Liz Garbus
Liz Garbus (* 1969 or 1970) is an American film producer , director and author who starred in 2016 with her documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? about the jazz and blues singer Nina Simone has been nominated for an Oscar . She is also known for her 1999 Oscar-nominated documentary The Farm: Angola, USA , which deals with the lives of some inmates in a maximum security prison.
Life
Liz Garbus, who graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in history and linguistics in 1992 , is one of the most prominent American documentary filmmakers. Garbus is the daughter of the lawyer Martin Garbus, who is very well known in America. Together with her colleague Rory Kennedy , Garbus is a co-founder of Moxie Firecracker Films, founded in 1998. She is married to documentary filmmaker and Emmy award winner Dan Cogan .
Garbus' entry into the film business came in 1986 with an episode of the television series America Undercover , which she directed. In 1993 she was a production manager on the documentary Hookers Hustlers Pimps and Their Johns , and in 1996 she first appeared as a producer on Final Judgment: The Execution of Antonio James , a television film. With her film The Farm: Angola, USA (1998), which accompanies six inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, including a murderer and a rapist, Garbus scored internationally and received much praise from critics. The film was at the Sundance Film Festival presented and awarded at various festivals with a total of six prizes and was nominated for four others, including in 1999 for the Oscar .
The film The Execution of Wanda Jean , which was awarded the Prize of the City of Setúbal - Special Mention in 2002, accompanies Wanda Jean Allen on her journey to death row. Garbus' 2003 documentary Girlhood was named one of the top films of 2003 by LA Weekly magazine. He explores America's legal system and the problem of how children cope with being exposed to domestic violence at an early age. The historical documentation The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003) also deals with violence. She follows the fate of a young woman who was taken to a Nazi internment camp with her mother . Garbus' 2007 documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib , which provides insights into notorious Iraqi prisons , also received an award . She received the Primetime Emmy Award for this . For the 2010 documentary Killing in the Name produced by Garbus, director Jed Rothstein received an Oscar nomination in the “Best Documentary Short” category , but lost to Strangers No More . Rothstein's film deals with the subject of Islamic terrorism . The assassination attempt at his wedding, a suicide bomber blew in the air and 27 members of the family of Al-Khaled and his wife Nadia Alami killed, took Ashraf Al-Khaled as an opportunity to perform with victims and perpetrators talks.
The biographical documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World from 2011 is all about the tragic fate of the chess genius Bobby Fischer . With this film Garbus won the Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. In the documentary Love, Marilyn (2012), the filmmaker casts intimate glances into Marilyn Monroe's diaries and notes that have not been shown before . Famous colleagues of the actress, such as Adrien Brody , Glenn Close , Viola Davis and Uma Thurman have their say. Entertainment Weekly hailed the film as the miracle of a documentary. The 2013 music documentary Before the Spring: After the Fall, produced by Garbus, is about the history of heavy metal music, a style of rock music. The film received the Jury Prize at the BendFilm Festival.
For her documentary about the life and career of the American jazz and blues singer Nina Simone under the title What Happened, Miss Simone? Garbus is nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Documentary” in 2016 together with Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes .
Filmography (selection)
Producer
- 1993: Hookers Hustlers Pimps and Their Johns (documentary; production manager)
- 1996: Final Judgment: The Execution of Antonio James (TV movie)
- 1998: The Farm: Angola, USA (documentary, + director)
- 1998: True Life (TV documentary series)
- 1999: Different Moms (documentary + director and author)
- 1999: Epidemic Africa (documentary short film)
- 2000: The Changing Face of Beauty (documentary television film; + co-director)
- 2000: Juvies (documentary television film)
- 2002: The Execution of Wanda Jean (documentary)
- 2002: Schooling Jewel (documentary)
- 2003: Together: Impact Violence Against Women (television documentary)
- 2003: A Boy's Life (TV documentary film)
- 2003: Pandemic: Facing AIDS (TV documentary mini-series)
- 2003: Girlhood (documentary; + director)
- 2003: Con Man (documentary)
- 2004: Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable (TV documentary film)
- 2005: Street Fight (documentary)
- 2005: Xiara's Song (documentary television film; + director)
- 2005: POV - Street Fight (TV documentary series)
- 2006: Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! (Documentary; + director)
- 2006: Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (TV Documentary)
- 2007: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (documentary)
- 2007: Coma IV (documentary; + director)
- 2009: Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (documentary; + director)
- 2010: Family Affair (documentary)
- 2010: The Fence (documentary short film)
- 2010: Killing in the Name (documentary short film)
- 2010: The Fence (La Barda) (documentary)
- 2011: Ticket to Ride into Wahnsinn ( Bobby Fischer Against the World , documentary; + director)
- 2011: There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (documentary; + director)
- 2012: Robot (documentary short film; + director)
- 2012: Love, Marilyn (documentary; + direction and script)
- 2013: Before the Spring: After the Fall (documentary)
- 2014: A Good Job: Stories of the New York Fire Department ( A Good Job. Stories of the FDNY , documentary television film; + director)
- 2015: What Happened, Miss Simone? (Documentary; + director)
- 2016: Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper (documentary, + director)
- 2018: Mission Truth - The New York Times and Donald Trump ( The Fourth Estate , documentary series; + director)
