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Alexander Glustrom is an American film director and cinematographer.[1] He has directed award winning films and shot projects for HBO, CNN, New York Times, A&E, Vice, Great Big Story, and Democracy Now. [2] He currently works as a cinematographer on commercials, films and tv shows.

Early Life and Education

Alex was born in Atlanta. His grandparents Marian and John Glustrom were allies in the civil rights movement.[3] He graduated high school from The Paideia School and college from Tulane University in New Orleans. At Tulane, he founded the student organization Tulane University Community Advancement Network (TUCAN)[4] which brought students to The Boys and Girls Club to tutor and learn from the youth participants. After graduating he worked at the Boys & Girls Club located in The Iberville Projects.[5]

Career

Alex's feature documentary directorial debut Big Charity premiered at New Orleans Film Festival in 2014 where it won the Audience Award and Jury Prize for Best Louisiana Feature.[6] Mike Scott of NOLA.com declared it as one of the top 5 films made in New Orleans in 2014[7] and described the film as "a stark, pull-no-punches look at the shameful political maneuvering and blatant opportunism that played out in the wake of Hurricane Katrina."[8] Alex's second feature documentary film Mossville: When Great Trees Fall was released in 2019[9] and has won more than 15 awards at festivals around the world.[10] The film premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival where it won The Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights.[11] It also won Documentary of the Year from Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities[12] and the David Carr Award for Truth in Non-Fiction Filmmaking Award from Montclair Film Festival.[13] Mossville: When Great Trees Fall was licensed by the PBS series Reel South for national broadcast[14] and by Sundance Now for streaming.[15] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime. Reviewing it for The New York Times, Glenn Kenny writes: "The film tells the story of a centuries-old black community in Louisiana laid waste by a chemical company, and of the residents who refuse to leave."[16] In The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck described the film as "A powerful portrait of the human cost of environmental devastation."[17]

Awards

Personal Awards

Big Charity: The Death of Americas Oldest Hospital

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

References

  1. ^ Kenny, Glenn (2020-05-07). "'Mossville: When Great Trees Fall' Review: The Material Toxicity of Racism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ^ "Alexander Glustrom". Mountainfilm. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ^ "Glustrom, Alexander - Filmmaker". DCEFF. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. ^ "Town on the edge". Tulane News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  5. ^ "Town on the edge". Tulane News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. ^ Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The. "Charity Hospital doc 'Big Charity' among Audience Award winners at 2014 New Orleans Film Festival". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The. "The top 10 Hollywood South films of 2014". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The. "The top 10 Hollywood South films of 2014". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Kenny, Glenn (2020-05-07). "'Mossville: When Great Trees Fall' Review: The Material Toxicity of Racism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  10. ^ "SouthTalks: "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall"". Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  11. ^ "April Staff Pick | Mossville: When Great Trees Fall". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  12. ^ Staff, OffBeat. "Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities names Terence Blanchard Humanist of the Year". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  13. ^ Orel, Gwen OrelGwen. "2019 MFF: Awards and rewards for Montclair Film Festival". Montclair Local News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  14. ^ "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall Extras | REEL SOUTH | PBS". PBS.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  15. ^ Parlevliet, Mirko (2022-06-16). "Sundance Now July 2022 Schedule Announced". VitalThrills.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  16. ^ Kenny, Glenn (2020-05-07). "'Mossville: When Great Trees Fall' Review: The Material Toxicity of Racism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  17. ^ Scheck, Frank; Scheck, Frank (2020-05-13). "'Mossville: When Great Trees Fall': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  18. ^ Strachan, Sue. "Millennial Awards shine spotlight on New Orleans' young achievers". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  19. ^ "Academic Success Center director makes the grade". Tulane News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  20. ^ Times-Picayune, Mike Scott, NOLA com | The. "Charity Hospital doc 'Big Charity' among Audience Award winners at 2014 New Orleans Film Festival". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "Cokie Roberts Named 2015 Humanist Of The Year". Biz New Orleans. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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