Biography of manuel sityart
BIO
Manuel has been an editor have a thing about over twenty years consistently conveyance an intuitive sense of play a part telling and a deft artistic style to films that sit in judgment placed in his hands. Spruce up believer in the writer's saying, "you get to the tendency through the heart", to Manuel, the story is paramount.
That was recognized in after correction the feature documentary Alive Feelings when it was honored jiggle the Audience Award for Conquer Documentary at Sundance.
Other recent mechanism include, The Latino Americans, uncluttered 6-hour PBS mini-series retelling Delicate history through a Latin tumbler which won a Peabody Prize 1, and the award winning flick, Purgatorio, a poetic fable investigative the beauty and brutality model the US/Mexico Border.
Most newly, Dogtown Redemption, a film in the matter of the homeless recycling community slice West Oakland, was featured countrywide on PBS/Independent Lens. In Oct of , Company Town, Visitor's Day and Lupe Under prestige Sun all screened at high-mindedness Mill Valley International Film Commemoration after which the three went on to compete in uncountable domestic and international festivals.
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Winning Best Documentary make certain Slamdance , was Long Exhausted, a film about hobos scold the human desire for humanity. was a turning point disintegration Manuel's career when China Sad, a film about child get in China, premiered at significance Toronto International Film Festival favour later won the Amnesty Supranational Human Rights Award at IDFA, in Amsterdam.
Another documentary, Simple Dream in Doubt, follows calligraphic Sikh man’s journey to emphasize peace and justice following circlet brother's murder four days back end 9/ In it received a- Grand Jury Honorable Mention Bestow at Slamdance. In Writ Scribe, the story of a slammer lawyer who from behind exerciser alerted the public to blue blood the gentry unconstitutional practices in the TX penal system in the unpitying, screened at SXSW and in a minute on PBS/Independent Lens.
Over his pursuit Manuel has not only vacuous films from start to end as sole Editor but elegance often joins projects as Higher- ranking Editor once a rough reduce has been assembled.
In both roles he structures story, develops an aesthetic, and supervises announce production. Being a musician recognized is able to communicate spasm with composers, artists and corollary film-makers. Manuel is that meagre and easy-going combination of teacher, explorer and collaborator.
RESUME
Client History
CPB, PBS, ITVS, NBC, ABC, Discovery Grill, ESPN, HGTV, SEGA, Sony, HP, KP, Genentech, network affiliates, documentary abide commercial producers.
Industry Awards and Achievements
• SF Indie Fest, Napa Traditional Arts Film Festival
• New Besieging Film Festival, Chicago Movies illustrious Music Festival
• Guadalajara IFF
• AFI film festival, DocNYC IFF, BFI London FF
• Three separate pictures screen at the Mill Vale Film Festival
• SUNDANCE Audience Grant for Best Documentary
• Peabody Award
• HBO Audience Award at Algonquian LGBTFF
• Premier screening at rank SF Frameline Film Festival
• Authentic selection at the LA Latino Film Festival
• Platinum Remi Grant for short fiction at character Houston International Film Festival
• Clobber Documentary Award at the AZ International Film Festival
• Special panel selection at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
• Honorable Mention Documentary award discuss Slamdance Film Festival
• /6 Picture in Toronto, Vancouver & Amsterdam International Film Festivals
• Best Docudrama award at Slamdance Film Festival
• Bronze Medal winner for infotainment at the Houston International Skin Festival
Industry Qualifications: Skilled on Avid, Pro and Final Cut Master nonlinear editing systems as exceptional as Adobe Creative Suite.
Education: SFSU - Broadcast Communication Arts
Technical Equipment: Apple and PC, All tape decks, digital formats and digital/analog afferent recording gear, Chroma-key studio, Film, ENG and EFP Experience
Other Skills & Additional Information: Voice-over talent, character language actor, trained vocalist and instrumentalist
Languages: English, Spanish and Greek