John Feldman
Filmography and Resume

Hummingbird Films
PO Box 292, Spencertown, NY 12165

jfeldman@hummingbirdfilms.com
http://www.hummingbirdfilms.com

Feature Films

THE THIEF OF LOVE (2006)

Filmmaker

A Lyric Comic Opera in Three Acts, music and libretto by Sheila Silver -- a unique opera film

WHO THE HELL IS BOBBY ROOS?
(2002)

Filmmaker

"New American Cinema Award" Seattle International Film Festival (2002)
"Best Film -- Digital Vision" International Film Festival of Cuenca
Festivals: Vancouver Int. Film Festival, Buenos Aires Int. Film Festival, Independent Media that Matters (Hawaii)

DEAD FUNNY
(1995)

Director
Writer (with C. Oswin)

A psychological mystery. Starring Elizabeth Peña and Andrew McCarthy. Distributed by Film Four International, Unapix Entertainment, HBO, syndicated television
Festivals: London, Hong Kong

ALLIGATOR EYES (1990)

Director
Writer
Editor
Producer

Independent feature distributed by J & M Entertainment, Castle Hill Productions, Academy Ent., HBO.

FIRST PRIZE: Audience Jury San Sebastian Int. Film Festival, Spain.

Festivals: Edinburgh, London, Chicago, Mill Valley.

Documentaries/Educational

Investigating Energy  (in production)

Filmmaker

A hands-on investigation of the energy crisis, renewable energy, and the way forward.

Energy and You: Renewable
Resources and Innovative
Solutions (2009)

Filmmaker

Educational film and book curriculum for San Diego County Office of Education.  Five 10 minute videos.  Curriculum and book by Rodger Bybee.  High school.

EVO - Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution (2009)

Filmmaker

Educational film for secondary schools, made in conjunction with the World Evolution Summit 2005 and the USFQ.  To be published in US by NSTA Press.

Five Video Portraits (2007):

• Jessye Norman
• Ming Cho Lee
• Helen Frankenthaler
• Merce Cunningham
• Douglas Durst and The Durst Organization

Filmmaker

Commissioned by Purchase College School of the Arts for the 2007 Nelson A. Rockefeller Awards

BSCS: The Continuing Story (2007)

Filmmaker

History of science education in United States since Sputnik as told by the Directors of BSCS. Commissioned by the Biological Science Curriculum Study.

ArTTalks: 

Aurora Valentenetti: “The Puppet Lad”y (2007)

Dan Klennert: Sculptor
“Art Piece by Piece”  (2007)

The Bubbleman (2007)

Editor

With Arne Zaslove.  A series of half-hour documentaries about artists for Global Works and The Seattle Channel

I am Clay (2006) 

Filmmaker

With Kathleen Bailer.  Educational documentary about clay and its use as a medium for fostering healthy development in early childhood.

GRIMY – A film about sex by teens for teens (2005)
PLAYING WITH FIRE (2006) - Drinking and Driving
SWAG (2008) Male sexuality as portrayed by the media

Instructor/Filmmaker

Workshop films made by students at Hudson High School (New York), Chatham High School (New York), Planned Parenthood.  Through grants from the New York State Dept. of Health, Columbia Greene Community College, Planned Parent hood and others.

CAMPAIGN FOR THE PRESIDENCY
(1984)

Writer
Associate Producer

Channel 4 TV., U.K.
Interpretation of U.S. elections for an English audience.

DEMOCRACY AND THE PRESIDENCY
(1984)

Writer
Associate Producer

Channel 4 TV., U.K. With I.F. Stone
Analysis of the power of the presidency for an English audience.

RANDY NEWMAN (1982)

Editor

BBC TV

THE POTATO CHIP STORY
(1976)

Filmmaker

Humorous documentary

PUSH THE CLOUDS AWAY
(1971)

Filmmaker

Nature camp for inner city youths.
Washington, D.C. Dept. of Education.

POISON
(1969)

Filmmaker

Air pollution.
Award:   Newsweek Documentary Film Contest

A SENSE OF EXISTENCE
(1968)

Filmmaker

Documentary about a wildlife summer camp. Grant from the Bradley Fisk Fund.

