Steven Bognar

Steven Bognar

История

Steven Bognar is an American film director. He is an Oscar-winning and award-winning documentary American-Hungarian filmmaker, whose films have been screened at SXSW, Sundance, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival.

Профиль

Steven Bognar

Фильмы

Julia's Stepping Stones
Producer
Pioneering filmmaker Julia Reichert, who passed away in 2022, shares the intimate story of her youth, as a working-class girl, and how she began to dream of a larger life for herself, coming to embrace her working-class identity, and discovering feminism, documentary filmmaking, and her own voice. This luminous short film was edited and completed by Julia’s partner Steven Bognar.
Julia's Stepping Stones
Director
Pioneering filmmaker Julia Reichert, who passed away in 2022, shares the intimate story of her youth, as a working-class girl, and how she began to dream of a larger life for herself, coming to embrace her working-class identity, and discovering feminism, documentary filmmaking, and her own voice. This luminous short film was edited and completed by Julia’s partner Steven Bognar.
Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life
Director
Dave Chappelle provides the community he calls home with two things desperately needed in difficult times – economic and comic relief. What began as an experimental socially-distanced live comedy show in a neighbor's cornfield, grew into an unforgettable summer with his neighbors, friends and fellow comedians.
We Still Make Things
Executive Producer
Documents a southern Ohio story of partnership and creative problem-solving that helped a hospital tackle its PPE shortage.
9to5: The Story of a Movement
Cinematography
In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.
9to5: The Story of a Movement
Producer
In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.
9to5: The Story of a Movement
Director
In the early 1970s, a group of secretaries in Boston decided that they had suffered in silence long enough. They started fighting back, creating a movement to force changes in their workplaces. This movement became national, and is a largely forgotten story of U.S. twentieth century history. It encapsulates a unique intersection of the women’s movement with the labor movement. The awareness these secretaries brought to bear on women’s work reverberates even today. Clericals were the low-wage workers of their era. America now confronts the growing reality of deep income inequality. The stories and strategies of these bold, creative women resonates in contemporary America.
Дэйв Шаппелл: 8:46
Director
«8:46» — выступление Дэйва Шаппелла в память о погибшем Джордже Флойде. Именно столько времени его душил полицейский, пока Флойд не перестал подавать признаки жизни; и именно в это время сам Дэйв появился на свет. Выступление было записано 6 июня. Получился не столько стендап, сколько искренняя в своем гневе проповедь в адрес полицейского произвола, лицемерных звёзд и политиков, и попытка осмыслить происходящее в родной для Шаппелла стране.
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
Self
Barack and Michelle Obama talk with the directors of the documentary American Factory about the importance of storytelling and the impact of their film.
Американская фабрика
Producer
В постиндустриальном штате Огайо китайский миллиардер открывает новый завод в заброшенном заводе General Motors, нанимая на работу две тысячи сотрудников. Первые дни надежды и оптимизма сменяются неудачами, когда высокотехнологичный Китай сталкивается с Америкой рабочего класса.
Американская фабрика
Director
В постиндустриальном штате Огайо китайский миллиардер открывает новый завод в заброшенном заводе General Motors, нанимая на работу две тысячи сотрудников. Первые дни надежды и оптимизма сменяются неудачами, когда высокотехнологичный Китай сталкивается с Америкой рабочего класса.
Making Morning Star
Director
Shot in Cincinnati, Making Morning Star presents a behind-the-scenes look at the joys and challenges of developing a new American opera. Featuring interviews with composer Ricky Ian Gordon, librettist William M. Hoffman, and director Ron Daniels, the film captures the delicate collaborative balance of personalities during an intense workshop hosted by the Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music
The Last Reel
Editor
As cinemas across the United States transition to digital projectors, this short documentary celebrates the beauty of traditional 35-millimeter film.
The Last Reel
Cinematography
As cinemas across the United States transition to digital projectors, this short documentary celebrates the beauty of traditional 35-millimeter film.
The Last Reel
Director
As cinemas across the United States transition to digital projectors, this short documentary celebrates the beauty of traditional 35-millimeter film.
Sparkle
Director
Sheri "Sparkle" Williams has been a star dancer with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) for nearly 40 years, a track record virtually unheard of in the professional dance community. The powerhouse dancer suffers her first serious injury, on stage during a bold performance. She must decide whether to face the tough work needed to recover in time for a return to the stage... at age 49
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Producer
The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Editor
The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Director of Photography
The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Writer
The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
Director
The inside story of the last days of a General Motors plant in Moraine, Ohio, as lived by the people who worked the line.
The Dream Catcher
Producer
An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who escorts him to his uncle. Finding his uncle equally broke, the duo head on to Oklahoma City to try to find the first teen's long-gone ex-con father. A confrontation between father and son send the duo on into exploits in the west including getting beaten up, busting into an Indian reservation church, and hitch-hiking with a beautiful nurse.
Personal Belongings
Editor
An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.
Personal Belongings
Cinematography
An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.
Personal Belongings
Producer
An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.
Personal Belongings
Writer
An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.
Personal Belongings
Director
An eight-year chronicle of the filmmaker's father.
Deadbeat at Dawn
Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.