Eric Weinrib

Eric Weinrib
Born (1972-04-21) April 21, 1972
Plainview, New York
Residence Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Occupation Filmmaker

Eric Weinrib (born 21 April 1972) is an award-winning filmmaker and TV producer from Plainview, New York, U.S.A. He is currently a producer for the Emmy Award-winning documentary series VICE on HBO, having produced the segments “White Collar Weed,” “Closing Gitmo,” and “Flint Water Crisis.”

Career

He is the producer and director of Roseanne for President!,[1][2] a documentary about comedic icon Roseanne Barr's 2012 run for president of the United States.[3] The movie world premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival[4] and won the Founders Prize at the Traverse City Film Festival.[5] The movie received critical acclaim with the New York Times stating "Politics meets celebrity in Eric Weinrib’s fascinating documentary 'Roseanne for President!’”;[6] The Daily Beast calling it “Intimate and brilliantly observed”.[7] The movie was acquired by IFC Films and opened theatrically July 1, 2016.[8]

Weinrib is a long-time collaborator of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore as an Archival Researcher on Fahrenheit 9/11, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival;[9] Coordinating Producer on Moore’s Academy Award-nominated SiCKO; and Associate Producer on Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story.[10] Moore describes Weinrib “one of my all-time favorite producers to work with.[11] Weinrib was a staff writer on season one of Comedy Central’s ‘Strangers with Candy’ starring Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris.[3]

Eric’s short film, Jimmy Walks Away, was an Official Selection of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.[12] Jimmy Walks Away was included on “Park City; The Sundance Collection,” a DVD compilation of Sundance shorts.[3]

Weinrib’s music credits include producing Michael Moore’s studio rendition of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin' included on the Occupy Wall Street benefit album, Occupy This Album and presenting a 50th anniversary appearance of Ken Kesey’s “Further” bus and Zane Kesey’s Merry Band of Pranksters at Brooklyn Bowl.

Weinrib ran for President of the United States in the 2016 general election.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Kenigsberg, Ben (18 April 2015). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Roseanne for President!'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "'Roseanne for President!' review: Behind the scenes of Roseanne's run for the White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Roseanne Barr Presidential Campaign Doc in the Works (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. ↑ "What Doesn't Kill Roseanne Barr Is Still Making Her Stronger". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. ↑ "2015 Award Winners". Traverse City Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  6. ↑ Webster, Andy (30 June 2016). "Review: Revisiting an Unlikely Campaign in 'Roseanne for President!'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Teeman, Tim (20 April 2015). "Roseanne Barr on Losing Her Sight, Smoking Weed, Rejecting Feminism, and Not Voting For Hillary". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (9 June 2016). "'Roseanne For President!' Acquired By IFC Films; Cannes Midnight Pic 'Train To Busan' Arrives At Well Go USA". Deadline.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Scott, A. O. (2004-05-23). "Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Honors at Cannes". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  10. ↑ Ayers, Mike. "Tribeca Film Festival 2015: 'Roseanne For President!' Explores the Alternative Party System". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Michael Moore on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Archives / 1997 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Details for Candidate ID : P60018355". Fec.gov. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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