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Brian Savelson is an American writer, director, and producer who works in film, theater, and television.[1][2][3]

Savelson has written for numerous TV series including Amazon's The New Yorker Presents,[4] Fox's Next,[5] and Apple's Little America[6] for which he was nominated for The Humanitas Prize.[7]

Savelson wrote and directed the feature film In Our Nature[8][9] starring John Slattery,[10] Jena Malone,[11] Zach Gilford,[12] and Gabrielle Union.[13]

Savelson was a producer of the Tony Award-winning revival of A Raisin in the Sun[14] starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad,[15] and Sanaa Lathan.[16] The production was noted for the especially diverse audience it brought to Broadway.[17]

Savelson's short film "Counting Water" screened at over 20 film festivals, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival,[18] was aired on PBS, and exhibited at LACMA.[19]

Savelson won an MVPA Award for his direction of the Band Of Horses music video "Is There A Ghost."[20] Savelson directed the music video for Joss Stone's cover of The High Road which featured the singer riding an elephant through a world of melting clocks.[21] Savelson has also directed music videos for Ra Ra Riot[22] and The Republic Tigers.[23]

In August 2020, it was announced Savelson would be collaborating on a new TV series with Janicza Bravo and Jake Gyllenhaal based on Ian Parker's New Yorker article, "A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions."[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Camacho, Byron (2012-03-10). "Five Questions with In Our Nature Director Brian Savelson | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. ^ Taylor, Drew (2012-03-08). "SXSW '12 Interview: Director Brian Savelson Talks Intimate Drama 'In Our Nature'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  3. ^ Saito, Stephen (2012-03-16). "SXSW '12 Interview: Brian Savelson on Navigating the Emotional Territory of "In Our Nature"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  4. ^ "Brian Savelson". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. ^ Travers, Ben (2020-01-10). "'Little America' Review: Small Stories Pay Off Big in a Heartwarming Apple TV+ Series". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  6. ^ "The 21 Best TV Episodes of 2020". Paste Magazine. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  7. ^ Pearce, Matt (2023-08-15). "Humanitas announces 2023 award winners, including Tyler Perry and Guillermo del Toro". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (December 7, 2012). "Father-Son Ties, Already Strained, Face a Test". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  9. ^ Ziemba, Christine (2012-11-30). "In Our Nature". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  10. ^ Fischer, Katie (2012-12-07). "John Slattery is a Natural". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  11. ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2012-12-07). "Review: 'In Our Nature' An Exploration Of Discord & Dysfunction Backed By Strong Performances". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  12. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2012-11-12). "In Our Nature: Savannah Film Festival Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  13. ^ Fretts, Bruce (2012-11-26). "Gabrielle Union shoots and scores with the indie rom-dram 'In Our Nature'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  14. ^ "Brian Savelson – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  15. ^ Brantley, Ben (2004-04-27). "THEATER REVIEW; A Breakthrough 50's Drama Revived in a Suspenseful Mood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  16. ^ "The New York Times > Theater > 2004 Tony Award Winners". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  17. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (2004-04-26). "Marketing to a Niche and the Theater Crowd; Helping the Hip-Hop World Find 'A Raisin in the Sun'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  18. ^ Dentler, Matt (2007-05-01). "Atlanta Film Festival Announces Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  19. ^ "Casting on a Budget: Get the Best & the Rightest". SXSW Schedule 2012. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  20. ^ Gottlieb, Steven (2009-01-05). "NEWS: 2008 MVPA Winners". VideoStatic. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  21. ^ "Shore Fire - Joss Stone". 2015-02-05. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  22. ^ Singh, Amrit (2008-08-21). "New Ra Ra Riot Video – "Ghost Under Rocks"". Stereogum. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  23. ^ "Republic Tigers, The". IMVDb. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  24. ^ Hersko, Tyler (2020-08-21). "Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Series Adaptation of New Yorker Article Directed by Janicza Bravo". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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