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Holly Mosher

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Holly Mosher
NationalityAmerican
EducationTisch School of the Arts
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workVanishing of the Bees, Side Effects

Holly Mosher is an American filmmaker who produces and directs documentaries focused on social change.[1] She directed the documentary Hummingbird.[2] Mosher produced Vanishing of the Bees and Side Effect.[3] She started an independent film distribution company, Hummingbird Pictures, which focuses on socially-conscious films.[4]

Career

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Mosher graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[5][1] She worked as an assistant on films in Brazil and produced commercials.[6]

Mosher made her directorial debut with the 2004 documentary, Hummingbird,[1] a film about two organizations which work with Brazilian street children and women who are victims of domestic violence.[2] She produced Side Effects in 2005 and Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety in 2006. Mosher also co-produced Maybe Baby in 2007. She was executive producer of Vanishing of the Bees,[3] FREE FOR ALL! and Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes, a documentary about the influence of money in politics.[1][7] In 2011, she directed Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus, a feature-length documentary about the work of Muhammad Yunus and the lending system he founded for people in poverty.[8][9][10]

Filmography

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Year Title Credit
1999 Haunting Perpetually Dead Squirrels Producer, Cinematographer
2001 Lady in the Box Co-Producer
2003 Reeseville Producer
2003 An Obvious Moment of Happiness Associate Producer, Cinematographer
2004 Hummingbird (Documentary) Producer, Cinematographer, Director
2005 Side Effects Producer
2005 Next Big Thing: The 2 Skinnee J's Farewell Show Cinematographer
2006 Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety (Documentary) Producer
2007 Maybe Baby (Documentary) Co-producer
2008 Free for All! (Documentary) Executive producer
2009 Vanishing of the Bees (Documentary) Executive producer
2011 Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus (Documentary) Producer, Cinematographer, Director
2014 Pay 2 Play: Democracy's High Stakes (Documentary) Executive producer

Source[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nancy Rhodes, Paradigm Shifts Festival & Holly Mosher, Bonsai People". A Better World. March 15, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Vanessa Harris (March 20, 2013). "Q&A with 'Hummingbird' Filmmaker Holly Mosher". LA Yoga. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Rob Nelson (April 25, 2011). "Review: Vanishing of the Bees". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ^ David Sebed (April 14, 2015). "Meeting Holly Mosher: A GLN Earth Day 2015 Panelist". Green Lifestyles. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "Holly Mosher". Netroots Nation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ David Rensin (January 2012). "Moving Pictures". The Rotarian.
  7. ^ "KPFK". KPFK. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Betsy Sharkey (February 10, 2012). "Movie review: 'Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhmmed Yunus'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Ronnie Scheib (February 10, 2012). "Review: 'Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus'". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Jeannette Catsoulis (February 9, 2012). "Singing the Praises of the Banker to the Poor". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "Holly Mosher". IMDB. Retrieved July 1, 2015.