John Walter (filmmaker)
Encyclopedia
John W. Walter directed and edited Theater of War
in 2008, a documentary about Bertolt Brecht
's life and work that the NY Times' Manohla Dargis called "inspired, inspiring." Walter's first feature-length documentary How to Draw a Bunny
won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002, as well as the Audience Award at the Paris Film Festival in the same year. "Bunny," which Walter edited and directed, also earned him an Independent Spirit nomination, and is distributed by Palm Pictures and Lion's Gate DVD. Walter returned to Sundance in 2007 with a documentary that he edited, Amir Bar-Lev’s My Kid Could Paint That
, which Sony Classics released in Fall 2007.
Walter wrote, directed and edited an hour-long documentary, "Edison's Miracle of Light," for PBS' "The American Experience" (1995). He produced and edited Thom Powers' film "Guns & Mothers," a documentary investigation of American moms on both sides of the gun control debate, which was featured on the Emmy award-winning PBS series “Independent Lens" in 2003. For the Sundance Channel and CourtTV, Walter wrote, directed, and edited "Some Assembly Required," a documentary on the police response to the protests surrounding the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. He has also done television work for WNET, directing and editing for "Egg: The Art Show."
In addition, Walter has directed projects for Comedy Central, the Independent Film Channel, the Sundance Channel, PBS, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Walter grew up in Detroit, where he developed a love of film through watching King Kong and Godzilla movies. He now lives and works in New York's East Village.
Theater of War (film)
Director ’s 2008 documentary film uses the rehearsal process of a play production as a lens through which to investigate German playwright Bertolt Brecht's ideas on theater, politics, and war. The chosen production is a 2006 staging of "Mother Courage and Her Children," a play that Tony Kushner...
in 2008, a documentary about Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
's life and work that the NY Times' Manohla Dargis called "inspired, inspiring." Walter's first feature-length documentary How to Draw a Bunny
How to Draw a Bunny
How to Draw a Bunny is a 2002 English documentary film following Ray Johnson.-External links:* New York Times Movie Review...
won a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002, as well as the Audience Award at the Paris Film Festival in the same year. "Bunny," which Walter edited and directed, also earned him an Independent Spirit nomination, and is distributed by Palm Pictures and Lion's Gate DVD. Walter returned to Sundance in 2007 with a documentary that he edited, Amir Bar-Lev’s My Kid Could Paint That
My Kid Could Paint That
My Kid Could Paint That is a 2007 documentary film by director Amir Bar-Lev . The movie follows the early artistic career of Marla Olmstead, a young girl from Binghamton, NY who gains fame first as a child prodigy painter of abstract art, and then becomes the subject of controversy concerning...
, which Sony Classics released in Fall 2007.
Walter wrote, directed and edited an hour-long documentary, "Edison's Miracle of Light," for PBS' "The American Experience" (1995). He produced and edited Thom Powers' film "Guns & Mothers," a documentary investigation of American moms on both sides of the gun control debate, which was featured on the Emmy award-winning PBS series “Independent Lens" in 2003. For the Sundance Channel and CourtTV, Walter wrote, directed, and edited "Some Assembly Required," a documentary on the police response to the protests surrounding the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. He has also done television work for WNET, directing and editing for "Egg: The Art Show."
In addition, Walter has directed projects for Comedy Central, the Independent Film Channel, the Sundance Channel, PBS, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Walter grew up in Detroit, where he developed a love of film through watching King Kong and Godzilla movies. He now lives and works in New York's East Village.