Michael Dominic
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Michael Dominic is a Photojournalist and filmmaker from New York City
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In the early 90s Dominic directed over a dozen music video
s, including three for Norman Cook as "Pizzaman," now Fatboy Slim.
In 1999 he made a documentary about the Sunshine Hotel, one of the last flophouse
s on New York City's Bowery
. The film, named Sunshine Hotel, screened in over 20 film festival
s and won three best documentary awards. It ran on Sundance Channel from 2002-2004.
In 2006, Dominic shot a narrative film
in Amsterdam called Tulips for Daisy. It was nominated for an award in the Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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In the early 90s Dominic directed over a dozen music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, including three for Norman Cook as "Pizzaman," now Fatboy Slim.
In 1999 he made a documentary about the Sunshine Hotel, one of the last flophouse
Flophouse
A flophouse , doss-house or dosshouse is a place that offers very cheap lodging, generally by providing only minimal services.-Characteristics:...
s on New York City's Bowery
Bowery
Bowery may refer to:Streets:* The Bowery, a thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York City* Bowery Street is a street on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.In popular culture:* Bowery Amphitheatre, a building on the Bowery in New York City...
. The film, named Sunshine Hotel, screened in over 20 film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
s and won three best documentary awards. It ran on Sundance Channel from 2002-2004.
In 2006, Dominic shot a narrative film
Fictional film
Fictional film or narrative film is film that tells a fictional story or narrative. Narrative cinema is usually contrasted to films that present information, such as a nature documentary, as well as to some experimental films...
in Amsterdam called Tulips for Daisy. It was nominated for an award in the Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
The Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition is a major international short film awards ceremony, run by the Akira Kurosawa Foundation. Since the inaugural 2004-2005 competition, the Grand Prix and numerous other prizes have been awarded on an annual basis.- 2007 :The Akira Kurosawa Memorial...
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