Alison Chernick Explained

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 , 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] 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.[14] [15] A short film commissioned by The National Gallery of Australia titled Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles was released in 2019.[16]

Chernick is the recipient of a National Endowment for The Humanities award,[17] 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.

Chernick's documentaries have been screened at various museums around the world, including the five Guggenheims, the Smithsonian, SFMOMA, and the Walker.[18] 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).[19]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-11-23. Alison Chernick. 2021-07-23. GRAMMY.com. en.
  2. News: Skip the Popcorn. The New York Times. 17 August 2011. 21 November 2006.
  3. News: Portrait of wild artist is a model of restraint. Johnson. Ken. 21 January 2007. Boston Globe. 17 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510072634/http://articles.boston.com/2007-01-31/news/29228567_1_whaling-ship-alison-chernick-cremaster. 10 May 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: RSA Films - Alison Chernick. 2021-07-23. rsafilms.com.
  5. Web site: RSA Films -. 2021-07-23. rsafilms.com.
  6. Web site: Brown . Emma . The Jeff Koons Show: Reflections on a Retrospective . Interview Magazine . 25 March 2020 . 10 July 2012.
  7. Web site: Brooks . Brian . indieWIRE INTERVIEW: Alison Chernick, Director of "Matthew Barney: No Restraint" . IndieWire . 25 March 2020 . 20 December 2006.
  8. Web site: Catsoulis . Jeannette . An Artist Shows His Process by Way of a Film Within a Film . New York Times . 25 March 2020 . 20 December 2006.
  9. Web site: Matthew Barney: No Restraint . Bergen Internasjonale Film Festival . 25 March 2020.
  10. Web site: RSA Films signs award-winning documentary filmmaker Alison Chernick . shots . 25 March 2020 . 9 March 2020.
  11. Chernick, Alison (director) . 2013 . Roy Lichtenstein – Diagram of an Artist . 25 March 2020 . 8:47 . Tate .
  12. Web site: Friedman . Vanessa . Another Fashion Documentary You Really Should See . The New York Times . 25 March 2020 . 30 April 2015.
  13. Web site: Grammy Nominations 2019: See The Full List Here. Minsker . Evan . Pitchfork . 25 March 2020 . 7 December 2018.
  14. News: Itzhak Perlman Documentary to Open Hamptons Film Festival. Cox. Gordon. 2017-08-30. Variety. 2017-11-07. en-US.
  15. Web site: HIFF25 Opening Night Film 'Itzhak' + Seven World Premieres. hamptonsfilmfest.org. en-US. 2017-11-07.
  16. Web site: Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles The Work of Art » ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock & Blue Poles. 2020-11-24. ACTION REACTION Jackson Pollock & Blue Poles. en.
  17. Web site: Awards List July 2017. National Endowment for the Humanities. en. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108034736/https://www.neh.gov/divisions/public/grant-news/awards-list-july-2017. 2017-11-08. dead.
  18. Web site: MATTHEW BARNEY NO RESTRAINT. www.matthewbarneynorestraint.com. en. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123742/http://matthewbarneynorestraint.com/. 2019-02-13. dead.
  19. Web site: RSA Films Signs Documentary Director Alison Chernick LBBOnline. 2020-11-24. www.lbbonline.com. en.

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