Roger Sherman (filmmaker) Contents Early life and education Career Personal life Awards and honors Filmography Photography References External links Navigation menuMetropolitan HomeFast Eddie and the BoysDon't Divorce the ChildrenA Dream HouseRobert F. Kennedy: The Man and the MemoriesThe O.J. Simpson Trial: Beyond Black & WhiteAmerican MastersAlexander CalderFoodFrightRichard Rogers: The Sweetest SoundsThe Rhythm of My Soul: Kentucky Roots MusicThe American BrewMedal of HonorBlueprint America: Road to the FutureThe RestaurateurChevy 100: An American StoryZapruder and Stolley: Witness to an AssassinationThe Search for Israeli Cuisine"Sherman Pictures - Roger Sherman's films have won an Emmy, a Peabody and two Academy Award nominations. His subjects include art, history, science, social issues, the environment, and food""Paid Notice - Deaths SHERMAN, RAY MORRIS - Paid Death Notice - NYTimes.com""Unlikely Source Of a Pipeline To Hollywood""The Florentine Four: Ken Burns and Partners Look Back on 30 Years of Documentary Production | International Documentary Association""Alexander Calder inventor of an art form: the mobile""Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds - Florentine Films | Sherman Pictures""Medal of Honor""Roger Sherman | The New York Blueprint""In Search of Israeli Cuisine""Michael Solomonov and The Search for Israeli Cuisine - Foobooz""The Search for Israeli Cuisine « AWiderBridge""CLOSING NIGHT: ISRAELI CUISINE""See the Film""Dorothy Kalins""Roger M. Sherman: Cutting His Own Trails""Roger M. Sherman : Awards""Archived copy"the original"'The Brisket Book' author shares recipes"Florentine FilmsInternet Movie DatabaseVimeoPBSReady, Steady, Shoot

1951 birthsLiving peopleHampshire College alumniFilm directors from New York CityAmerican documentary film directors


Emmy AwardPeabody AwardAcademy AwardScarsdaleUnion CollegeThe University of Copenhagen, DenmarkVal d'Isere, FranceHampshire CollegeBachelor of ArtsfilmphotographyKen BurnsNew EnglandLawrence HottFlorentine FilmsDanny MeyerCharlie RoseMike SolomonovIsraelMiami Jewish Film FestivalMetropolitan HomeSaveur MagazineNewsweek MagazineJames Beard Award




Roger M. Sherman (born June 26, 1951) is an American filmmaker – a cinematographer, director, producer, still photographer, and author best known for his work in documentary cinema. He is a founder of Florentine Films. His most widely recognized documentaries are Alexander Calder (1998), Richard Rogers: The Sweetest Sounds (2001), Don't Divorce the Children (1989), Medal of Honor (2008), The Restaurateur (2010), Zapruder and Stolley: Witness to an Assassination (2011),[1] his upcoming two-hour PBS special, The Search for Israeli Cuisine, The Rhythm of My Soul (2006), and The American Brew (2007). His films have won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and two Academy Award nominations, among other honors.




Contents





  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Awards and honors


  • 5 Filmography


  • 6 Photography


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Early life and education


Sherman was born at the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City on June 26, 1951 to mother, Ray Morris Sherman and father, Lee Sherman (both deceased). He is the second of three sons. Ray founded a day camp for learning disabled children in Westchester that she ran as a volunteer for over a decade,[2] and Lee was in the women's all-weather coat business. He attended Hunter College Elementary school until age seven when his family moved to Scarsdale, New York.


Sherman graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1969. He attended Union College (1969-1971), majoring in political science and experimental education, played freshman soccer, and spent a semester in Bogotá, Colombia where he studied Spanish. He left Union and went to Denmark for his junior year abroad at The University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He studied architecture and history that fall and moved to Val d'Isere, France, where he worked that winter at a hotel at the base of La Daille lift and a restaurant on top of the mountain. After returning from his year abroad, he attended Hampshire College, in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in film and photography.[3]



Career


In 1976, a year after graduating from Hampshire, Sherman and college roommate, Ken Burns, along with another friend from Hampshire College, Buddy Squires, founded Florentine Films. They started by working as a New England crew for companies filming in the region. At the time when magazine shows were beginning to launch, the team worked for RAI/Italian television, the BBC, Danish television, French television, etc. and marketed themselves across New England.[4] They were soon joined by their fourth partner, Lawrence Hott. They provide crew for documentaries for such films as Emily Dickinson and Herman Melville, shot a feature and worked on commercials. He began as a location sound recordist, then an assistant director and producer on commercials, producer/director on documentaries and also became a cinematographer.


In 1981, the company released its major film, The Brooklyn Bridge, directed by Ken Burns and produced by Burns, Sherman, and Buddy Squires. It was nominated for an Academy Award. A few films later, each of the four partners wanted to create work individually; they each launched separate brands under the same trade name, Florentine Films.[5]


Of Sherman's many films, The Restaurateur, a portrait of renowned restaurant owner, Danny Meyer, won the 2013 James Beard Award for Best Documentary, Broadcast Journalism. His Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning film, Alexander Calder, is "an American masterpiece", said Charlie Rose.[6]Richard Rogers: The Sweetest Sounds was declared, "An extraordinary film biography, perhaps the best ever produced in the American Masters series" by Dorothy Rabinowitz of The Wall Street Journal.[7] Medal of Honor received appraisal from the New York Post, which reads, "An astounding array of stories about an unbelievable collection of unexpected heroes".[8] His film, Don't Divorce the Children, about the effects of divorce on children, became a mandatory viewing in many states for families going through divorce.[9]


