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Fred Barney Taylor

January 19, 2024

Fred Barney Taylor (born August 25, 1948) is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known for directing The Polymath or, The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman in 2007 which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was an official selection of the 2008 International Festival of Films on Art, London International LGFF, FRAMELINE, OUTFEST, REELING, and Seattle GLFF.

Fred Barney Taylor
Fred Barney Taylor, 2010
Born (1948-08-25) August 25, 1948 (age 75)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilmmaker

Career edit

Taylor shot The Architecture of Rhythm (1989) on location in West Africa, the Caribbean, and Brazil. It was selected for the Distant Lives series co-produced by PBS and the Learning Channel, and broadcast nationally.

Taylor's 1982 film, Los Hijos de Sandino (The Children of Sandino) was shot in 16mm. In Show Us Life Chuck Kleinhans said: "The film presents the poetry of the revolution; that is the part of the total picture never captured in maps, charts and the official talking-head interviews with officials."[1] It was an award winner at the Global Village Documentary Festival, New York City, 1983 and was an invited participant at festivals in Havana, Edinburgh, Milan, and Mexico City.[2][3][4][5][6]

Taylor was an annual visiting professor, Michigan State University from 1993 to 1999 where he created, designed and taught production courses in Great Britain and Mexico for the MSU Study Abroad program.{citation needed} He was a Senior Faculty Member at the School of Visual Arts in New York City from 1988 to 1999 where he was a senior production instructor and thesis advisor. He founded and taught at the New York International Media Group, an instructional workshop devoted to small format videography and filmmaking, 1982–1986.[7] Currently, he is the Director of Maestro Media Productions in New York City.[citation needed]

Between 1999 and 2001, Taylor directed Great Writers/Great Cities for the Travel Channel. In four 60-minute films, the series showcased cities seen through the eyes of contemporary writers. Episodes included: Paco Taibo's Mexico City, narrated by Edward James Olmos; Iain Sinclair's London; Carl Hiaasen: From Miami to Key West with music and narration by Warren Zevon and New York Underground, with Lucy Sante, Samuel R. Delany, David Rieff, and Fran Lebowitz.

Taylor's film, Atlantis (2006), "a tantalizing treatment of the Brooklyn Bridge"[9] was shot in High-Definition for the HD Lab of Rainbow Media's VOOM Channel VOOM Channel broadcast in December, 2006 and was the Official Selection of the New York Video Festival, 2007 and screened at Pacific Film Archives, 2008.[8]

In 2007 he directed The Polymath or, The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman. The film was received positive critical reception. The New Yorker said: "Taylor's understated direction, featuring simple images that prod Delany's recollections gently along, makes the film a lively and thoughtful look at a deeply lived-in life."[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Jump Cut said that "Taylor's film illustrates Delany's life through a series of what Roland Barthes called biographemes (preferences, inflections, details to which the author might be distilled)."[16] It was voted Best Documentary Feature, 2008 at the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and was an official selection of the 2008 International Festival of Films on Art, Montreal, London International LGFF, FRAMELINE (San Francisco GLFF), OUTFEST (Los Angeles GLFF), REELING (Chicago International GLFF), Seattle GLFF.

Filmography edit

  • The Lethem Project, currently in post-production
  • The Polymath or, The Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman (2007)
  • Atlantis (2006)
  • The Gates (2005)
  • Vegas Around the World (2002-2003)
  • Las Vegas Exposed (2002-2003)
  • Great Writers/Great Cities (1999-2000): Paco Taibo's Mexico City"; Iain Sinclair's London"; Carl Hiaasen: From Miami to Key West"; New York Underground, with Luc Sante, Samuel R. Delany, David Rieff, and Fran Lebowitz"
  • Conversations with Myself (1998)
  • The NMAI Today (1997), Commissioned by the National Museum of the American Indian, for the Smithsonian Institution
  • Four Acts in Glass, Produced by the American Craft Museum, New York (1997)
  • Mondo Miami (1995)
  • The Way of the People (1992), Commissioned by the National Museum of the American Indian, for the Smithsonian Institution
  • The Architecture of Rhythm (1989)
  • Los Hijos de Sandino (The Children of Sandino) (1982)
  • Lives of the Artists (1982)
  • The Structuralist Films of David Rimmer (1973)

