Peter Gilbert (born 1957 or 1958 [1]) is an American documentary filmmaker. He was the cinematographer and one of the producers of Hoop Dreams, a 1994 documentary about two teenage basketball players in Chicago. [2] He has worked on several films for Kartemquin Films, including Vietnam, Long Time Coming, At the Death House Door (which he co-directed with Steve James), and In the Game. [3] He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking in 2005 for producing With All Deliberate Speed, [4] a documentary about Brown v. Board of Education. [5] Prior to Hoop Dreams, he worked on the cinematography of American Dream by Barbara Kopple, and with Haskell Wexler. [2] He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [3]
As of 2018 [update], he lives in Chicago, [3] where he grew up. [2]
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hoop Dreams | 1994 | Cinematographer, co-producer |
| Vietnam, Long Time Coming | 1998 | Co-director, co-producer |
| Stevie | 2002 | Cinematographer |
| With All Deliberate Speed | 2004 | Director, producer |
| At the Death House Door | 2008 | Co-director, co-producer |
| Sacred Transformations | 2010 | Cinematographer |
| In the Game | 2015 | Cinematographer |
| Cooked: Survival by Zip Code | 2018 | Additional camera |
References
- ^ Lee, Felicia R. (May 19, 2004). "A Filmed Taste of Lives Changed Since the Brown Case in 1954". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c Guerrasio, Jason (January 15, 2014). "An oral history of Hoop Dreams, 20 years after its première". The Dissolve. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Peter Gilbert". Kartemquin Films. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Elder, Robert K. (May 14, 2004). "'Speed' takes long look at race". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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