Sherman has published his photography in Newsweek, Saveur, Town and Country, Town and Country Travel and Budget Travel magazines; he also photographed The Brisket Book by Stephanie Pierson. His own book, Ready, Steady, Shoot: The Guide to Great Home Video, was written to help individuals and families everywhere improve the content of their home videos. An update of that book, being sold as an enhanced eBook is called Ready, Steady, Shoot: A Pro's Guide to Smartphone Video, published by Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures, 2012.[9]


In 2016 Florentine Films/Sherman Pictures released The Search for Israeli Cuisine, a portrait of the Israeli people - told through food.[10] The chef/guide is well-known restaurant owner and chef, Mike Solomonov,[11] the film is meant to capture the political culture of the country of Israel during its major culinary revolution.[12] He takes viewers on a culinary adventure to over 100 locations throughout Israel, visiting top chefs, great home cooks, amazing wine and cheese makers, street food vendors, farmers, and much more. The film premiered at the Miami Jewish Film Festival[13] and is currently playing at film festivals worldwide.[14]



Personal life


Sherman lives in New York City with his wife, Dorothy Kalins, founding editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home magazine, founding editor-in-chief of Saveur Magazine (1994-2001), executive editor of Newsweek Magazine (2001-2006). She is director of her company, Dorothy Kalins Ink, which she founded in 2006.[15] They have a son, Lincoln Sherman;[16] born February 21, 1993, a step-daughter, Sandrine Lago, married to Lewis Fowler, and a grandson, Lancaster (Aster) Lago Fowler, born March 2, 2012.



Awards and honors


  • 1981 Oscar nomination for Brooklyn Bridge

  • 1984 nomination, Academy Award for The Garden of Eden[17]

  • 1998 Peabody Award for Alexander Calder

  • 1998 Emmy Award for Alexander Calder

  • 2013 James Beard Award for The Restaurateur

Sherman is a recipient of numerous awards, including two Academy Award nominations, an Emmy, and a Peabody.
His 2010 film, The Restaurateur is the winner of the 2013 James Beard Award, Best Food Documentary of the 2010 Sonoma International Film Festival, Best Documentary of the 2010 Big Apple Film Festival, and Best Documentary of the 2010 Double Feature Film Festival.



Filmography



  • Brooklyn Bridge (film) (1981)


  • Fast Eddie and the Boys (1982)


  • The Garden of Eden (1984 film) (1984)


  • Don't Divorce the Children (1989)

  • Metropolitan Home Presents: A Dream House (1991)[18]


  • Robert F. Kennedy: The Man and the Memories (1993)


  • The O.J. Simpson Trial: Beyond Black & White (1996)


  • American Masters (1998-2001)

    • Alexander Calder (1998)


    • FoodFright (1988)


    • Richard Rogers: The Sweetest Sounds (2001)



  • Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas! (film) (2006)


  • The Rhythm of My Soul: Kentucky Roots Music (2006)


  • The American Brew (2007)


  • Medal of Honor (2008)


  • Blueprint America: Road to the Future (2009)


  • The Restaurateur (2010)


  • Chevy 100: An American Story (2011)


  • Zapruder and Stolley: Witness to an Assassination (2011)

Future Releases



  • The Search for Israeli Cuisine (2015)


Photography


Sherman has photographed for Town & Country Magazine, Saveur, Budget Travel, Garden Design, Metropolitan Home, and Newsweek. He photographed The Brisket Book: A Love Story with Recipes,[19] by Stephanie Pierson, (Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC., 2011).



References




  1. ^ "Sherman Pictures - Roger Sherman's films have won an Emmy, a Peabody and two Academy Award nominations. His subjects include art, history, science, social issues, the environment, and food". Florentinefilms.com. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-06-13..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Paid Notice - Deaths SHERMAN, RAY MORRIS - Paid Death Notice - NYTimes.com". Query.nytimes.com. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  3. ^ Bowe, Kitty (1996-08-25). "Unlikely Source Of a Pipeline To Hollywood". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  4. ^ [1][dead link]


  5. ^ Romeo, Jim (2011-05-23). "The Florentine Four: Ken Burns and Partners Look Back on 30 Years of Documentary Production | International Documentary Association". Documentary.org. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  6. ^ "Alexander Calder inventor of an art form: the mobile". Florentinefilms.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  7. ^ "Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds - Florentine Films | Sherman Pictures". Florentinefilms.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  8. ^ "Medal of Honor". Florentinefilms.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  9. ^ ab "Roger Sherman | The New York Blueprint". Nyblueprint.com. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  10. ^ "In Search of Israeli Cuisine". IMDB. Retrieved 17 May 2016.


  11. ^ Etchells, Arthur (2014-02-26). "Michael Solomonov and The Search for Israeli Cuisine - Foobooz". Phillymag.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  12. ^ "The Search for Israeli Cuisine « AWiderBridge". Awiderbridge.org. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  13. ^ "CLOSING NIGHT: ISRAELI CUISINE". Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 17 May 2016.


  14. ^ "See the Film". Israeli Cuisine Film Site. Retrieved 17 May 2016.


  15. ^ "Dorothy Kalins". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  16. ^ "Roger M. Sherman: Cutting His Own Trails". Easthamptonstar.com. 1998-08-13. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  17. ^ "Roger M. Sherman : Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2014-10-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  19. ^ "'The Brisket Book' author shares recipes". Nydailynews.com. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2015-06-13.




External links


  • Roger Sherman on Florentine Films - official company website

  • Roger Sherman on Internet Movie Database

  • Roger Sherman on Vimeo

  • American Masters Interview on PBS

  • Roger Sherman's Ready, Steady, Shoot : The Guide to Great Home Video (author)


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