Nee Brothers
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The Nee Brothers, Aaron and Adam, are an American filmmaking team most famous for their feature The Last Romantic
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCeS-yorGtc and Terrene http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1246551&fr=, garnered them recognition as a filmmaking team. Their feature film, The Last Romantic, made Aaron and Adam Nee the winners of the Emerging Filmmakers Award http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=21317 at the 29th Starz Denver Film Festival. The festival noted it as: "Ambitious in its narrative and visual aesthetics, this film is also the rare work by a first-time filmmaker that is both very funny and very smart," and "buoyed by an impressive and charming central performance as well as an eccentric and hilarious supporting cast." http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2006/11/beauty_in_troub.html
They were also featured in Filmmaker Magazines in their 25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM 2006 .http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2006/features/25_faces16-20.php
An earlier collaborative work of Aaron and Adam Nee was the music of ru(ok). Both brothers still create music separately, with Aaron scoring many of the projects he has produced http://www.augustfilms.tv/adnee/music.html.
Aaron also does motion graphics and visual effects through his company G.R.O.W. LLC .
and Sex in the City. Adam starred in the 2006 film The Last Romantic
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519639/, as well as other features including Able Danger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056411/ and South of Heaven http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448128/, where he acted alongside Aaron, playing brothers Roy and Dale Coop http://www.indiewire.com/movies/movies_050504prod.html. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
and Shalom Harlow
, which was shot on DV for under $20,000, opened at the SXSW film festival. The film was selected to play in The New York Times and Emerging Pictures "Undiscovered Gems of 2006",http://www.emergingpictures.com/gems_06.htm a series of films highlighting some of the best undistributed films of the past year. The film has been labeled as belonging to the Mumblecore
movement, although others have argued that its cinematography, story, and use of professional actors excludes it from such a grouping http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/archives/012986.html.
The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic is a documentary filmed within the home of concert pianist Vladimir Horowitz. The film contains mainly performances of classical works, but also provides an intimate look into Horowitz's private life.-Description:...
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The Brothers
Although the brothers work separately at times, with Adam acting and writing solo or with other writing partners, and Aaron directing Documentary projects and commercials, their collaboration on short and feature films, music videos for talent including A Fine FrenzyA Fine Frenzy
Alison Sudol , known professionally as A Fine Frenzy , is a US alternative singer and songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, One Cell in the Sea, was released on July 17, 2007, and peaked at number 91 on the Billboard 200 chart...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCeS-yorGtc and Terrene http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1246551&fr=, garnered them recognition as a filmmaking team. Their feature film, The Last Romantic, made Aaron and Adam Nee the winners of the Emerging Filmmakers Award http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=21317 at the 29th Starz Denver Film Festival. The festival noted it as: "Ambitious in its narrative and visual aesthetics, this film is also the rare work by a first-time filmmaker that is both very funny and very smart," and "buoyed by an impressive and charming central performance as well as an eccentric and hilarious supporting cast." http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2006/11/beauty_in_troub.html
They were also featured in Filmmaker Magazines in their 25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM 2006 .http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2006/features/25_faces16-20.php
An earlier collaborative work of Aaron and Adam Nee was the music of ru(ok). Both brothers still create music separately, with Aaron scoring many of the projects he has produced http://www.augustfilms.tv/adnee/music.html.
Aaron Nee
Aaron Nee, the elder of the brothers Nee, attended the University of Central Florida http://www.thefilmlot.com/interviews/INTneebros.php. Aaron is considered a gifted cinematographer and his work in their debut feature has been called some of the most beautiful DV cinematography in independent film to date http://www.augustfilms.com/adnee/movies.html. His documentary following convicts released from prison and their journey to rehabilitation and transformation will be released at the end of 2008.Aaron also does motion graphics and visual effects through his company G.R.O.W. LLC .
Adam Nee
The younger Nee brother moved to New York City as a young adult to pursue acting, which entailed day work on such television projects as Law & OrderLaw & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
and Sex in the City. Adam starred in the 2006 film The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic is a documentary filmed within the home of concert pianist Vladimir Horowitz. The film contains mainly performances of classical works, but also provides an intimate look into Horowitz's private life.-Description:...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519639/, as well as other features including Able Danger http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056411/ and South of Heaven http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448128/, where he acted alongside Aaron, playing brothers Roy and Dale Coop http://www.indiewire.com/movies/movies_050504prod.html. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic, starring Adam Nee, James UrbaniakJames Urbaniak
James Christian Urbaniak is an American actor. Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife Julie and their twins, son Severn Jerzy and daughter Esme Maeve....
and Shalom Harlow
Shalom Harlow
Shalom Harlow is a Canadian model and actress.-Life and career:Harlow was born in Oshawa, Ontario, the daughter of Sandi Herbert and David Harlow. Though her mother named her Shalom , meaning "peace" in Hebrew, her family is not Jewish. She was discovered at a Cure concert in Toronto and started...
, which was shot on DV for under $20,000, opened at the SXSW film festival. The film was selected to play in The New York Times and Emerging Pictures "Undiscovered Gems of 2006",http://www.emergingpictures.com/gems_06.htm a series of films highlighting some of the best undistributed films of the past year. The film has been labeled as belonging to the Mumblecore
Mumblecore
Mumblecore is an American independent film movement that arose at the turn of the 21st century. Filmmakers associated with the movement include Andrew Bujalski, Lynn Shelton, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg, and Barry Jenkins....
movement, although others have argued that its cinematography, story, and use of professional actors excludes it from such a grouping http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/archives/012986.html.