Deborah Hoffmann

Deborah Hoffmann

Nascimento : 1947-10-17, New York

História

Deborah Hoffmann received an Academy Award nomination in 1995 for her documentary, Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter and again for Long Night's Journey into Day in 2000. She is widely acclaimed as editor of such classic documentaries as the Oscar winning The Times of Harvey Milk, Ethnic Notions, and Mullholland's Dream. She has received two National Emmys, a Peabody, a DuPont Columbia Award, and a Rockefeller Fellowship. Deborah has been a lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism since 2000. She has served on juries for the Sundance, San Francisco and Mill Valley Film Festivals and on the Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards. She is a member of the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Perfil

Deborah Hoffmann

Filmes

Unrest
Unrest
Executive Producer
Neste documentário emocionante, uma estudante de 28 anos cursando o doutorado em Harvard registra sua própria luta contra a síndrome de fadiga crônica.
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Long Night's Journey Into Day
Director
This documentary tells four stories of Apartheid in South Africa, as seen through the eyes of the Truth and Reconciliation commission
Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
Editor
With its four operas, seventeen-hour running time and months of rehearsal, Wagner's "Ring Cycle" is a daunting undertaking for any opera company. Jon Else goes backstage to show this rare event entirely from the point of view of union stagehands at the San Francisco Opera.
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Editor
Documentary on water usage and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Producer
This Academy Award-nominated film takes a moving personal story, illuminates it with insight and humor, and makes it universal. In recounting her attempts to come to terms with her mother's advancing Alzheimer's disease, Deborah Hoffmann explores the relationship between mother and daughter, parent and child, and the tenacity of love.
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Writer
This Academy Award-nominated film takes a moving personal story, illuminates it with insight and humor, and makes it universal. In recounting her attempts to come to terms with her mother's advancing Alzheimer's disease, Deborah Hoffmann explores the relationship between mother and daughter, parent and child, and the tenacity of love.
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Director
This Academy Award-nominated film takes a moving personal story, illuminates it with insight and humor, and makes it universal. In recounting her attempts to come to terms with her mother's advancing Alzheimer's disease, Deborah Hoffmann explores the relationship between mother and daughter, parent and child, and the tenacity of love.
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment
Editor
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
Ethnic Notions
Ethnic Notions
Editor
This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.
The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk
Editor
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
Squatters: The Other Philadelphia Story
Squatters: The Other Philadelphia Story
Editor
Discusses the squatters movement, made up of people who live in abandoned houses through necessity and in order to force change in housing policy. Focuses on Philadelphia, where Gloria Giles becomes a leader and gains a national reputation.