Jump to content

Terry Moloney (filmmaker)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terry Moloney
BornApril 7, 1969

Terry Moloney (born April 7, 1969) is an American writer, producer, director and film editor. He has won numerous awards for his work in film and television.[1]

Career

[edit]

Moloney graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in journalism. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Producers Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and has won over 50 awards for his creative work in film, TV and advertising. He is also the owner and founder of the Los Angeles-based production company, Proletariat Filmworks.[1]

Moloney is best known for his documentary films, including: We Have The Power, a 60-minute consciousness-raising film on oil, terrorism and America’s energy future (2008), hosted by former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich,[2] Walking Home From Moscow, (2007) a chronicle of U.S. citizens seeking out and receiving unproven stem cell treatments and stem cell therapies outside the United States, the multi-award-winning Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema and the Myth of Cool (2001) featuring Academy Award winner Sean Penn, on the negative impact smoking in film and television has on young people vis-à-vis artists' rights, social responsibility and the first amendment,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers (2003), covering Diamond Joe Esposito's 20 years with Elvis, for Universal Studios,[11] and A Brief History of Winnie The Pooh (1999), an award-winning short documentary film chronicling the cinematic origin of Pooh Bear for the Walt Disney Studios.[1] He directed the 2004 feature film, Alabama Love Story (2003),[12] and was a staff director on the PAX-TV series Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999).[1][13]

Partial filmography

[edit]
as writer/producer/director
  • We Have The Power: Making America Energy Independent (2008)[2]
  • Walking Home From Moscow, (2007)
  • Alabama Love Story (2003)
  • Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers (2002) (V)
  • Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001)
  • A Brief History of Winnie The Pooh (1999)
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
as actor

[14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Terry Moloney complete filmography and bio". Reel Exchange. Archived from the original (biography) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "We Have The Power: Making America Energy Independent" (Color, DVD-Video, NTSC). Citizens United Productions. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  3. ^ "STARS and Hollywood Speak Out: Premiere and Gala Set to Debut New Film: Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema and the Myth of Cool Takes a Hard Look at a Controversial Subject". Business Wire. March 20, 2001. Retrieved January 22, 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ John Morgan (April 30, 2001). "Film puts spotlight on movie smoking". USA Today. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  5. ^ By Mireya Navarro (September 21, 2005). "Celebrity: Hollywood, seen through the smoke". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  6. ^ Christy Turlington (July 2, 2001). "Counterpunch; Slight of Anti-Smoking Film Leaves a Participant Fuming". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original (archive) on May 25, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  7. ^ Mireya Navarro (September 18, 2005). "Where There's Smoke, There's a Star". New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  8. ^ American Lung Association (March 12, 2002). "Study Details Tobacco Industry's Deliberate Campaign to Hook Hollywood, Teens; Health Advocates Call for Tobacco Use to Be Included in MPAA Movie Rating Guidelines". Ascribe Higher Education News Service. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  9. ^ "World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2003. (Notice to Readers)". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. May 30, 2003. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  10. ^ "Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool". Center for Disease Control. Archived from the original on January 17, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  11. ^ "Elvis: His Best Friend Remembers". DVD VErdict. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  12. ^ "Alabama Love Story (2003)" (review). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  13. ^ "Terry Moloney". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  14. ^ "Terry Moloney in Shaking the Tree". showbizdata.com. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
[edit]