Gerrit Folsom
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Gerrit Folsom is a Los Angeles
based producer of major motion pictures and television
.
In 1998 Gerrit Folsom produced the film version of the award winning play Dancing at Lughnasa
. The film's honors include an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Female Role by Brid Brennan. It was also nominated for 6 other awards including the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Feature Film and the Best Actress Award for Meryl Streep
.
In 2000 Gerrit Folsom joined a team of producers to create Where The Heart Is
starring Natalie Portman
, Ashley Judd
, and Stockard Channing
. Where The Heart Is earned $33,772,838 in ticket sales.
Folsom is also an accomplished musician, currently providing vocals and lead guitar for the Los Angeles based rock band The Ride.
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based producer of major motion pictures and television
Television
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.
Biography
Also known as Gerrit V. FolsomIn 1998 Gerrit Folsom produced the film version of the award winning play Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in Ireland's County Donegal in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator...
. The film's honors include an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Female Role by Brid Brennan. It was also nominated for 6 other awards including the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Feature Film and the Best Actress Award for Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
.
In 2000 Gerrit Folsom joined a team of producers to create Where The Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is may refer to:In film:* Where the Heart Is , a film starring Dabney Coleman and Uma Thurman* Where the Heart Is , a film starring Ashley Judd and Natalie PortmanIn television:...
starring Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag , better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship. Her first role was as an orphan taken in by a hitman in the 1994 French action film Léon, but major success came when she was cast as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel...
, Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd is an American television and film actress, who has played lead roles in films including Ruby in Paradise, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, Where the Heart Is and High Crimes...
, and Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role as Ouisa Kittredge in the play Six Degrees of Separation and its...
. Where The Heart Is earned $33,772,838 in ticket sales.
Folsom is also an accomplished musician, currently providing vocals and lead guitar for the Los Angeles based rock band The Ride.
Filmography
- The Weathered UndergroundThe Weathered UndergroundThe Weathered Underground is a 2010 interactive film starring Michael Ciraco and Brea Grant. It was written and directed by David N. Donihue who also played two roles.-Length and number of choices:...
(2010) associate producer - Big Ideas for a Small PlanetBig Ideas for a Small PlanetBig Ideas for a Small Planet is an American documentary series on the Sundance Channel which focuses on environmental innovations such as alternative fuel and green building techniques. The series premiered on the iTunes Store prior to its release on the Sundance Channel on April 17, 2007...
(2009) line producer 1 episode - Birth of a Racer (2007) co-executive producer
- How to Get the Guy line producer (2006) 6 episodes
- Queer Eye for the Straight GirlQueer Eye for the Straight GirlQueer Eye for the Straight Girl is a spin-off of the television show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Straight Girl aired from January to May 2005. As the name suggests, the program focuses on makeovers for women while following the format of the original show...
(2005) line producer 13 episodes - The Trip (2003) producer
- Planet of the Apes (2001)Planet of the Apes (2001 film)Planet of the Apes is a 2001 American science fiction film, based on Pierre Boulle's novel and a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. Tim Burton directed the film, which stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren. It tells the...
production supervisor Hawaiian filming - Boychick (2001) first assistant director
- Where the Heart Is (2000)Where the Heart Is (2000 film)Where the Heart Is is a 2000 drama/romance film directed by Matt Williams and produced by Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean, Patricia Whitcher and Matt Williams. Filmed in Austin, Texas, and Waco, Texas at Baylor University. The movie stars Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd...
co-producer - Dancing at LughnasaDancing at Lughnasa (film)Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1998 film adapted from the Brian Friel play of the same title, directed by Pat O'Connor.The movie competed in the Venice Film Festival of 1998. It won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Female Role by Brid Brennan...
(1998) line producer - Mortal Kombat: AnnihilationMortal Kombat (film)Mortal Kombat is a 1995 American action and adventure film directed by Paul Anderson. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the film was the first part of the Mortal Kombat film series...
(1997) line producer - One Night Stand (1997) location manager
- KazaamKazaamKazaam is a 1996 comedy film directed by Paul M. Glaser and stars Shaquille O'Neal as the title character Kazaam, a genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant a boy three wishes.-Plot:...
(1996) location manager - Pentathlon (1994) location manager
- Hard TargetHard TargetHard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Chinese director John Woo. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work Cajun merchant seaman who saves a young woman, Natasha Binder , from a gang of thugs in New Orleans...
(1993) location manager - The Meteor ManThe Meteor Man (film)The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero film written, directed, and starring Robert Townsend, and featuring an ensemble cast. Townsend stars as a mild-mannered schoolteacher, who becomes a superhero after his neighborhood in Washington, D.C. is terrorized by street gangs.Although the film is set in...
(1993) location manager - Rapid Fire (1992)Rapid Fire (1992 film)Rapid Fire is a 1992 action film starring the late Brandon Lee. Lee was reportedly in talks with 20th Century Fox about making Rapid Fire 2, prior to his death. School scenes were filmed at Occidental College in Los Angeles...
location manager - Nervous Ticks (1992) location manager
- Whore (1991) location manager
- Iron Maze (1991) location manager
- DarkmanDarkmanDarkman is a 1990 superhero action film directed by Sam Raimi. It is based on a short story Raimi wrote that paid homage to Universal's horror films of the 1930s...
(1990) location manager - Spaced InvadersSpaced InvadersSpaced Invaders is a 1990 science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano and Ariana Richards.-Plot:...
(1990) location manager - The Blob (1988) location manager
- Caring for the Dream (1986) production manager
- Savage DawnSavage DawnSavage Dawn is a 1985 action and drama film. The Fifth Chapter Motorcycle Club made an appearance in the film. The film was directed by Simon Nuchtern.-Plot:...
(1985) location manager