere of the film, resistance has also grown in Europe. October 13, 2011, accessed January 23, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fox, Josh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, director and screenwriter for documentaries |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milanville , Pennsylvania , United States |