- 2018: A Dangerous Son (documentary; + director)
only directing
- 1986: America Undercover (TV Documentary Series, Epis. The Execution of Wanda Jean )
- 2000: Juvies (documentary television film)
- 2000: True Live - The Travelers (TV documentary series)
- 2002: The Execution of Wanda Jean (documentary)
- 2003: The Nazi Officer's Wife
- 2007: The Addiction Project - Brain Imaging Brookhaven National Laboratory (TV series)
- 2007: Addiction (Seg.Brain Imaging; documentary television film)
- 2007: Coma (documentary)
- 2020: Lost Girls
Performances by Liz Garbus
- 2009: Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (documentary about the lawyer Martin Garbus)
- 2011: There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (documentary, voice)
- 2016: Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter - Herself (TV Documentary Series)
Awards
Won
- 1998: Double Take Documentary Film Festival: Audience Award for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Wilbert Rideau, Jonathan Stack
- 1998: Florida Film Festival: Grand Jury Award for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 1998: Los Angeles Film Critics Association : LAFCA Award for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 1998: New York Film Critics Circle : NYFCC Award for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 1998: San Francisco International Film Festival : Golden Spire for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 1998: Sundance Film Festival : Grand Jury Prize for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 2002: Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival: Prize of the City of Setúbal - Special Mention for The Execution of Wanda Jean
- 2003: Atlanta Film Festival: Jury Award for Girlhood
- 2003: Nantucket Film Festival: Audience Award for Girlhood
- 2003: SXSW Film Festival: Audience Award for Girlhood
- 2007: Primetime Emmy for Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
- along with Rory Kennedy, Jack Youngelson, Diana Barrett, Sheila Nevins, Nancy Abraham
- 2011: Newport Beach Film Festival: Achievement Award for Bobby Fischer Against the World
- 2013: BendFilm Festival: Jury Prize for Before the Spring: After the Fall
- with Jed Rothstein, Allyson Luchak, Mark Levine
- 2016: Emmy Award for What Happened, Miss Simone?
- 2016: German Record Critics' Award: Best List (4th quarter 2016) for DVD edition What Happened, Miss Simone?
Nominations
- 1998: Taos Talking Picture Festival: Taos Land Grant Award for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Wilbert Rideau, Jonathan Stack
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1999 : Oscar for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 1999: Primetime Emmy Awards: Primetime Emmy for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack, Gayle Gilman, Michael Cascio
- 1999: Satellite Awards : Golden Satellite Award for The Farm: Angola, USA
- together with Jonathan Stack
- 2002: Sundance Film Festival : Grand Jury Prize for The Execution of Wanda Jean
- 2005: International Documentary Association: IDA Award for Street Fight
- together with Marshall Curry , Rory Kennedy , Cara Mertes, Sally Jo Fifer
- 2006: News & Documentary Emmy Awards for POV and for Street Fight
- together with Rory Kennedy, Cara Mertes, Sally Jo Fifer, Marshall Curry
- 2009: International Documentary Association: Video Source Award for Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
- along with Rory Kennedy, Jed Rothstein, Sheila Nevins, Nancy Abraham and
- Video Source Award for Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
- together with Rory Kennedy, Jack Youngelson, Sheila Nevins
- 2009: Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize for Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
- 2010: International Documentary Association: IDA Award for The Fence
- along with Rory Kennedy, Keven McAlester , Nancy Abraham, Lauren Barker, Sheila Nevins, Mark Bailey
- 2011: Miami Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize for Bobby Fischer Against the World
- 2012: Primetime Emmy Awards: Primetime Emmy for Bobby Fischer Against the World
- together with Sheila Nevins, Dan Cogan, Stanley F. Buchthal, Rory Kennedy, Matthew Justus, Nancy Abraham
- 2015: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Audience Award for What Happened, Miss Simone? (8th place)
- 2015: International Documentary Association: Video Source Award for What Happened, Miss Simone? and IDA Award for What Happened, Miss Simone?
- along with Amy Hobby, Jayson Jackson, Justin Wilkes
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2016 : Oscar for What Happened, Miss Simone?
- along with Amy Hobby , Justin Wilkes
- 2016: Alliance of Women Film Journalists: EDA Award for What Happened, Miss Simone?
- 2016: Black Reel Awards : Black Reel for What Happened, Miss Simone
- 2016: Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US: Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize for What Happened, Miss Simone
- 2016: Directors Guild of America , USA: DGA Award for What Happened, Miss Simone?
Web links
- Liz Garbuz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Liz Garbus at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gregg Kilday and Stephen Galloway: Hollywood's Most Dangerous Documentarians on Death Threats, Scientology and "Staging" Reality In The Hollywood Reporter , November 12, 2015 (English). Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ↑ a b c Moxie Firecracker Films at moxiefirecracker.com (English)
- ^ Dan Cogan Wiki: Founder, Net Worth, 'Impact Partners', 'Icarus' & Facts To Know. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
- ^ No Degrees of Separation. Retrieved February 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Liz Garbus at moxiefirecracker.com (English), accessed on February 12, 2016.
- ↑ The 88th Academy Awards | 2016 at oscars.org (English)
- ↑ Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special: Emmy 2016
- ↑ Prize of the German Record Critics: Award for Nina Simone Documentation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garbus, Liz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garbus, Elizabeth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, director, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 or 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |