FilmCatcher: American Teen interv- Director Nanette Burstein
Nanette Burstein on the "teen movie"-ness of AMERICAN TEEN
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Nanette Burstein Interview
- Date of Birth: 23 May, 1970
- Place of Birth: Buffalo, NY
- Biography: Nanette Burstein (born May 23, 1970) is an American film and television director. Burstein has produced, directed, and co-directed many documentaries which have won her many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary and the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Documentary.
Filmography
- Going the Distance (2010)
- American Teen (2008)
- NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)
- American Shopper (2007)
- Autobiography (2005)
- Film School (2004)
- The Kid Stays in the Picture (2003)
- Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America (2001)
News
Five More Go the Distance
comingsoon.net –
2009-07-27
Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan, Kelli Gellar, Rob Riggle and Jason Sudeikis round out the cast of New Line's romantic comedy Going the Distance , starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, reports Variety . ... Full Article
Have you ever doubted that school is a battleground? This film should set you straight. Nanette Burstein's American Teen doc cherry-picks five teen-flick archetypes from a Midwest high: school: geek, jock, alt gal, hunk, queen bee. ... Full Article
Nanette Burstein is rapidly expanding her portfolio. The documentary filmmaker has inked a deal with RDF USA to develop and produce multiple unscripted series projects in the docu-reality genre. ... Full Article
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sky.com –
2009-03-09
So what does it mean to be, like, a 21st century adolescent in America ? Oscar-nominated documentary maker Nanette Burstein endeavours to find out by following a clutch of Midwestern high-schoolers through their senior year. ... Full Article
It's no ordinary documentary. With its cliques and nerdy social outcasts; adolescent angst and drama, American Teen Nanette Burstein's extraordinary high-school study is as compulsively entertaining as a John Hughes movie. ... Full Article
Telling teen tales hit, miss
canoe.ca –
2009-01-02
Capturing the essence of teen life is a challenge.Teenaged directors never have the machinery or money to pull off a major film.Adult directors often filter teen experience through cynical eyes. ... Full Article