Brian Savelson is an American writer, director, and producer who works in film, theater, and television.[1][2][3]
Savelson has written for numerous TV series including Amazon's The New Yorker Presents, Fox's Next,[4] and Apple's Little America[5] for which he was nominated for The Humanitas Prize.[6]
Savelson wrote and directed the feature film In Our Nature starring John Slattery, Jena Malone, Zach Gilford, and Gabrielle Union.[7][8]
Savelson was a producer of the Tony Award-winning revival of A Raisin in the Sun starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad,[9] and Sanaa Lathan.[10] The production was noted for the especially diverse audience it brought to Broadway.[11]
Savelson's short film Counting Water screened at over 20 film festivals, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival,[12] was aired on PBS, and exhibited at LACMA.[13]
Savelson won an MVPA Award for his direction of the Band Of Horses music video "Is There A Ghost."[14] Savelson directed the music video for Joss Stone's cover of The High Road which featured the singer riding an elephant through a world of melting clocks.[15] Savelson has also directed music videos for Ra Ra Riot[8] and The Republic Tigers.
In August 2020, it was announced Savelson would be collaborating on a new TV series with Janicza Bravo and Jake Gyllenhaal based on Ian Parker's New Yorker article, "A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions."[16]
References
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- ^ Taylor, Drew (2012-03-08). "SXSW '12 Interview: Director Brian Savelson Talks Intimate Drama 'In Our Nature'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Saito, Stephen (2012-03-16). "SXSW '12 Interview: Brian Savelson on Navigating the Emotional Territory of "In Our Nature"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Travers, Ben (2020-01-10). "'Little America' Review: Small Stories Pay Off Big in a Heartwarming Apple TV+ Series". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "The 21 Best TV Episodes of 2020". Paste Magazine. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Pearce, Matt (2023-08-15). "Humanitas announces 2023 award winners, including Tyler Perry and Guillermo del Toro". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 7, 2012). "Father-Son Ties, Already Strained, Face a Test". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ a b Ziemba, Christine (2012-11-30). "In Our Nature". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (2004-04-27). "THEATER REVIEW; A Breakthrough 50's Drama Revived in a Suspenseful Mood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "The New York Times > Theater > 2004 Tony Award Winners". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (2004-04-26). "Marketing to a Niche and the Theater Crowd; Helping the Hip-Hop World Find 'A Raisin in the Sun'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Dentler, Matt (2007-05-01). "Atlanta Film Festival Announces Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Casting on a Budget: Get the Best & the Rightest". SXSW Schedule 2012. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Gottlieb, Steven (2009-01-05). "NEWS: 2008 MVPA Winners". VideoStatic. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Shore Fire - Joss Stone". 2015-02-05. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ Hersko, Tyler (2020-08-21). "Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Series Adaptation of New Yorker Article Directed by Janicza Bravo". IndieWire. Retrieved 2022-10-16.