Stephen Auerbach
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Stephen Auerbach is an American filmmaker
specializing in feature-length documentaries.
Auerbach’s first feature documentary, Race Across America, about the bicycle race of the same name
, aired on NBC
and received the highest ratings in the network’s history for a cycling event. The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Boulder International Film Festival
. His follow-up film, Bicycle Dreams
, was released to film festivals and DVD in 2009. During production, which took place in 2005, Auerbach had stretches of 36 hours without sleep in order to document the continuous race and to experience the sleep deprivation of its participants. Auerbach eventually ended up with 450 hours of footage, which took him several years to cut into a finished film. Bicycle Dreams has received a number of film festival awards, including Best Feature Documentary at the Yosemite Film Festival, Grand Rapids Film Festival, Red Rock Film Festival
, Solstice Film Festival, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, Fallbrook Film Festival, Los Angeles Sports Film Festival, and the Breckenridge Film Festival.
Other films directed by Auerbach include The Circus Comes to Town, about traveling circus troupes of the Great Depression
era, and The Memory Box, about a group of African social activists working to lift Ethiopia
out of poverty and despair.
Auerbach has also won multiple film festival awards for his work as a film editor. Prior to his entrance into the world of independent filmmaking, Auerbach had executive produced, produced, directed, or written over 125 hours of programming for major network broadcast outlets, cable networks, and syndication. Auerbach began his career as a staff writer for comedian Richard Belzer
.
(2009)
The Memory Box (2008)
When The Circus Comes to Town (2007)
Race Across America (2006)
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
specializing in feature-length documentaries.
Auerbach’s first feature documentary, Race Across America, about the bicycle race of the same name
Race Across America
The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
, aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and received the highest ratings in the network’s history for a cycling event. The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder International Film Festival sponsored by the Colorado Film Society, is held annually on Presidents Day Weekend in Boulder, Colorado USA, and has developed a reputation as one of the most influential young film festivals in the U.S., with an extraordinary number of new-but-unknown feature...
. His follow-up film, Bicycle Dreams
Bicycle Dreams
Bicycle Dreams is a 2009 documentary film by director Stephen Auerbach about the Race Across America, a 3000-mile cross-country bicycle race. The film has won numerous film festival awards.-Plot:...
, was released to film festivals and DVD in 2009. During production, which took place in 2005, Auerbach had stretches of 36 hours without sleep in order to document the continuous race and to experience the sleep deprivation of its participants. Auerbach eventually ended up with 450 hours of footage, which took him several years to cut into a finished film. Bicycle Dreams has received a number of film festival awards, including Best Feature Documentary at the Yosemite Film Festival, Grand Rapids Film Festival, Red Rock Film Festival
Red Rock Film Festival
Red Rock Film Festival is an international film festival in Southern Utah in the United States. Held annually in November, in St. George, Ivins, and Springdale by Zion National Park, the festival introduces the area to new international and US independent film...
, Solstice Film Festival, Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, Fallbrook Film Festival, Los Angeles Sports Film Festival, and the Breckenridge Film Festival.
Other films directed by Auerbach include The Circus Comes to Town, about traveling circus troupes of the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
era, and The Memory Box, about a group of African social activists working to lift Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
out of poverty and despair.
Auerbach has also won multiple film festival awards for his work as a film editor. Prior to his entrance into the world of independent filmmaking, Auerbach had executive produced, produced, directed, or written over 125 hours of programming for major network broadcast outlets, cable networks, and syndication. Auerbach began his career as a staff writer for comedian Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer
Richard Jay Belzer is an American stand-up comedian, author, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as John Munch, which he has portrayed as a regular cast member on the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as in guest...
.
Filmography
Bicycle DreamsBicycle Dreams
Bicycle Dreams is a 2009 documentary film by director Stephen Auerbach about the Race Across America, a 3000-mile cross-country bicycle race. The film has won numerous film festival awards.-Plot:...
(2009)
The Memory Box (2008)
When The Circus Comes to Town (2007)
Race Across America (2006)