- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 22, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Died
- March 9, 2022
John Korty
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Korty (born July 22, 1936 – March 9, 2022) is an American film director and animator, best known for the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, as well as the theatrical animated feature Twice Upon a Time. He has won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (for Who Are the DeBolts?) and several other major awards. He is described by the film critic Leonard Maltin as "a principled filmmaker who has worked both outside and within the mainstream, attempting to find projects that support his humanistic beliefs". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Korty,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Blues Broads
movieThe Blues Broads
2012 · Director, Camera Operator
movieMiracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn
2009 · Director, Producer, Cinematography
movieA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004 · Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
movieArtifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004 · Self
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
movieA Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
1999 · Director
movieOklahoma City: A Survivor's Story
1998 · Director
movieMs. Scrooge
1997 · Director
movieRedwood Curtain
1995 · Director
movieGetting Out
1994 · Director
movieThey
1993 · Director
movieDeadly Matrimony
1992 · Director
movieLong Road Home
1991 · Director
movieLine of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
1991 · Director
movieKeeping Secrets
1991 · Director
movieA Son's Promise
1990 · Director
movieCast the First Stone
1989 · Director
movieYosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1989 · Co-Producer
movieSlaying the Dragon
1988
movieWinnie
1988 · Director
movieEye on the Sparrow
1987 · Director
movieAngry Annie
1987 · Director
Baby Girl Scott
movieBaby Girl Scott
1987 · Director
movieResting Place
1986 · Director
movieA Deadly Business
1986 · Director
movieThe Ewok Adventure
1984 · Director, Director of Photography
movieBark in the Dark
1984 · Director
movieSecond Sight: A Love Story
1984 · Director
movieJoin a Daisy
1984 · Director
movieThe Haunting Passion
1983 · Director
movieTwice Upon a Time
1983 · Director, Story, Screenplay, Character Designer
movieVietnam Requiem
1982 · Executive Producer
movieThe Animators
1982 · Himself
movieA Christmas Without Snow
1980 · Director, Teleplay, Producer
movieOliver's Story
1978 · Director, Screenplay
movieForever
1978 · Director
movieWho Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
1977 · Director, Producer
movieAlex & the Gypsy
1976 · Director
movieFarewell to Manzanar
1976 · Writer, Director
movieCrocodile eating crackers
1976 · Director
movieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Director
Silence
movieSilence
1974 · Director
movieThe Music School
1974 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
movieT for Typewriter, Toe
1973 · Director
movieClass of '63
1973 · Director
moviePat the Pilot
1973 · Director, Writer
movieGo Ask Alice
1973 · Director
movieQ for Quiet
1973 · Director
movieThe People
1972 · Director
movieImogen Cunningham, photographer
1970 · Director, Screenplay
movieRiverrun
1968 · Director, Writer, Cinematography
movieFunnyman
1967 · Writer, Director of Photography, Animation
movieThe Crazy-Quilt
1966 · Director, Writer
movieAny, Many, and Man
1966 · Director
movieBreaking the Habit
1965 · Director
movieA Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String
1964 · Director
movieThe Dragon's Tears
1963 · Director, Producer
movieThe Owl and the Pussycat
1962 · Director
movieThe Language of Faces
1961 · Director
movieYub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
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