Brian Savelson Explained

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, Fox's Next,[4] and Apple's Little America[5] for which he was nominated for The Humanitas Prize.[6]

Savelson wrote and directed the feature film In Our Nature starring John Slattery, Jena Malone, Zach Gilford, and Gabrielle Union.[7] [8]

Savelson was a producer of the Tony Award-winning revival of A Raisin in the Sun starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad,[9] and Sanaa Lathan.[10] The production was noted for the especially diverse audience it brought to Broadway.[11]

Savelson's short film Counting Water screened at over 20 film festivals, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival,[12] was aired on PBS, and exhibited at LACMA.[13]

Savelson won an MVPA Award for his direction of the Band Of Horses music video "Is There A Ghost."[14] 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.[15] Savelson has also directed music videos for Ra Ra Riot and The Republic Tigers.

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."[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camacho . Byron . 2012-03-10 . Five Questions with In Our Nature Director Brian Savelson Filmmaker Magazine . 2022-11-13 . Filmmaker Magazine . en-US.
  2. Web site: Taylor . Drew . 2012-03-08 . SXSW '12 Interview: Director Brian Savelson Talks Intimate Drama 'In Our Nature' . 2022-11-13 . IndieWire . en.
  3. Web site: Saito . Stephen . 2012-03-16 . SXSW '12 Interview: Brian Savelson on Navigating the Emotional Territory of "In Our Nature" . 2022-11-13 . The Moveable Fest . en-US.
  4. Web site: Travers . Ben . 2020-01-10 . 'Little America' Review: Small Stories Pay Off Big in a Heartwarming Apple TV+ Series . 2022-11-13 . IndieWire . en.
  5. News: 2020-12-09 . The 21 Best TV Episodes of 2020 . Paste Magazine . 2022-11-13.
  6. Web site: Pearce . Matt . 2023-08-15 . Humanitas announces 2023 award winners, including Tyler Perry and Guillermo del Toro . 2023-08-21 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  7. News: Holden . Stephen . December 7, 2012 . Father-Son Ties, Already Strained, Face a Test . The New York Times . 2022-11-13.
  8. Web site: Ziemba . Christine . 2012-11-30 . In Our Nature . 2022-11-13 . Paste Magazine . en.
  9. News: Brantley . Ben . 2004-04-27 . THEATER REVIEW; A Breakthrough 50's Drama Revived in a Suspenseful Mood . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-13 . 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: The New York Times > Theater > 2004 Tony Award Winners . 2022-10-16 . archive.nytimes.com.
  11. News: Ogunnaike . Lola . 2004-04-26 . Marketing to a Niche and the Theater Crowd; Helping the Hip-Hop World Find 'A Raisin in the Sun' . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-10-16 . 0362-4331.
  12. Web site: Dentler . Matt . 2007-05-01 . Atlanta Film Festival Announces Winners . 2022-10-16 . IndieWire . en.
  13. Web site: Casting on a Budget: Get the Best & the Rightest . 2022-10-16 . SXSW Schedule 2012 . en.
  14. Web site: Gottlieb . Steven . 2009-01-05 . NEWS: 2008 MVPA Winners . 2022-10-16 . VideoStatic . en.
  15. Web site: 2015-02-05 . Shore Fire - Joss Stone . 2022-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205072021/http://archive.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=6107 . 2015-02-05 .
  16. Web site: Hersko . Tyler . 2020-08-21 . Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Series Adaptation of New Yorker Article Directed by Janicza Bravo . 2022-10-16 . IndieWire . en.

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