Experimental Films/MusicVisions

AS THE EARTH TURNS (2000)

Filmmaker

MusicVisions are a unique collaboration with composer Sheila Silver. These videos are designed to accompany live instruments in a chamber music setting, and for DVD release

SUBWAY SUNSET (1999)

Filmmaker

MusicVision

TWO DAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS (1986)

Filmmaker

Landscape portrait. Awards:

• Sinking Creek Film Festival
• (1986) Festival Mondial du Cinema de Courts Metrages (Belgium)

CIRCUS OF HOSTAGES
(1982)

Filmmaker

Theatrical short subject.
Experimental documentary about a performance artist.
Awards:

• Best of the Festival: Biograph Film Fest., Wash., D.C.
• Hirshorn Museum screening

THE ELEVATOR ROOM
(1980)

Filmmaker

Experimental fiction. Shown on PBS.  Awards:

• Academy Award, regional student winner.
• Best of the Festival: Humboldt Film Festival

DRY YEARNINGS
(1979)

Filmmaker

Experimental.  Awards:

• CINE Eagle
• Finalist in Focus '80
• Christchurch Film Fest, New Zealand
• Golden Knight Film Fest, Malta
• Melbourne Film Festival
• Canadian Film Festival
• Huy Film Festival, Belgium
• Guimaraes Film Festival, Portugal
• Ann Arbor Film Festival, U.S.A.
• Filmex, Los Angeles

Sponsored documentaries/Corporate/Industrial (partial listing)

OPTION INSTITUTE/AUTISM TREATMENT CENTER OF AMERICA "Four Son Rise Stories (1999)," "Jade's Story," (2003) and others (1999-2004)

Filmmaker

Documentary portraits of autistic children who have made progress toward realizing their potential

MARSH AND McLENNAN "Expect the Unexpected -- Four Cautionary Tales" (1998), second set of stories (writer only) (2001)

Writer, Director, Editor

Fictional stories about dealing with human errors in an intense corporate environment

MANHATTAN CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING "Committed to Excellence in Child Development" (1997)

Writer, Director

Documentary about a ground breaking school

 Broad Street Productions, N.Y. - Many videos including:

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY,
"We Begin with Values" (1996)

Writer, Director

Documentary on business ethics and values

TIME WARNER, INC. (1995 - 2002)

Writer, Director

Corporate profiles and other informational videos

CAPCURE: "Fast Track to a Cure" (1998)

Writer, Director

Fund raising video for prostate cancer research

GE CAPITAL: "Harnessing the Power of Financing" (2002)

Writer

Videos and CD-Roms

CITIBANK (2000 -2001)

Writer

CD ROMs and videos about on-line banking

THE SEAGRAM COMPANY (1998-2000)

Writer

Corporate profile videos and others

COWAN AND COMPANY (1996)

Writer

Videos describing complex financial offerings

UNITEL VIDEO, INC. (1995)

Writer

Corporate profile

CIRCUS CIRCUS ENTERPRISES (1992)

Writer

Corporate profile

NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (1992)

Writer

Fund raiser

CHARTER MEDICAL (1992)

Writer

Corporate profile

OLYMPIC BROADCASTING L.P. (1992)

Writer

Corporate profile

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (1992)

Writer

Corporate profile

NUS Corporation, Maryland - Several scripts including:

OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNING (1978)

Writer

Texaco. Management training.

BASIC CHEMICAL REACTIONS (1977)

Writer

Six part series on elementary chemistry

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (1977

Writer
Animator

Safety procedures.

NUCLEAR POWER STATION OPERATION PROCEDURES (1977)

Writer

Six one hour shows. Training. 

THE STEAM GENERATOR PROJECT (1978)

Director of Animation,
Writer

20 minute animated film. Training. NUS Corp.

A COLLECTION OF ANIMATION (1978)

Director of Animation,
Writer

Educational animation (from many films) for NUS Corp.
    

Karoake Music Videos (all 1988)

"My Way"
"Get Back"
"What'd I say?"
"Roxanne"
"Baby I Need Your Lovin'"
"Brandy"

Director
Cinematographer

"Karaoke" music videos produced for Pioneer Laser Disk through American Dream Productions and Telestar Video.

Teaching

2008-2009

2005/2006

Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood

Visiting Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Media Literacy Workshop on Male Images in the Media for teens ages 15 to 18.

Digital Video Production Workshop in conjunction with the World Evolution Summit—5 students from various US colleges participated in this 9 credit workshop

2004 - 2006

Hudson High School, NY; Chatham High School, NY

Grant from New York State. Working with high school students to make films about subjects that concern them (sex, drinking and driving)

2004/2005/2006/2007

Columbia-Greene Community College (SUNY)

Workshops in digital video production

1998

State University of NY at Stony Brook

"Music and the Moving Image" 

1984-1985

Crosswind Films, London

Courses in film and video production, including directing actors and scriptwriting

1978-1981

Temple University (Graduate Assistant)

Courses in 16mm film production, journalism, film theory.

Other Interests: Still photography, ecology, ornithology, evolutionary biology

Education

M.F.A.

Film Production

Temple University, Philadelphia. 1982 

B.A.

Biology

The University of Chicago. 1976