Lian Lunson
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Lian Lunson is an Australian actress who became an award-winning documentary filmmaker. She has also written a novel.
She was born in Ned Kelly Country in Australia.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1987 after working as an actress in Australia.
Her production company is based in LA and is called Horse Pictures.
She made a documentary in 1997 about Willie Nelson
for the TV channel PBS
.
She also made a documentary about the poet and singer / songwriter Leonard Cohen
, called. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
.
In 2006, she was awarded the Women in Film Dorothy Arzner Directors Award for her work on this film.
She has a feature film in pre-production based on her own novel. The film is called The Boom Boom Room.
She was born in Ned Kelly Country in Australia.
She moved to Los Angeles in 1987 after working as an actress in Australia.
Her production company is based in LA and is called Horse Pictures.
She made a documentary in 1997 about Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
for the TV channel PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
.
She also made a documentary about the poet and singer / songwriter Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
, called. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is a 2005 film by Lian Lunson about the life and career of Leonard Cohen. It is based on a January 2005 tribute show at the Sydney Opera House titled "Came So Far for Beauty", which was produced by Hal Willner...
.
In 2006, she was awarded the Women in Film Dorothy Arzner Directors Award for her work on this film.
She has a feature film in pre-production based on her own novel. The film is called The Boom Boom Room.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A Street To Die | Actress. Played Receptionist |
| 1985 | The Big Hurt The Big Hurt (film) The Big Hurt is a 1986 low-budget thriller directed by Barry Peak starring David Bradshaw, Lian Lunson, Simon Chilvers, John Ewart, Alan Cassell.... |
Actress. Played Lisa |
| 1986 | Dogs in Space Dogs in Space Dogs in Space is a 1986 Australian film set in the "little band scene" in Melbourne in 1978. It was directed by Richard Lowenstein and starred Michael Hutchence as Sam, the drug-addled frontman of the fictitious band from which the film takes its name.... |
Actress. Played Grant's Girl |
| 1986 | Army Wives Army Wives Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007... |
Actress. Played Wendy |
| 1997 | Willie Nelson: Down Home (TV documentary) | Writer / Producer |
| 2004 | I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS (video documentary) | Producer - segment "Time" |
| 2005 | Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is a 2005 film by Lian Lunson about the life and career of Leonard Cohen. It is based on a January 2005 tribute show at the Sydney Opera House titled "Came So Far for Beauty", which was produced by Hal Willner... |
Writer / Producer |
| 2007 | Across the Universe (film) Across the Universe (film) Across the Universe is a musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's plot is centered around songs by The Beatles. It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007. The script is based on an original... |
Special Thanks |
| Pre-Production | The Boom Boom Room | Producer, Director, Writer |
External links
Lian Lunson's IMDB database entry- Interview with Lunson
- http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/lian.htmlArticle about the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManLeonard Cohen: I'm Your ManLeonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is a 2005 film by Lian Lunson about the life and career of Leonard Cohen. It is based on a January 2005 tribute show at the Sydney Opera House titled "Came So Far for Beauty", which was produced by Hal Willner...
.] - The Guardian Newspaper's profile on Lian Lunson
- Past winners of the Women in Film awards