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America’s policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ranchers, and chefs. Worried for their survival, trailblazing food writer Ruth Reichl reaches out across political and social divides to uncover the country’s broken food system and the innovators risking it all to transform it.
Dir: Laura Gabbert
Dir: Laura Gabbert
"Initially constrained by early pandemic travel restrictions, Gabbert relies on a hybrid format that alternates onsite sequences shot by local crews with Reichl’s video calls, a format with limited flexibility that’s fortunately enlivened by Philip Owens’ perceptive editing." - The Hollywood Reporter
"The diverse interactions between Reichl and her interview subjects are interwoven by Philip Owens’ insightful, intuitive editing. Owens also expertly blended the food writer’s engaging interviews with captivating archival photos and news footage that help personalize each interviewee’s story" - Cinema Daily
Documentary feature follows famous chef Yotam Ottolenghi on his quest to bring the sumptuous art and decadence of Versailles to life in cake form at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Dir: Laura Gabbert
Dir: Laura Gabbert
"For such a sweet film, "Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles" evolves into a complex exploration of the symbiotic relationship between money and art, and questions what the visibility of that conspicuous consumption could portend." - Los Angeles Times
Documentary feature about advertising and what drives the people behind the business, directed by Doug Pray (Surfwise, Scratch, Hype!). The film ran in competition at Sundance and won the Emmy for Arts & Culture Programming.
Dir: Doug Pray
Dir: Doug Pray
"Like a good ad, Art & Copy bounds along and never bores. That's a big credit to Pray's savvy compilation and of editor Philip Owens' crisp cuts." - Hollywood Reporter
"The film owes its masterly editing to the off-beat vision of Philip Owens" - Box Office magazine
"tightly edited and well-paced" - Wired magazine
Documentary feature about B-movie producer/director Roger Corman and the effect he has had on popular culture. Featuring interviews with Hollywood A-Listers including Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Martin Scorcese, Peter Fonda, Penelope Spheeris, Bruce Dern, Robert De Niro, David Carradine, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Demme and many others, and following the production of a Corman movie in production. The film screened at Sundance and Cannes, and was nominated for the Palmes d'Or.
Dir: Alex Stapleton
Dir: Alex Stapleton
"The unseen MVPs of this particular show are, however, editors Victor Livingston and Philip Owens, whose selection and compilation of clips from the vast Corman back-catalogue represent a masterclass in the snappy presentation of archive materials." - Jigsaw Lounge
"an entertaining, zippy tour through his career" - MSN
"supremely watchable" - Guardian
Documentary feature about the reinvention of classic American advertising in the age of web apps. With the help of Google and young creative teams, the original creative directors of the ads find new ways to tell the same message
Awards: Gold @ One Show Interactive, Silver & 2 Bronze @ Clios 2013
Dir: Doug Pray
Awards: Gold @ One Show Interactive, Silver & 2 Bronze @ Clios 2013
Dir: Doug Pray
"an incredibly inspirational and well-produced documentary … I walked away inspired to do something creative" - Tapinfluence
A four and a half hour documentary series for HBO on the relationship and influence of hiphop legend Dr.Dre and producer and music industry titan Jimmy Iovine.
Dir. Allen Hughes.
Dir. Allen Hughes.
The story of how Kailash Satyarthi launched and built a global movement to rescue children from slavery.
Dir. Derek Doneen
Dir. Derek Doneen
A 40min short doc for HBO about the Andy Warhol Brillo Box the director grew up, what became of it, and the price of art.
Dir: Lisanne Skyler.
Dir: Lisanne Skyler.
Feature documentary on Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, and the impact of the release of his first album about his faith.
Dir: Elizabeth Chai Vasahelyi
Dir: Elizabeth Chai Vasahelyi
Feature documentary following a clinical trial into a radical new diabetes treatment.
Dir: Lisa Hepner & Guy Mossman
Dir: Lisa Hepner & Guy Mossman
