Thom Zimny Explained
Thom Zimny is an American film director and editor, most noted for his work on both music videos and long-form concert films with American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen.[1]
Early career
Zimny began his career as an editor with credits on independent films and music videos, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming at the 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001 for his work on the Springsteen concert special .[2] He was also an editor on the drama television series The Wire.[1]
Work with Springsteen
In 2005 he released , his first credit as a director, which won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007.[3]
He directed the Netflix film of the Springsteen on Broadway concert residency,[4] for which he won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2019.[5]
The 2019 film Western Stars, which Zimny co-directed with Springsteen as the musician's own directorial debut, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
In 2020 he directed the documentary film Letter to You.[7]
Other work
He also directed the Elvis Presley documentary film ,[8] the Willie Nelson documentary series Willie Nelson and Family,[9] and the 2023 Sylvester Stallone documentary film Sly.[10]
Notes and References
- Anthony D'Alessandro, "Bruce Springsteen Documentary Filmmaker Thom Zimny Signed By Cavalry Media". Deadline Hollywood, March 30, 2021.
- Brian Hiatt, "How the new Springsteen concert DVD was made". Entertainment Weekly, November 14, 2001.
- Steve Pond, "Born in the DVD, Bruce Springsteen Doc Now Heads for Toronto, HBO". TheWrap, August 12, 2010.
- Mikey O'Connell, "‘Springsteen on Broadway’ Director on Creating the Boss’ Knack for 'Chaos'. The Hollywood Reporter, August 10, 2019.
- Hilary Hughes, "‘Springsteen on Broadway’ Wins Outstanding Directing Creative Emmy, Narrowly Misses EGOT". Billboard, September 15, 2019.
- Chris Willman, "Bruce Springsteen’s Director, Thom Zimny, on the Move from ‘Broadway’ to ‘Western Stars’". Variety, August 23, 2019.
- Web site: Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You Documentary to Hit Apple TV+ This Month. en-US . . October 5, 2020 . October 6, 2020 . D'Alessandro . Anthony .
- News: Perry. Elle. Priscilla Presley, David Porter to premiere Elvis HBO film at SXSW. March 8, 2020. Memphis Business Journal. American City Business Journals. March 1, 2018.
- Hilton Dresden, "Willie Nelson Is “Very Open to a Biopic,” Documentary Directors Say". The Hollywood Reporter, January 23, 2023.
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff/article-netflixs-sylvester-stallone-documentary-sly-to-close-tiff/ "Netflix’s Sylvester Stallone documentary Sly to close TIFF"