References edit

  1. ^ "Show Us Life" Toward a History and Aesthetics of the Committed Documentary. Edited by Thomas Waugh. Chapter 17: Forms, Politics, Makers, and Contexts: Basic Issues for a Theory of Radical Political Documentary. By Chuck Kleinhans. 1984.
  2. ^ # Uno Más Uno: El Sandinismo en Super 8, 25 de enero de 1985. Uno Mas Uno
  3. ^ "Show Us Life" Toward a History and Aesthetics of the Committed Documentary. Edited by Thomas Waugh. Chapter 17: Forms, Politics, Makers, and Contexts: Basic Issues for a Theory of Radical Political Documentary. By Chuck Kleinhans. 1984.
  4. ^ Fiction International Magazine, 1986. Special Central American Issue. Reelpolitik: Invention and Intervention in Three U.S. Films on Central America. By Julianne Burton.
  5. ^ The Scotsman. Fuller Hits a Raw Nerve. By Ian Bell. August 25, 1983.
  6. ^ American Anthropologist: From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today: Los Hijos de Sandino. 1980. A film by Fred Barney and Kimberly Safford. Volume 86, Issue 1, March 1984, Pages: 237–238, John A. Booth. Article first published online : 19 OCT 2009, American Anthropologist
  7. ^ The Independent: Dinner at Eight, May 1985
  8. ^ Highly Defined: New Works from the Voom HD Lab. 2007. Highly Defined
  9. ^ DIONES, BRUCE. The New Yorker (April 2007);The New Yorker
  10. ^ # CinemaQueer
  11. ^ # Philadelphia City Paper, 2008/07/10/lust-for-life
  12. ^ # Locus Magazine, March 2010: Samuel R. Delany: The Grammar of Narrative Locus Magazine, March 2010: Samuel R. Delany: The Grammar of Narrative 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ # Variety Review: The Polymath, July 7, 2008
  14. ^ Scot Delman Live Journal: Failing Better - See Chip Delany's The Orchid the Way It Was Intended, 27 November 2009 Scot Delman Live Journal
  15. ^ # 25 movies that intrigued, annoyed, and greatly pleased our fest-happy critics. The Village Voice
  16. ^ Jump Cut Jump Cut, 2009

