Trent Harris (born June 9, 1952) is an American independent filmmaker based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2013, Indiewire proclaimed Harris "The Best Underground Filmmaker You Don’t Know — But Should."[5]
Harris taught film and screenwriting classes at the University of Utah and worked as a documentarian and television journalist. He wrote and directed six feature films, many experimental movies, and more than one hundred documentaries for PBS, National Geographic, NBC, and others.[6]
In 1991, he wrote and directed the comedy Rubin and Ed, in which Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman wander the desert looking for a suitable place to bury a frozen cat.
In 2001 he released The Beaver Trilogy, a compilation film that documents his obsession with a man called Groovin' Gary (Richard Griffiths). The Beaver Trilogy features Sean Penn and Crispin Glover as Groovin' Gary in part two and part three, respectively. The Los Angeles Critics Association awarded Harris "Best Independent Experimental Film," was listed by the London Guardian as one of ”Fifty Lost Masterpieces,” and hit the "Top Ten" list of Art Forum Magazine.[6] At AFI, Harris twice filmed fictionalized versions of Groovin’ Gary's story, renaming his protagonist Larry Huff.
In 2015, he was the subject of a documentary called Beaver Trilogy Part IV, narrated by Bill Hader, which examined his The Beaver Trilogy film and his relationship with its star, Richard Griffiths.[8]
Harris' web series Echo People is a spin-off of Rubin and Ed.[9]
Harris has written three books: The Wild Goose Chronicles, Fate Is A Hairy Rodent, and Mondo Utah.[10]
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Plum TV Telluride Interviews Trent Harris at Sundance
January 01, 1970
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For the American football defensive end see Trent Harris American football This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Trent Harris born June 9 1952 is an American independent filmmaker based in Salt Lake City Utah In 2013 Indiewire proclaimed Harris The Best Underground Filmmaker You Don t Know But Should 5 Trent HarrisHarris left with Mel Halbach 2007Born 1952 06 09 June 9 1952 age 71 1 St Anthony Idaho U S 2 EducationUniversity of Utah B A M A American Film Institute 3 OccupationsScreenwriter directorauthorfilm instructorYears active1978 presentNotable workRubin amp Ed 1991 Plan 10 from Outer Space 1995 Luna Mesa 2011 The Beaver Trilogy 2000 StyleExperimental e g Verite B movie ironic Underground iconoclastic among others TelevisionSalt Lake City broadcaster KUTV writer director of documentary shorts Atomic Television 1978 1981 Awards2001 Independent Experimental Film and Video AwardB Movie Underground amp Trash Film Festival s Groundbreakers Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 4 Websiteechocave wbr net Harris films have been featured at various festivals and museums worldwide including renowned venues like Sundance the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art the British Film Institute in London the Edinburgh Film Festival the Museum of Modern Art in Vienna Austria Les Laboratories in Aubervilliers France The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley 6 Contents 1 Career 2 Filmmaking Style 3 Filmography 3 1 Feature films 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksCareer editHarris taught film and screenwriting classes at the University of Utah and worked as a documentarian and television journalist He wrote and directed six feature films many experimental movies and more than one hundred documentaries for PBS National Geographic NBC and others 6 In 1991 he wrote and directed the comedy Rubin and Ed in which Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman wander the desert looking for a suitable place to bury a frozen cat In 2001 he released The Beaver Trilogy a compilation film that documents his obsession with a man called Groovin Gary Richard Griffiths The Beaver Trilogy features Sean Penn and Crispin Glover as Groovin Gary in part two and part three respectively The Los Angeles Critics Association awarded Harris Best Independent Experimental Film was listed by the London Guardian as one of Fifty Lost Masterpieces and hit the Top Ten list of Art Forum Magazine 6 At AFI Harris twice filmed fictionalized versions of Groovin Gary s story renaming his protagonist Larry Huff In 2012 he finished the feature film Luna Mesa 7 which stars Richard Dutcher and Alex Caldiero In 2015 he was the subject of a documentary called Beaver Trilogy Part IV narrated by Bill Hader which examined his The Beaver Trilogy film and his relationship with its star Richard Griffiths 8 Harris web series Echo People is a spin off of Rubin and Ed 9 Harris has written three books The Wild Goose Chronicles Fate Is A Hairy Rodent and Mondo Utah 10 Filmmaking Style editHarris compares his style to two directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Ed Wood 11 Filmography editFeature films edit Rubin and Ed 1991 Plan 10 from Outer Space 1994 The Beaver Trilogy 2001 Delightful Water Universe 2008 Luna Mesa 2012 Welcome to the Rubber Room 2017 References edit Trent Harris Filmography Rate Your Music 1952 06 09 Retrieved 2018 04 09 Mr Mondo Cover Story Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Weekly M cityweekly net 2006 12 21 Retrieved 2018 04 09 Archives West Trent Harris independent film collection 1977 2007 Archiveswest orbiscascade org Retrieved 2018 04 09 Trent Harris Awards IMDb M imdb com Retrieved 2018 04 09 How Trent Harris Became the Best Underground Filmmaker You Don t Know But Should IndieWire www indiewire com Archived from the original on 2017 06 24 a b c Department of Film and Media Arts University of Utah Trent Harris Luna Mesa 2011 IMDb 6 September 2014 Bill Hader to Narrate Cult Film Documentary Beaver Trilogy Part IV Sundance 20 January 2015 TV amp Film Trent Harris Books Sean P Means Utah filmmaker Trent Harris returns with experimental Luna Mesa the Salt Lake Tribune Sources editAstle Randy May 1 2013 On Being a Cult Filmmaker An Interview with Trent Harris Filmmaker External links editTrent Harris Films Official website Luna Mesa hosts films Vlog Trent Harris at IMDb Archives Trent Harris independent film collection A0832 Special Collections and Archives University of Utah J Willard Marriott Library Salt Lake City Contains over 300 audiovisual pieces within 35mm 16mm amp 8mm film U matic Betacam VHS DVCPro Mini DV Hi 8 videocassette DVD Blu ray amp compact disc formats a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a 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