Steven Bognar
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Steven Bognar | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, director |
| Notable work | American Factory |
Steven Bognar (born 1963)[1] is an American film director.
An Oscar-winning and award-winning documentary filmmaker,[2] his films have been screened at SXSW, Sundance, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival.[3][4] Bognar has also worked as an instructor of media arts, teaching at public schools across his home state of Ohio, as well as at Antioch College.[5][4][6] He was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Julia Reichert.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]In January 2020, Bognar and Reichert won the Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary for American Factory.[7]
Style
[edit | edit source]Bognar has developed a documentary filmmaking style that centralizes the Midwestern region of the United States, with significance placed on incorporating photographic imagery.[4]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- Welcome to Censornati (1990)
- Personal Belongings (1996)
- Waiting for Marty (1999)
- Picture Day (2000)
- Gravel (2006)
- A Lion in the House (2006, with Julia Reichert)
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009, with Reichert)
- Sparkle (2012, with Reichert)
- Making Morning Star (2015, with Reichert)
- American Factory (2019, with Reichert)[3]
- 9to5: The Story of a Movement (2020, with Reichert)
- 8:46 (2020, with Reichert)
- Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life (2021, with Reichert)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ PARK CITY ’06: Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert: “…You have to know WHY you want to make films", IndieWire, Jan 9, 2006
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