American film director
Alison Chernick is a Grammy-nominated[ 1] New York City -based writer, director and filmmaker. She is a voting member of AMPAS, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Biography
Chernick's first documentary was on contemporary artist Jeff Koons , titled The Jeff Koons Show (2004).[ 6] [ 7] Her second documentary titled Matthew Barney: No Restraint , on artist Matthew Barney's creation of the piece Drawing Restraint 9 , premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2006 and was released by IFC First Take .[ 8] [ 9] In 2006, she founded her own production company, Voyeur Films.[ 10]
She directed a film on Roy Lichtenstein to accompany the Tate Modern exhibition Lichtenstein: A Retrospective in 2013, titled Roy Lichtenstein – Diagram of an Artist .[ 10] [ 11] Her short 12-minute film on fashion designer Martin Margiela titled The Artist is Absent premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015.[ 12] Her feature documentary, on violinist Itzhak Perlman, titled Itzhak was nominated for numerous awards including the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Music Film.[ 13] [ 14] It was the opening night film at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2017 and received a worldwide theatrical release in 2018 followed by a PBS American Masters broadcast release.[ 15] [ 16] A short film commissioned by The National Gallery of Australia titled Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles was released in 2019.[ 17]
Chernick is the recipient of a National Endowment for The Humanities award,[ 18] a New York Women in Film and Television award, a Loreen Arbus grant and a Woman of Her Word grant. She was invited to judge for the National Endowment for The Humanities in 2018.[citation needed ]
Chernick's documentaries have been screened at various museums around the world, including the five Guggenheims , the Smithsonian , SFMOMA , and the Walker .[ 19] She has written for the Sundance Channel , Showtime , SyFy , MTV , VH1 , The History Channel , and National Geographic . Her commissioned short films often center around themes of art, fashion, music, gastronomy, and health. Chernick is represented by RSA (Ridley Scott Associates).[ 20]
References
^ "Alison Chernick" . GRAMMY.com . 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23 .
^ "Skip the Popcorn" . The New York Times . 21 November 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2011 .
^ Johnson, Ken (21 January 2007). "Portrait of wild artist is a model of restraint" . Boston Globe . Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011 .
^ "RSA Films - Alison Chernick" . rsafilms.com . Retrieved 2021-07-23 .
^ "RSA Films -" . rsafilms.com . Retrieved 2021-07-23 .
^ Brown, Emma (10 July 2012). "The Jeff Koons Show: Reflections on a Retrospective" . Interview Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ Brooks, Brian (20 December 2006). "indieWIRE INTERVIEW: Alison Chernick, Director of "Matthew Barney: No Restraint" " . IndieWire. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (20 December 2006). "An Artist Shows His Process by Way of a Film Within a Film" . New York Times . Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ "Matthew Barney: No Restraint" . Bergen Internasjonale Film Festival. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ a b "RSA Films signs award-winning documentary filmmaker Alison Chernick" . shots. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ Chernick, Alison (director) (2013). Roy Lichtenstein – Diagram of an Artist . Tate. Event occurs at 8:47. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ Friedman, Vanessa (30 April 2015). "Another Fashion Documentary You Really Should See" . The New York Times . Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ Minsker, Evan (7 December 2018). "Grammy Nominations 2019: See The Full List Here" . Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ Itzhak , retrieved 2019-02-19
^ Cox, Gordon (2017-08-30). "Itzhak Perlman Documentary to Open Hamptons Film Festival" . Variety . Retrieved 2017-11-07 .
^ "HIFF25 Opening Night Film 'Itzhak' + Seven World Premieres" . hamptonsfilmfest.org . Retrieved 2017-11-07 .
^ "Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles The Work of Art » ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock & Blue Poles" . ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock & Blue Poles . Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
^ "Awards List July 2017" . National Endowment for the Humanities . Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-07 .
^ "MATTHEW BARNEY NO RESTRAINT" . www.matthewbarneynorestraint.com . Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2017-11-07 .
^ "RSA Films Signs Documentary Director Alison Chernick | LBBOnline" . www.lbbonline.com . Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
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