Eric Weinrib Explained

Eric Weinrib
Birth Date:21 April 1972
Birth Place:Bay Shore, New York
Nationality:U.S.A.
Occupation:Filmmaker

Eric Weinrib (born 21 April 1972) is a filmmaker and TV producer from Plainview, New York, United States.

Career

Weinrib is a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Tubi, Vice TV and in theaters. Weinrib's Vice TV documentary "Between Musk and Mars" was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award.[1] His hour-long HBO special, "The Paradise Papers," won the New York Press Club Award for business reporting[2] and his Hulu documentary, "Russia's War on Hip-Hop," won the Los Angeles Press Club's National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award.[3] Weinrib's two-part "Jamaica for Sale" series won a Citation for Excellence from the Overseas Press Club of America[4] and was nominated for a Press Association of Jamaica award for Best Television Feature/Documentary.[5]

Weinrib directed the feature documentary "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" alongside fellow director Nate Pommer. The movie chronicles the life of Eugene Hütz, founder of multicultural immigrant punk band Gogol Bordello, featuring over two decades of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. The movie world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2023,[6] where it received a Special Jury Mention.[7] "Scream of My Blood" had its international premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czech Republic[8] and its Polish premiere at the Warsaw International Film Festival where it won an Audience Award.[9] Variety describes the movie as "fascinating and triumphant."[10]

Weinrib is the producer and director of Roseanne for President!,[11] [12] a documentary about Roseanne Barr's 2012 run for president of the United States.[13] The movie premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival[14] and won the Founders Prize at the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival.[15] A review in The New York Times stated "Politics meets celebrity in Eric Weinrib’s fascinating documentary 'Roseanne for President!'"[16] and The Daily Beast called it "Intimate and brilliantly observed."[17] The movie was acquired by IFC Films and opened theatrically on July 1, 2016.[18] The movie became available for streaming on the Hulu platform on Inauguration Day 2017.[19] Newsweek selected it as "one of seven movies and shows to watch" online the following weekend.[20]

Weinrib was a producer for the Emmy Award-winning documentary series VICE on HBO. His pieces include "Closing Gitmo,"[21] "Flint Water Crisis"[22] and "White Collar Weed,"[23] which The Denver Post describes as a marijuana story with "a fresh angle"[24] and PopMatters describes as "an age-old cautionary tale of the privatization of a new market."[25]

Weinrib is a long-time collaborator of filmmaker Michael Moore as an archival researcher on Fahrenheit 9/11,[26] coordinating producer on SiCKO and associate producer on .[27]

Weinrib was a staff writer on season one of Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy starring Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris.

Weinrib's short film, Jimmy Walks Away, was an Official Selection of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.[28] Jimmy Walks Away was included on “Park City; The Sundance Collection,” a DVD compilation of Sundance shorts.

Weinrib's music credits include producing Michael Moore's studio rendition of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin', included on the Occupy Wall Street benefit album, Occupy This Album;[29] and presenting a 50th anniversary appearance of Ken Kesey’s “Further” bus and Zane Kesey's Merry Band of Pranksters at Brooklyn Bowl.[30]

Weinrib is a former professional forklift driver[31] who ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the 2016 Presidential election.[32]

