Maureen Gosling Explained

Maureen Gosling
Birth Date:30 November 1949
Birth Place:Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Occupation:Filmmaker, editor, director, producer
Years Active:1972–present

Maureen Gosling (born 30 November 1949) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor, and director.[1] [2] She is best known for her 20-year collaboration with the late director Les Blank.[3]

Life and career

Gosling was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her physician father was a jazz pianist and her mother, who worked in little theater, was a first generation American of Norwegian/Canadian descent. Gosling earned a BA in social anthropology from the University of Michigan in 1972 after which she became an apprentice to documentary filmmaker, Les Blank.[4] Their first film together was in 1972, Dry Wood and Hot Pepper, on Black French Louisiana Zydeco music and Creole culture. Their best-known film is the 1982 British Academy Award-winning Burden of Dreams, about the German director Werner Herzog’s perilous filming of Fitzcarraldo in the Peruvian Amazon. In 1982, Burden of Dreams premiered at the Filmex film festival in Los Angeles. She was nominated for Best Editing by The American Cinema Editors for Burden of Dreams in 1983.

Gosling founded Intrépidas Productions in 1997, Yanga Productions with Maxine Downs in 2006, Sage Blossom Productions with Chris Simon in 2012, and Protesta Productions with Jed Riffe and Nina Menéndez in 2018.[5] [6]

In 1996, Gosling was an editing instructor in the Cinema Department at San Francisco State University, fall semester. She served on the board of Cine Acción, a Latino film organization from 1996 to 2002. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2019.[7]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filmmaker Maureen Gosling to Teach at HU in April. nmhu.edu. 26 March 2013 . 2020-04-15.
  2. Web site: Interview: 'Burden of Dreams' editor Maureen Gosling on Herzog's 'Fitzcarraldo'. flicks.co.nz. 2020-04-15.
  3. Web site: MAUREEN GOSLING. oldsite.nwfilm.org. 2020-04-15.
  4. Web site: Latino Films Find Audience / Oakland woman's documentary featured. sfgate.com. 27 October 2000 . 2020-04-15.
  5. Web site: Martha Toledo Sings at La Peña. berkeleydailyplanet.com. 2020-04-15.
  6. Web site: This Ain't No Mouse Music. idfa.nl. 2020-04-15.
  7. Web site: Motion Picture Academy Adds 842 New Members, Half Of Whom Are Women. deadline.com. July 2019 . 2020-04-15.

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