Alexander Glustrom

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Alexander Glustrom is an American film director and cinematographer. [1] He has directed award winning films and shot projects for HBO, CNN, New York Times, A&E, Vice, Great Big Story, and Democracy Now. [2] He currently works as a cinematographer on commercials, films and tv shows.

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Early life and education

Glustrom was born in Midtown Atlanta. His grandparents Marian and John Glustrom were allies in the civil rights movement. [3] He graduated high school from The Paideia School in Atlanta and college from Tulane University in New Orleans. At Tulane, he founded the student organization Tulane University Community Advancement Network (TUCAN) [4] which brought students to The Boys and Girls Club to tutor and learn from the youth participants. After graduating he worked at the Boys & Girls Club located in The Iberville Projects. [4]

Career

Glustrom's feature-length documentary directorial debut Big Charity premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival in 2014 where it won the Audience Award and Jury Prize for Best Louisiana Feature. [5] Mike Scott of NOLA.com declared it as one of the top 5 films made in New Orleans in 2014 [6] and described the film as "a stark, pull-no-punches look at the shameful political maneuvering and blatant opportunism that played out in the wake of Hurricane Katrina." [6]

Glustrom's second feature documentary film Mossville: When Great Trees Fall was released in 2019 [1] and has won more than 15 awards at festivals around the world. [7] The film premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival where it won The Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights. [8] It also won Documentary of the Year from Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities [9] and the David Carr Award for Truth in Non-Fiction Filmmaking Award from Montclair Film Festival. [10] Reviewing it for The New York Times , Glenn Kenny wrote: "The film tells the story of a centuries-old black community in Louisiana laid waste by a chemical company, and of the residents who refuse to leave." [1] In The Hollywood Reporter , Frank Scheck described the film as "a powerful portrait of the human cost of environmental devastation." [11]

Awards

Personal awards

Big Charity: The Death of Americas Oldest Hospital

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kenny, Glenn (2020-05-07). "'Mossville: When Great Trees Fall' Review: The Material Toxicity of Racism". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Alexander Glustrom". Mountainfilm. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Glustrom, Alexander - Filmmaker". DCEFF. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. 1 2 "Town on the edge". Tulane News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  5. 1 2 Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The (5 November 2014). "Charity Hospital doc 'Big Charity' among Audience Award winners at 2014 New Orleans Film Festival". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The (25 December 2014). "The top 10 Hollywood South films of 2014". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "SouthTalks: "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall"". Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  8. ↑ "April Staff Pick | Mossville: When Great Trees Fall". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  9. ↑ Staff, OffBeat (11 December 2019). "Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities names Terence Blanchard Humanist of the Year". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  10. ↑ Orel, Gwen (17 May 2019). "2019 MFF: Awards and rewards for Montclair Film Festival". Montclair Local News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  11. ↑ Scheck, Frank (2020-05-13). "'Mossville: When Great Trees Fall': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  12. ↑ Strachan, Sue (26 July 2015). "Millennial Awards shine spotlight on New Orleans' young achievers". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  13. ↑ "Academic Success Center director makes the grade". Tulane News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  14. ↑ "Cokie Roberts Named 2015 Humanist Of The Year". Biz New Orleans. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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