Terry Moloney (filmmaker)
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Terry Moloney (born April 7, 1969) is an American writer, producer, director and film editor. He has won numerous awards for his work in film and television.[1]
Career
[edit]Moloney graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in journalism. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and has won over 50 awards for his creative work in film, TV and advertising. He is also the owner and founder of the Los Angeles-based production company, Proletariat Filmworks.[1]
Moloney is best known for his documentary films, including: We Have The Power, a 60-minute consciousness-raising film on oil, terrorism and America’s energy future (2008), hosted by former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich,[2] Walking Home From Moscow, (2007) a chronicle of U.S. citizens seeking out and receiving unproven stem cell treatments and stem cell therapies outside the United States, the multi-award-winning Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema and the Myth of Cool (2001) featuring Academy Award winner Sean Penn, on the negative impact smoking in film and television has on young people vis-à-vis artists' rights, social responsibility and the first amendment,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers (2003), covering Diamond Joe Esposito's 20 years with Elvis, for Universal Studios,[11] and A Brief History of Winnie The Pooh (1999), an award-winning short documentary film chronicling the cinematic origin of Pooh Bear for the Walt Disney Studios.[1] He directed the 2004 feature film, Alabama Love Story (2003),[12] and was a staff director on the PAX-TV series Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999).[1][13]
Partial filmography
[edit]- as writer/producer/director
- We Have The Power: Making America Energy Independent (2008)[2]
- Walking Home From Moscow, (2007)
- Alabama Love Story (2003)
- Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers (2002) (V)
- Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)
- A Brief History of Winnie The Pooh (1999)
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
- as actor
- Shaking the Tree (1991) [Actor .... Barry's Work Buddy
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Terry Moloney complete filmography and bio". Reel Exchange. Archived from the original (biography) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ a b "We Have The Power: Making America Energy Independent" (Color, DVD-Video, NTSC). Citizens United Productions. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "STARS and Hollywood Speak Out: Premiere and Gala Set to Debut New Film: Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema and the Myth of Cool Takes a Hard Look at a Controversial Subject". Business Wire. March 20, 2001. Retrieved January 22, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ John Morgan (April 30, 2001). "Film puts spotlight on movie smoking". USA Today. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ By Mireya Navarro (September 21, 2005). "Celebrity: Hollywood, seen through the smoke". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Christy Turlington (July 2, 2001). "Counterpunch; Slight of Anti-Smoking Film Leaves a Participant Fuming". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original (archive) on May 25, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Mireya Navarro (September 18, 2005). "Where There's Smoke, There's a Star". New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ American Lung Association (March 12, 2002). "Study Details Tobacco Industry's Deliberate Campaign to Hook Hollywood, Teens; Health Advocates Call for Tobacco Use to Be Included in MPAA Movie Rating Guidelines". Ascribe Higher Education News Service. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2003. (Notice to Readers)". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. May 30, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool". Center for Disease Control. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers". DVD VErdict. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Alabama Love Story (2003)" (review). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Terry Moloney". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Terry Moloney in Shaking the Tree". showbizdata.com. Retrieved January 22, 2009.