Eric Weinrib

Eric Weinrib (born 21 April 1972) is a filmmaker and TV producer from Plainview, New York, United States.

Eric Weinrib
Born	(1972-04-21) April 21, 1972 (age 50) Bay Shore, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation	Filmmaker

Career

Weinrib is currently^[when?] a producer for the Emmy Award-winning documentary series VICE on HBO. His pieces include "Closing Gitmo,"^[1] "Flint Water Crisis"^[2] and "White Collar Weed,"^[3] which The Denver Post describes as a marijuana story with "a fresh angle"^[4] and PopMatters describes as "an age-old cautionary tale of the privatization of a new market."^[5] He produced "The Paradise Papers," a VICE News Tonight hour-long special from behind the scenes an undercover, global investigation into a massive data leak containing millions of confidential documents from the international law firm, Appleby, which provides offshore services to the ultra-rich.^[6] "The Paradise Papers" won the New York Press Club award for TV Business Reporting.^[7]

Weinrib is the producer and director of Roseanne for President!,^[8][9] a documentary about Roseanne Barr's 2012 run for president of the United States.^[10] The movie premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival^[11] and won the Founders Prize at the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival.^[12] A review in The New York Times stated "Politics meets celebrity in Eric Weinrib’s fascinating documentary 'Roseanne for President!'"^[13] and The Daily Beast called it "Intimate and brilliantly observed."^[14] The movie was acquired by IFC Films and opened theatrically on July 1, 2016.^[15] The movie became available for streaming on the Hulu platform on Inauguration Day 2017.^[16] Newsweek selected it as "one of seven movies and shows to watch" online the following weekend.^[17]

Weinrib is a long-time collaborator of filmmaker Michael Moore as an archival researcher on Fahrenheit 9/11,^[18] coordinating producer on SiCKO and associate producer on Capitalism: A Love Story.^[19]

Weinrib was a staff writer on season one of Comedy Central’s Strangers with Candy starring Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris.^[10]

Weinrib's short film, Jimmy Walks Away, was an Official Selection of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.^[20] Jimmy Walks Away was included on “Park City; The Sundance Collection,” a DVD compilation of Sundance shorts.^[10]

Weinrib’s music credits include producing Michael Moore’s studio rendition of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin', included on the Occupy Wall Street benefit album, Occupy This Album; and presenting a 50th anniversary appearance of Ken Kesey’s “Further” bus and Zane Kesey’s Merry Band of Pranksters at Brooklyn Bowl.^[21]

Weinrib ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the 2016 Presidential election.^[22]

References

1. "The New $pace Race & Closing Gitmo - VICE". tv-episodes.prettyfamous.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "HBO Search". HBO. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
3. "HBO On-Demand Schedule". HBO. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
4. "Vice offers another Colorado pot story, but with a new angle". Ostrow Off The Record. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
5. "Vice: Season 4, Episode 4 - Beating Blindness and White Collar Weed". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
6. "The True Story Behind The Secret Nine-Month Paradise Papers Investigation (HBO)". EBL News. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
7. "BLOOMBERG NEWS EXPOSE OF KUSHNER REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS WINS GOLD KEYBOARD IN 2018 NEW YORK PRESS CLUB JOURNALISM AWARDS" (PDF). The New York Press Club.
8. Kenigsberg, Ben (18 April 2015). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Roseanne for President!'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
9. "'Roseanne for President!' review: Behind the scenes of Roseanne's run for the White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
10. "Roseanne Barr Presidential Campaign Doc in the Works (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
11. "What Doesn't Kill Roseanne Barr Is Still Making Her Stronger". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
12. "2015 Award Winners". Traverse City Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
13. Webster, Andy (30 June 2016). "Review: Revisiting an Unlikely Campaign in 'Roseanne for President!'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
14. Teeman, Tim (20 April 2015). "Roseanne Barr on Losing Her Sight, Smoking Weed, Rejecting Feminism, and Not Voting For Hillary". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
15. Hipes, Patrick (9 June 2016). "'Roseanne For President!' Acquired By IFC Films; Cannes Midnight Pic 'Train To Busan' Arrives At Well Go USA". Deadline.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
16. "'Roseanne For President!' Is Now Streaming on Hulu". Decider | Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
17. "What to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu". Newsweek. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
18. Scott, A. O. (2004-05-23). "Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Honors at Cannes". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
19. Ayers, Mike. "Tribeca Film Festival 2015: 'Roseanne For President!' Explores the Alternative Party System". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
20. "Archives / 1997 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
21. "Furthur Bus 50th Anniversary Tour, Featuring Zane Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters - Tickets - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY - August 22nd, 2014". Brooklyn Bowl. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
22. "Details for Candidate ID : P60018355". Fec.gov. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

External links

• Eric Weinrib on Instagram
• Eric Weinrib at IMDb
• Meet the 2015 Tribeca Filmmakers: Eric Weinrib Paints a Revealing Portrait of a Comedic Icon in 'Roseanne for President!'

 

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