Stanley Nelson, documentary filmmaker
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Stanley Nelson's production company, Firelight Media, which he co-founded with his wife Marcia Smith in the year 1998 reveals stories of people, places, cultures and issues that are not represented properly in the mainstream media. Nelson's films are well researched, balanced, and informative as well as entertaining that deal with issues from past and present African American history.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Lasse Hallstrom, Film director
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The film director Lasse Hallstrom, whose films often deal with emotionally charged subjects, has created realistic, unsentimental portraits of people struggling through life altering experiences. 'Chocolate' in the year 2000, which is a follow-up to The Cider House Rules, won the prize for the best international filmmaker at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Todd Haynes, filmmaker
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Todd HaynesEs sees himself as a political filmmaker. He has majored in art and semiotics, the theory of signs and symbols and incorporates his studies into the story lines of his film projects.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
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