Awards and Nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 27, 2021 . Nominees announced for the 42nd annual news & documentary Emmy Awards . National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  2. Web site: June 4, 2018 . New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2018 . New York Press Club.
  3. Web site: Winners Los Angeles Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards . Los Angeles Press Club.
  4. Web site: April 8, 2022 . Overseas Press Club of America .
  5. Web site: January 20, 2023 . Press Association of Jamaica .
  6. Web site: Carey . Matthew . April 18, 2023 . Vice To Rock Tribeca Festival With Gogol Bordello Music Doc Featuring Ukraine-Born Frontman Eugene Hütz . Deadline.
  7. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . June 15, 2023 . Tribeca Festival: ‘Cypher,’ ‘A Strange Path,’ ‘Between the Rains’ Top Competition Award Winners . Hollywood Reporter.
  8. Web site: June 28, 2023 . Karlovy Vary IFF to Present Scream Of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story . KVIFF.
  9. Web site: Warsaw International Film Festival .
  10. Web site: Rodrick . Stephen . July 9, 2023 . 'Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story' Review - Variety . Variety.
  11. Web site: Kenigsberg. Ben. Tribeca Film Review: ‘Roseanne for President!’. Variety. 25 October 2016. 18 April 2015.
  12. Web site: 'Roseanne for President!' review: Behind the scenes of Roseanne's run for the White House. Chicago Tribune. 25 October 2016.
  13. Web site: Roseanne Barr Presidential Campaign Doc in the Works (Exclusive). Hollywood Reporter. 2016-01-25.
  14. Web site: What Doesn't Kill Roseanne Barr Is Still Making Her Stronger. Huffington Post. 2016-01-25.
  15. Web site: 2015 Award Winners. Traverse City Film Festival. 2016-01-25. en-US.
  16. Web site: Webster. Andy. Review: Revisiting an Unlikely Campaign in ‘Roseanne for President!’. The New York Times. 25 October 2016. 30 June 2016.
  17. Web site: Teeman. Tim. Roseanne Barr on Losing Her Sight, Smoking Weed, Rejecting Feminism, and Not Voting For Hillary. The Daily Beast. 14 November 2016. 20 April 2015.
  18. Web site: Hipes. Patrick. ‘Roseanne For President!’ Acquired By IFC Films; Cannes Midnight Pic ‘Train To Busan’ Arrives At Well Go USA. Deadline.com. 14 November 2016. 9 June 2016.
  19. Web site: ‘Roseanne For President!’ Is Now Streaming on Hulu. 2017-01-20. Decider Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go. 2017-01-29.
  20. News: What to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. 2017-01-27. Newsweek. en. 2017-01-29.
  21. Web site: The New $pace Race & Closing Gitmo - VICE . 2017-02-11 . tv-episodes.prettyfamous.com . en-us.
  22. Web site: HBO Search . 2017-02-11 . HBO . 2017-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091841/http://www.hbo.com/search?type=schedule&focusId=788652 . dead .
  23. Web site: HBO On-Demand Schedule . 2017-02-11 . HBO . en.
  24. Web site: Vice offers another Colorado pot story, but with a new angle . 2017-02-11 . Ostrow Off The Record.
  25. News: Vice: Season 4, Episode 4 - Beating Blindness and White Collar Weed . PopMatters . 2017-02-11.
  26. News: Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Honors at Cannes. New York Times. 2004-05-23. 2016-01-25. 0362-4331. A. O.. Scott.
  27. Web site: Ayers. Mike. Tribeca Film Festival 2015: ‘Roseanne For President!’ Explores the Alternative Party System. Wall Street Journal. 25 October 2016.
  28. Web site: Archives / 1997 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance.org. 2016-01-25.
  29. Web site: February 12, 2024 . Occupy This Album (2012, CD) - Discogs . February 12, 2024 . Discogs.
  30. Web site: Furthur Bus 50th Anniversary Tour, Featuring Zane Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters - Tickets - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY - August 22nd, 2014. Brooklyn Bowl. en-US. 2017-01-29. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202101459/http://www.brooklynbowl.com/event/663225-furthur-bus-50th-anniversary-brooklyn/. dead.
  31. Web site: Keahon . Jena . April 11, 2015 . Meet the 2015 Tribeca Filmmakers #23: Eric Weinrib Paints a Revealing Portrait of a Comedic Icon in ‘Roseanne for President!’ . IndieWire.
  32. Web site: Details for Candidate ID : P60018355. Fec.gov. 14 November 2016.
  33. Web site: 2024 Awards - Calgary Underground Film Festival . www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org.
  34. Web site: WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL . wff.pl.
  35. Web site: March 18, 2022 . Citation Winners - OPC . Overseas Press Club of America.
  36. Web site: July 27, 2021 . 42nd Annual News & Documentary Nominations - The Emmys . News & Doc Emmys.
  37. Web site: SUNY Delhi Honors Outstanding Alumni with Awards . SUNY Delhi.
  38. Web site: April 12, 2021 . Microsoft Word - NAEJ-2020-Winners . Los Angeles Press Club.
  39. Web site: 2018 . 2018-awards.pdf . New York Press Club.
  40. Web site: 2015 . 2015 Award Winners - Traverse City Film Festival . Traverse City Film Festival.

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