SARAH R. STEIN
FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTION CREDITS

Department of Communication
North Carolina State University
Sarah_Stein@ncsu.edu       (919) 515-9741

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR:
 
Producer/Director - NC State Department of Communication
A 13-minute 1/2" video, utilizing digital animation, special effects, graphics, and live action, on the faculty and field of communication as it responds to emerging technologies. This video was made with advanced production students at NC State.

Co-Director/Editor - Edward James, Builder of Dreams
A one-hour documentary, shot in Betacam, on the surrealist art patron and the sculptures he built in the jungle of Northern Mexico (public television broadcast).

Co-Director/Editor - The Test of Time: From HIV To AIDS
A one-hour LIFETIME program, shot in 3/4" video, on HIV-positive families and individuals and issues concerning testing.
BEST EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARY -- ACE AWARD
 
Producer/Director - Through Artists' Eyes
A nine-part series of educational short films on a contemporary artist's view of great paintings of the past. Shot at the Prado, the Louvre, and museums in the U.S. PBS.

Producer/Director - It Doesn't Have To Rhyme
A half-hour documentary on creativity and its role in healthy aging. National Council on Aging, with a NYSCA grant.

Co-Director/Editor - Ship of Doom
A half-hour film interweaving dramatic re-creations with actual footage of the last flight of the Hindenburg. HBO.

Co-Director/Editor - Miles To Go
A feature-length documentary on eight women on a wilderness expedition for the first time. Theatrical release and PBS.
AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - BLUE RIBBON
SPECIAL MERIT CERTIFICATE - ACADEMY AWARDS

Director/Editor - The Goodspeed Opera House
A short film on the behind-the-scenes teamwork involved in staging musical productions. IBM.

Coordinating Producer/Editor - Wagner
Four one-hour dramatic episodes on the life of the great composer, starring Richard Burton and Vanessa Redgrave. Great Performances/PBS.
 
Co-Director/Editor - Senior Picture
A one-hour documentary portrait of graduating High School seniors. Series: Scenes From A Lifetime, Westinghouse.
AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - BLUE RIBBON

Associate Producer/Editor - Women Inside
A one-hour film on a Florida prison for women. PBS/Bill Moyers Journal.
AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL FINALIST

EDITOR:
 
The Bolero
A half-hour film on Ravel's orchestral piece, performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta conducting. PBS.
ACADEMY AWARD -- BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

Princeton: A Search For Answers
A half-hour film on the educational life of the University.
ACADEMY AWARD -- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Chimps: So Like Us
A half-hour documentary film celebrating Jane Goodall's 30th year in the field and her work to protect the chimpanzees. HBO.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION -- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
EMMY AWARD -- OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL

Einstein On The Beach
A one-hour documentary/performance film on the process of creating and re-staging Robert Wilson and Philip Glass' avant-garde opera at BAM. Great Performances/PBS.
AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL -- BLUE RIBBON

Born Again
A feature-length documentary film portraying relationships of parishioners in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church. PBS.
AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL -- BLUE RIBBON

1968
A two-hour CBS Special on that tumultuous year.
EMMY AWARD - BEST NEWS DOCUMENTARY
ALFRED I. DUPONT/COLUMBIA JOURNALISM
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
EMMY AWARD NOMINEE - BEST FILM EDITING

Karajan In Salzburg
A feature-length film on the late conductor in his 80th year. Includes rehearsals and performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" with Sam Ramey and Kathleen Battle; Jessye Norman sings Wagner. PBS and European broadcast.

Frontline: Buying The Bomb
A one-hour documentary on attempts to smuggle nuclear bomb parts. PBS.

Amazing Eighties
A half-hour portrait of two women. CBS.
EMMY AWARD NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

The Emperor's Eye: Art & Power in Imperial China
A one-hour documentary film on Taiwan's Forbidden City art treasures. PBS.

To Protect Mother Earth
A one-hour film on the legal struggles of the Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada for control of their land. Narrated by Robert Redford. Theatrical release and PBS.

To America
A two-hour documentary interwoven with dramatic footage on Eastern European refugees. With Alan Arkin, CBS Special.
AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL - BLUE RIBBON
SAN FRANCISCO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - BEST TELEVISION SPECIAL

Garrison Keillor: Prairie Home Companion
A ninety-minute performance special, shot with 7 video cameras, with guest star Emmy Lou Harris. The Disney Channel.
 

ADDITIONAL AWARDS:

CINE GOLDEN EAGLE TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL U.S.A. FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL and others

New York State Council on the Arts Grant Recipient

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES:

Sarah Lawrence College Women In Film
Clark University Hunter College/CUNY
AFI Film Seminars Villanova University

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Women in Film
I.A.T.S.E. Local 771
AIVF/PIFVA/AFI