Ross Spears
Ross Spears (born 1947 in Johnson City , Tennessee ) is an American documentary filmmaker .
Life
Spears received a Guggenheim Fellowship and made his first documentary in 1980 . The documentary about the American poet James Agee , in which Jimmy Carter , John Huston and Robert Saudek, among others , had their say, was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary in 1981.
His next project was Electric Valley through the Tennessee Valley Authority , the largest US power producer on behalf of the PBS . The Long Shadows dealt with the effects of the Civil War . Then Spears turned to James Agee one more time, In 1992 To Render a Life was written about his book I want the big men to praise . Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White was another production for PBS about southern literature prior to the start of World War II . For Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People about the Appalachians , he won Sissy Spacek as the narrator.
In his productions, Spears mostly acts as a director , producer and screenwriter in personal union . Sometimes he also leads the camera or is responsible for editing the film .
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Agee
- 1983: The Electric Valley
- 1987: Long Shadows
- 1992: To Render a Life
- 1998: Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White
- 2009: Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People
- 2010: The High Holy Days Video Project
Web links
- Ross Spears in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ross Spears in the All Movie Guide (English)
Awards
- 1981: Oscar nomination for Best Documentary for Agee
- 1992: Crystal Heart Award for To Render a Life
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guggenheim Foundation (English)
- ↑ Colorlab.com ( Memento of the original dated November 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
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SURNAME | Spears, Ross |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American documentary filmmaker |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Johnson City , Tennessee , United States |