Eric Weinrib

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Eric Weinrib
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Born (1972-04-21) April 21, 1972 (age 49)
Bay Shore, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilmmaker

Eric Weinrib (born 21 April 1972) is a filmmaker and TV producer from Plainview, New York, United States.

Career[]

Weinrib is currently[when?] a producer for the Emmy Award-winning documentary series VICE on HBO. His pieces include "Closing Gitmo,"[1] "Flint Water Crisis"[2] and "White Collar Weed,"[3] which The Denver Post describes as a marijuana story with "a fresh angle"[4] and PopMatters describes as "an age-old cautionary tale of the privatization of a new market."[5] He produced "The Paradise Papers," a VICE News Tonight hour-long special from behind the scenes an undercover, global investigation into a massive data leak containing millions of confidential documents from the international law firm, Appleby, which provides offshore services to the ultra-rich.[6] "The Paradise Papers" won the New York Press Club award for TV Business Reporting.[7]

Weinrib is the producer and director of Roseanne for President!,[8][9] a documentary about Roseanne Barr's 2012 run for president of the United States.[10] The movie premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival[11] and won the Founders Prize at the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival.[12] A review in The New York Times stated "Politics meets celebrity in Eric Weinrib’s fascinating documentary 'Roseanne for President!'"[13] and The Daily Beast called it "Intimate and brilliantly observed."[14] The movie was acquired by IFC Films and opened theatrically on July 1, 2016.[15] The movie became available for streaming on the Hulu platform on Inauguration Day 2017.[16] Newsweek selected it as "one of seven movies and shows to watch" online the following weekend.[17]

Weinrib is a long-time collaborator of filmmaker Michael Moore as an archival researcher on Fahrenheit 9/11,[18] coordinating producer on SiCKO and associate producer on Capitalism: A Love Story.[19]

Weinrib was a staff writer on season one of Comedy Central’s Strangers with Candy starring Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris.[10]

Weinrib's short film, Jimmy Walks Away, was an Official Selection of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.[20] Jimmy Walks Away was included on “Park City; The Sundance Collection,” a DVD compilation of Sundance shorts.[10]

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.[21]

Weinrib ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the 2016 Presidential election.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ "The New $pace Race & Closing Gitmo - VICE". tv-episodes.prettyfamous.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "HBO Search". HBO. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  3. ^ "HBO On-Demand Schedule". HBO. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  4. ^ "Vice offers another Colorado pot story, but with a new angle". Ostrow Off The Record. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  5. ^ "Vice: Season 4, Episode 4 - Beating Blindness and White Collar Weed". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  6. ^ "The True Story Behind The Secret Nine-Month Paradise Papers Investigation (HBO)". EBL News. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  7. ^ "BLOOMBERG NEWS EXPOSE OF KUSHNER REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS WINS GOLD KEYBOARD IN 2018 NEW YORK PRESS CLUB JOURNALISM AWARDS" (PDF). The New York Press Club.
  8. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (18 April 2015). "Tribeca Film Review: 'Roseanne for President!'". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  9. ^ "'Roseanne for President!' review: Behind the scenes of Roseanne's run for the White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "Roseanne Barr Presidential Campaign Doc in the Works (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. ^ "What Doesn't Kill Roseanne Barr Is Still Making Her Stronger". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ^ "2015 Award Winners". Traverse City Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  13. ^ Webster, Andy (30 June 2016). "Review: Revisiting an Unlikely Campaign in 'Roseanne for President!'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "'Roseanne For President!' Is Now Streaming on Hulu". Decider | Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  17. ^ "What to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu". Newsweek. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Ayers, Mike. "Tribeca Film Festival 2015: 'Roseanne For President!' Explores the Alternative Party System". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Archives / 1997 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  21. ^ "Furthur Bus 50th Anniversary Tour, Featuring Zane Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters - Tickets - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY - August 22nd, 2014". Brooklyn Bowl. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  22. ^ "Details for Candidate ID : P60018355". Fec.gov. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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