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American film director
Terry Sanders
Sanders in 2008
Born (1931-12-20 ) December 20, 1931 (age 92) Occupation Filmmaker Spouse
Freida Lee Mock Parent
Terry Sanders (born December 20, 1931) is an American filmmaker having
produced and/or
directed more than 70 dramatic features, televisions specials,
documentaries and portrait
films .
Career
Sanders co-heads the
American Film Foundation and has produced and photographed the Oscar-winning dramatic
short
A Time Out of War . He also received an
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision .
[1] He also produced and co-directed
Crime & Punishment, USA with his now-deceased brother,
Denis Sanders . He worked as a producer-director for
Davd Wolper Productions.
Personal
He is the son of sculptor and designer
Altina Schinasi .
Filmography
The Eyes of Don Bachardy
Return with Honor , presented by
Tom Hanks
Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper , 1995
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (Oscar win)
[2]
Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age , 1997, narrated by
Robert MacNeil (includes an interview with
Tim Berners-Lee and
Peter Norton of
Norton Utilities )
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember , 1990, narrated by
Edward Kennedy (Oscar nomination)
[3]
Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987)
The New Indians (1976), a National Geographic Society and WQED-Pittsburgh production produced by Sanders and
Freida Lee Mock ; directed by Sanders; and narrated by
Robert Redford
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
Screenwriters: Words Int
Hunt
Crime & Punishment, USA
A Time Out of War , 1954
Copland Portrait, American Composer with
Aaron Copland (1975), produced and directed by Sanders and co-produced by Freida Lee Mock, for US Information Agency
The Japan Project: Made in Japan
1964 (1964), written, produced and directed, for US Information Agency and narrated by
Lawrence Dobkin
A Meeting With America (1965), for US Information Agency about the visit of US visit of Upper Volta President
Maurice Yameogo
Portrait of Zubin Mehta (1967), produced and directed by Sanders, for US Information Agency and narrated by Lawrence Dobkin
Fighting for Life
Four Stones for Kanemitsu (Oscar nomination)
[4]
To Live or Let Die
See also
References
External links
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