Roger Weisberg

Roger Weisberg (born before 1993) is an American producer and director of television series and documentaries, who has received awards for several of his works and with his most famous documentaries Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002) and Sound and Fury (2000) was nominated for an Oscar . In his films, Weisberg often deals critically with socio-political issues and deals with substance abuse and addiction or child abuse and pregnancy of minors , for example . In total, he has received over 100 awards.

Filmography

1993 for Road Scholar (1993): Seattle International Film Festival - Golden Space Needle Award , Category: Best Documentary
1993 for Road Scholar (1993): CINE Competition - CINE Golden Eagle , Category: Documentary
2002 for Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002): Atlanta Film Festival - Jury Award , Category: Best Documentary Short
2003 for Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002): Palm Springs International ShortFest - 2nd place, Jury Award , Category: Best Documentary
2005 for Waging a Living (2002): New Jersey International Festival - Grand Prize , Category: Best Documentary Film / Video
2010 for No Tomorrow (2010): Hamptons International Film Festival - Victor Rabinowitz and Joanne Grant Award for Social Justice

1993 for Road Scholar (1993): Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize , Documentary category

2001 for Sound and Fury (2000): Academy Award - Best Documentary, Features

2003 for Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002): Academy Award - Best Documentary, Short Subjects

2006 for Rosevelt's America (2005), with Tod Lending : Black Reel Award - Best Independent Mini Documentary

personal data
SURNAME	Weisberg, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1993