ROBERT DREW
Robert Drew
Gender: Male
Known for: Production
Birthday: February 15, 1924
Deathday: July 30, 2014
Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Biography
Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films are archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including "Faces of November," "Herself: Indira Gandhi," and "Bravo!/Kathy's Dance". His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award.
Filmography
Production
TBA·
DavidProducer
Director, Writer
Producer, Director
Producer, Writer
1975·
Who's Out There?Producer
Executive Producer, Director
1971·
The Sun Ship GameProducer, Director
Executive Producer
1966·
Storm SignalDirector
Director, Producer
1964·
Faces of NovemberExecutive Producer, Director
Executive Producer, Director
1963·
The ChairCinematography, Executive Producer, Director
1962·
BlackieExecutive Producer
1962·
Susan StarrExecutive Producer
1962·
JaneExecutive Producer
1962·
NehruProducer
1961·
DavidExecutive Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
1961·
Aga KhanProducer
1960·
ABC Close-Up!Writer, Producer, Executive Producer
1960·
PrimaryProducer, Writer, Editorial Manager, Sound Recordist, Director
1960·
Yanki No!Producer, Director
1957·
American FootballDirector, Producer