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

1. ↑ Guggenheim Foundation (English)
2. ↑ 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)