JOHN FELDMAN
FILMOGRAPHY and CURRICULUM VITAE

Feature Films:
THE THIEF OF LOVE (in post-production) 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)

Writer (with C. Oswin)
Director

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.
     
Short Subjects/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) Director, Editor
Cinematographer
Landscape portrait. Awards:
  • Sinking Creek Film Festival
  • (1986) Festival Mondial du Cinema de Courts Metrages (Belgium)

 

CIRCUS OF HOSTAGES
(1982)
Director
Editor
Cinematographer

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)
Director
Editor

Experimental fiction.
Shown on PBS.
Awards:

  • Academy Award, regional student winner.
  • Best of the Festival: Humboldt Film Festival
DRY YEARNINGS
(1979)
Director
Editor
Cinematographer

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
ONE MAN DIES
(1976)
Director
Editor
Fiction, short subject.
  
       
Documentaries:
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)
Director
Writer
Editor
Cinematographer
Humorous documentary
PUSH THE CLOUDS AWAY
(1971)
Director
Writer
Editor
Cinematographer

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

POISON
(1969)

 

Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer

Air pollution.
Award:   Newsweek Documentary Film Contest

A SENSE OF EXISTENCE
(1968)
Director, Writer, Editor,Cinematographer

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

     
Educational/Industrial/Corporate (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 finanial 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. 
     
Educational Animation:
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.
     
Additional Significant Credits and Employment:
Editor and Assistant Editor on many productions in the U.S. and London.

Cinematographer: "Going Up" Maiden Lane Kinetics, N.Y. Time lapse and special effects cinematography

 


  

    

 

 

Teaching:

2005 Hudson High School, NY Grant from New York State. Working with high school students to make a social issue film from their point of view.
December/January 2004/2005 Universidad San Francisco de Quito Galápagos Digital Video Production Workshop --making an environmental issues video, for college juniors and seniors (3 credits)

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, Philadelphia (Graduate Assistant) Courses in 16mm film production, journalism, film theory.
     
Other Interests:
Still photography (many awards), ecology, ornithology, evolutionary biology
    
Education:
M.F.A. Film Production Temple University, Philadelphia. 1982 
B.A. Biology The University of Chicago. 1976