Cole Sax

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Cole Sax
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Born
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director, Creative Director, Executive Producer
Notable workWorld Debut and Dear Class of 2020

Cole Sax is an American film director and producer. He has directed films such as World Debut, executive produced by Tony Hawk, a sports documentary about how the skateboarding, surfing, and climbing subcultures eventually made their way to the Olympics. [1]

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Sax's 2018 documentary series Far From Home, [2] produced for the Olympic Channel and Snapchat, [3] won three Telly Awards, including Gold in video web-series. [4] Additionally, his short documentary film Second Sight [5] [6] [7] won the Norman Vaughan Indomitable Spirit Award at the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, [8] and also a silver for directing at the Telly Awards.

Early life and education

Sax was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, but started his filmmaking education at a young age when he moved to Park City, Utah. He attended Park City High School [9] [10] and the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Utah. He also attended Park City Academy with filmmaker Bruno Kohfield-Galeano. [11]

Career

Sax began his career when he was 16 while working for InSync Plus, a motion picture company in Los Angeles. When he was 18, he won his first Clio Key Art Award for the TV spot he edited for the feature film, The Art of Getting By . [12] After his short documentary film 88 and Sunny screened at the Metropolitan Pavilion red-carpet gala for the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Sax went on to pursue directing in the unscripted space. [13]

Sax has directed films in various parts of the world, including Malaysia, India, the Philippines, and Argentina. [5] He has produced documentaries and content for the Olympic Channel, YouTube Originals, Snapchat, Nike, Facebook, and many others. Sax has also received the Mountainfilm Spirit Award for his documentary work. [14]

Together with Boardwalk Pictures, [15] Sax directed and produced the 2018 documentary series Far From Home, which features athletes trying to get to the Olympic Games. [2] Additionally, Sax has given a talk at TEDx in 2018 titled "An Unlikely Hero" [16] and has conducted filmmaking workshops at U.S. embassies in various countries. [17] He has also worked together with organizations such as the Obama Foundation and Khan Academy to produce documentaries such as Dear Class of 2020 , a 2020 YouTube Originals film that has been nominated for the Emmy Awards. [18]

In 2021, Sax completed his debut feature documentary film World Debut for YouTube Originals, which documents the stories of skateboarders, surfers, and climbers as they try to make their way to the Olympic Games. [19]

Personal life

Sax is currently based in both Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California. [19]

Awards and honors

Cole Sax's awards include: [4]

YearAwardTitleResult
2020The Non-Fiction Cartel (Best Short)Second SightWon
2020Norman Vaughan Indomitable Spirit AwardSecond SightWon
2020Silver Telly (Directing)Second SightWon
2020Silver Telly (Documentary)Second SightWon
2018Gold Telly (Webseries: Documentary)Far from HomeWon
2018Silver Telly (Webseries: Series)Far from HomeWon
2018Silver Telly (Webseries: Non-scripted)Far from HomeWon

Filmography

Cole Sax's filmography: [20]

YearTitleTypeCredits
2021World Debutdocumentarydirector; creative director; executive producer
2020 Dear Class of 2020 videosegment director; creative director; executive producer
2019Second Sightdocumentary shortdirector; executive producer / producer
North Countryshortstory producer
2018Far From HomeTV documentary seriesdirector; executive producer; co-editor
In Searchingsecond unit cinematographer
2017Forward: Women's March on Washingtonshortdirector; producer; editor; writer
2014Far from Home: Uganda to the Tetonsdocumentaryadditional camera
201188 and Sunnyvideo shortdirector; producer; editor; writer; cinematographer

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  2. 1 2 Tartaglione, Nancy (February 5, 2018). "'Far From Home': Olympic Channel To Debut Original Series On Unlikely Athletes".
  3. ↑ "Far From Home | Snapchat". story.snapchat.com.
  4. 1 2 "Cole Sax". IMDb.
  5. 1 2 "5 Steps for Producing a Nonprofit Film". Musicbed Blog. October 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Spotlight: Second Sight – Utah Film Commission". Utah Film Commission – The Story is Utah. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Filmmaker Spotlight: Cole Sax – Utah Film Commission". Utah Film Commission – The Story is Utah. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Second Sight". Mountainfilm. April 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ Iwasaki, Scott. "Park City High alumnus Cole Sax creates 'Second Sight' and will screen his film in Salt Lake City". www.parkrecord.com.
  10. ↑ "Park City High alumnus Cole Sax creates 'Second Sight' and will screen his film in Salt Lake City". Entertainment Entertainment. October 8, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. ↑ https://www.parkrecord.com/news/park-city-academy-hosts-the-hunt/
  12. ↑ Godley, Patrick Kevin Day, Chris; Day, Patrick Kevin; Godley, Chris (October 19, 2011). "THR's Key Art Awards 2011".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ Iwasaki, Scott. "PCHS grad's film to show at 9/11 anniversary in New York". www.parkrecord.com.
  14. ↑ "2020 Norman Vaughan Indomitable Spirit Award". Mountainfilm. April 21, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Boardwalk Pictures – Production company based in Santa Monica, CA".
  16. ↑ Sax, Cole (November 28, 2018). "An Unlikely Hero" – via www.ted.com.
  17. ↑ "Cole Sax – American Film Showcase". americanfilmshowcase.com.
  18. ↑ Patten, Dominic (June 12, 2020). "Barack Obama & BTS-Headlined 'Dear Class Of 2020' Shatters YouTube Records".
  19. 1 2 Spangler, Todd (June 24, 2021). "YouTube Unveils Slate of Tokyo Olympic Originals Featuring The Try Guys, Gabby Douglas and More".
  20. ↑ "Cole Sax". IMDb.
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