Robert Stone (director)
Encyclopedia
Robert Stone is a British-American documentary film
maker. His work has been screened at dozens of film festivals and televised around the world, notably several times on PBS
's American Experience
series. His most recent work is Earth Days
(2009), about the beginnings of the environmental movement
in the USA. Earth Days was nominated for the Sheffield Green Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2009.
and educated in the United States
. His father Lawrence Stone
was a noted historian and Chair the History Department at Princeton University
, where Robert grew up. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the Sorbonne
and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
in New York. His debut work was the Oscar-nominated Radio Bikini
(1988) about nuclear tests performed around Bikini Atoll
in 1946.
Known mostly for his use of archival material in historical documentaries, Stone has produced several well received documentaries created on DV
. He was creator of a 24 part semi-interactive permanent installation at the JFK Museum in Boston. His work has been coproduced with a wide variety of television companies including PBS
, Discovery
, TLC
, Channel Four, ARTE
, ZDF
, RAI
and Court TV
and CBS
. His work has been screened at Sundance and dozens other festivals and televised in many countries. He has served as a judge for a number of awards and festivals in both documentary and fiction and recently had his first retrospective in Canada.
Stone lives in New York City with his wife and son.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
maker. His work has been screened at dozens of film festivals and televised around the world, notably several times on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
's American Experience
American Experience
American Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service Public television stations in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history...
series. His most recent work is Earth Days
Earth Days
Earth Days is a 2009 documentary film about the start of the environmental movement in the United States. It was directed by Robert Stone and is distributed by Zeitgeist Films while in theaters. Earth Days premiered on United States television April 19...
(2009), about the beginnings of the environmental movement
Environmental movement
The environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green politics, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
in the USA. Earth Days was nominated for the Sheffield Green Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2009.
Biography
Stone was born in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and educated in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. His father Lawrence Stone
Lawrence Stone
Lawrence Stone was an English historian of early modern Britain. He is noted for his work on the English Civil War and marriage.-Biography:...
was a noted historian and Chair the History Department at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where Robert grew up. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
__notoc__The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is an acting school located at 115 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, as well as at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California...
in New York. His debut work was the Oscar-nominated Radio Bikini
Radio Bikini
Radio Bikini is a 1988 American documentary film directed by Robert Stone. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Documentary Feature....
(1988) about nuclear tests performed around Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands....
in 1946.
Known mostly for his use of archival material in historical documentaries, Stone has produced several well received documentaries created on DV
DV
DV is a format for the digital recording and playing back of digital video. The DV codec was launched in 1995 with joint efforts of leading producers of video camcorders....
. He was creator of a 24 part semi-interactive permanent installation at the JFK Museum in Boston. His work has been coproduced with a wide variety of television companies including PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, Discovery
Discovery
Discovery may refer to:* Discovery , observing or finding something unknown* Discovery , a character's learning something unknown* Discovery , a process in courts of law relating to evidence- Devices :...
, TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
, Channel Four, ARTE
Arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
, ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
, RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
and Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. His work has been screened at Sundance and dozens other festivals and televised in many countries. He has served as a judge for a number of awards and festivals in both documentary and fiction and recently had his first retrospective in Canada.
Stone lives in New York City with his wife and son.
Filmography
- Radio BikiniRadio BikiniRadio Bikini is a 1988 American documentary film directed by Robert Stone. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Documentary Feature....
(1988) - The Satellite Sky (1990)
- Farewell, Good Brothers (1992)
- World War III (1998)
- American Babylon (2000)
- Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004)
- Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army (2004)
- Hollywood Vietnam (2005)
- Oswald's Ghost (2008)
- Earth DaysEarth DaysEarth Days is a 2009 documentary film about the start of the environmental movement in the United States. It was directed by Robert Stone and is distributed by Zeitgeist Films while in theaters. Earth Days premiered on United States television April 19...
(2009) - The Civilian Conservation Corps (2010)
- The Civilian Conservation Corps (2009; broadcast by PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
's American ExperienceAmerican ExperienceAmerican Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service Public television stations in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history...
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