Blair Foster

Blair Foster

История

Blair Foster is a filmmaker who won two Emmys for her work on the Academy Award winning film, Taxi to the Dark Side as well as an Emmy for Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World. In 2017 she directed and produced, along with Alex Gibney, Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge for HBO. She also produced the Netflix documentary Get Me Roger Stone which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Foster produced the Emmy nominated Sinatra: All or Nothing at All and the Peabody Award winning Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown both directed by Alex Gibney.She is the Executive Producer of The History of the Eagles as well as We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks. In 2012 Foster produced Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream, part of the Peabody Award winning International Why Poverty series. She is the co-creator and director of The Conversation, seven short films about race published by the New York Times Op-Doc series. Blair attended graduate school for history and has a Master’s degree in documentary film from Stanford University.

Профиль

Blair Foster
Blair Foster

Фильмы

Take Your Pills: Xanax
Take Your Pills: Xanax
Executive Producer
A cure for some and a curse for others, widely prescribed anti-anxiety medication is examined by patients and experts in this revealing documentary.
Take Your Pills: Xanax
Take Your Pills: Xanax
Director
A cure for some and a curse for others, widely prescribed anti-anxiety medication is examined by patients and experts in this revealing documentary.
Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control
Consulting Producer
This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, director Alex Gibney reveals a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of presidential leadership.
Сумасшедшая любовь
Сумасшедшая любовь
Casting Associate
В самом разгаре последнего года учебы в школе остроумному, но склонному к самокопанию парню ставят диагноз шизофрении. Изо всех сил стараясь сохранить это в секрете, он влюбляется в яркую одноклассницу, помогающую ему перестать зависеть от своего состояния.
A Conversation with My Black Son
A Conversation with My Black Son
Director
For generations, parents of black boys across the U.S. have rehearsed, dreaded and postponed œThe Conversation. But when their boys become teenagers, parents must decide how to handle discussions about race. In this short film originally published by The New York Times Op-Docs, parents reveal their struggles with telling their black sons that they may be targets of racial profiling by the police.
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
Producer
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.
Мы крадем секреты: История WikiLeaks
Мы крадем секреты: История WikiLeaks
Executive Producer
Документальная лента рассказывает о том, как австралийский журналист Джулиан Ассанж создавал свой знаменитый сайт, способствовавший утечке десятков тысяч секретных документов правительства и спецслужб Соединенных Штатов. Своей целью Ассанж ставит доступность информации в равной степени для всех, и благодаря действиям Джулиана и его сторонников эта цель становится всё ближе.
Такси на тёмную сторону
Такси на тёмную сторону
Co-Producer
Углубленный взгляд на практику пыток в Соединенных Штатах в Афганистане, Ираке и заливе Гуантанамо, с акцентом на невиновного таксиста в Афганистане, которого пытали и убили в 2002 году.
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
Associate Producer
Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s is a look back at a decade of turbulent, often uncertain times that included the hiring and firing of several casts, numerous writers, producers and ultimately the revitalization of the show with the return of executive producer Lorne Michaels.