External links edit

  • Fred Barney Taylor’s website
  • Fred Barney Taylor at IMDb

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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fred Barney Taylor born August 25 1948 is an American independent filmmaker He is best known for directing The Polymath or The Life and Opinions of Samuel R Delany Gentleman in 2007 which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival It was an official selection of the 2008 International Festival of Films on Art London International LGFF FRAMELINE OUTFEST REELING and Seattle GLFF Fred Barney TaylorFred Barney Taylor 2010Born 1948 08 25 August 25 1948 age 75 NationalityAmericanOccupationFilmmaker Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer editTaylor shot The Architecture of Rhythm 1989 on location in West Africa the Caribbean and Brazil It was selected for the Distant Lives series co produced by PBS and the Learning Channel and broadcast nationally Taylor s 1982 film Los Hijos de Sandino The Children of Sandino was shot in 16mm In Show Us Life Chuck Kleinhans said The film presents the poetry of the revolution that is the part of the total picture never captured in maps charts and the official talking head interviews with officials 1 It was an award winner at the Global Village Documentary Festival New York City 1983 and was an invited participant at festivals in Havana Edinburgh Milan and Mexico City 2 3 4 5 6 Taylor was an annual visiting professor Michigan State University from 1993 to 1999 where he created designed and taught production courses in Great Britain and Mexico for the MSU Study Abroad program citation needed He was a Senior Faculty Member at the School of Visual Arts in New York City from 1988 to 1999 where he was a senior production instructor and thesis advisor He founded and taught at the New York International Media Group an instructional workshop devoted to small format videography and filmmaking 1982 1986 7 Currently he is the Director of Maestro Media Productions in New York City citation needed Between 1999 and 2001 Taylor directed Great Writers Great Cities for the Travel Channel In four 60 minute films the series showcased cities seen through the eyes of contemporary writers Episodes included Paco Taibo s Mexico City narrated by Edward James Olmos Iain Sinclair s London Carl Hiaasen From Miami to Key West with music and narration by Warren Zevon and New York Underground with Lucy Sante Samuel R Delany David Rieff and Fran Lebowitz Taylor s film Atlantis 2006 a tantalizing treatment of the Brooklyn Bridge 9 was shot in High Definition for the HD Lab of Rainbow Media s VOOM Channel VOOM Channel broadcast in December 2006 and was the Official Selection of the New York Video Festival 2007 and screened at Pacific Film Archives 2008 8 In 2007 he directed The Polymath or The Life and Opinions of Samuel R Delany Gentleman The film was received positive critical reception The New Yorker said Taylor s understated direction featuring simple images that prod Delany s recollections gently along makes the film a lively and thoughtful look at a deeply lived in life 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jump Cut said that Taylor s film illustrates Delany s life through a series of what Roland Barthes called biographemes preferences inflections details to which the author might be distilled 16 It was voted Best Documentary Feature 2008 at the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and was an official selection of the 2008 International Festival of Films on Art Montreal London International LGFF FRAMELINE San Francisco GLFF OUTFEST Los Angeles GLFF REELING Chicago International GLFF Seattle GLFF Filmography editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fred Barney Taylor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Lethem Project currently in post production The Polymath or The Life and Opinions of Samuel R Delany Gentleman 2007 Atlantis 2006 The Gates 2005 Vegas Around the World 2002 2003 Las Vegas Exposed 2002 2003 Great Writers Great Cities 1999 2000 Paco Taibo s Mexico City Iain Sinclair s London Carl Hiaasen From Miami to Key West New York Underground with Luc Sante Samuel R Delany David Rieff and Fran Lebowitz Conversations with Myself 1998 The NMAI Today 1997 Commissioned by the National Museum of the American Indian for the Smithsonian Institution Four Acts in Glass Produced by the American Craft Museum New York 1997 Mondo Miami 1995 The Way of the People 1992 Commissioned by the National Museum of the American Indian for the Smithsonian Institution The Architecture of Rhythm 1989 Los Hijos de Sandino The Children of Sandino 1982 Lives of the Artists 1982 The Structuralist Films of David Rimmer 1973 References edit Show Us Life Toward a History and Aesthetics of the Committed Documentary Edited by Thomas Waugh Chapter 17 Forms Politics Makers and Contexts Basic Issues for a Theory of Radical Political Documentary By Chuck Kleinhans 1984 Uno Mas Uno El Sandinismo en Super 8 25 de enero de 1985 Uno Mas Uno Show Us Life Toward a History and Aesthetics of the Committed Documentary Edited by Thomas Waugh Chapter 17 Forms Politics Makers and Contexts Basic Issues for a Theory of Radical Political Documentary By Chuck Kleinhans 1984 Fiction International Magazine 1986 Special Central American Issue Reelpolitik Invention and Intervention in Three U S Films on Central America By Julianne Burton The Scotsman Fuller Hits a Raw Nerve By Ian Bell August 25 1983 American Anthropologist From the Ashes Nicaragua Today Los Hijos de Sandino 1980 A film by Fred Barney and Kimberly Safford Volume 86 Issue 1 March 1984 Pages 237 238 John A Booth Article first published online 19 OCT 2009 American Anthropologist The Independent Dinner at Eight May 1985 Highly Defined New Works from the Voom HD Lab 2007 Highly Defined DIONES BRUCE The New Yorker April 2007 The New Yorker CinemaQueer Philadelphia City Paper 2008 07 10 lust for life Locus Magazine March 2010 Samuel R Delany The Grammar of Narrative Locus Magazine March 2010 Samuel R Delany The Grammar of Narrative Archived 2010 03 27 at the Wayback Machine Variety Review The Polymath July 7 2008 Scot Delman Live Journal Failing Better See Chip Delany s The Orchid the Way It Was Intended 27 November 2009 Scot Delman Live Journal 25 movies that intrigued annoyed and greatly pleased our fest happy critics The Village Voice Jump Cut Jump Cut 2009External links editFred Barney Taylor s website Fred Barney Taylor at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Barney 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