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Steven Bognar
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Steven Bognar (born 1963)[1] is an American film director.
Steven Bognar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, director |
| Notable work | American Factory |
He is an Oscar-winning and award-winning documentary filmmaker,[2] whose films have been screened at SXSW, Sundance, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival.[3][4] He has also worked as an instructor of media arts, teaching at public schools across his home state of Ohio, as well as at Antioch College.[5][4][6] He is a frequent collaborator with Julia Reichert.[6]
Career
In January 2020, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert won the Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary for American Factory.[7]
Style
Bognar has developed a documentary filmmaking style that centralizes the Midwestern region of the United States, with significance placed on incorporating photographic imagery.[4]
Filmography
- Welcome to Censornati (1990)
- Personal Belongings (1996)
- Waiting for Marty (1999)
- Picture Day (2000)
- Gravel (2006)
- A Lion in the House (2006, with Julia Reichert)
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009, with Reichert)
- Sparkle (2012, with Reichert)
- Making Morning Star (2015, with Reichert)
- American Factory (2019, with Reichert)[3]
- 9to5: The Story of a Movement (2020, with Reichert)
- 8:46 (2020, with Reichert)
- Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life (2021, with Reichert)
References
- ^ PARK CITY ’06: Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert: “…You have to know WHY you want to make films", IndieWire, Jan 9, 2006
- ^ Kaszás, Fanni (2020-01-14). "Director with Hungarian Roots Snags Academy Award Nomination for 'American Factory'". Hungary Today. from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ a b "Steven Bognar". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ a b c "Steven Bognar". Creative Capital. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ Wilkinson, Alissa (2019-08-21). "Work is going global. American Factory's directors explain how they captured its challenges". Vox. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ a b "Independent Lens . A LION IN THE HOUSE . Filmmaker Bios | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "'1917' Director Takes Home Top Prize At DGA Awards". www.patch.com. Patch. January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
External links
- Steven Bognar at IMDb
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