Terry Sanders
Encyclopedia
Terry Sanders is an American filmmaker having produced
and/or directed
more than 70 dramatic features, televisions specials, documentaries
and portrait film
s. He co-heads the American Film Foundation
and has produced and photographed the Oscar-winning dramatic short "A Time Out of War
". He also produced and co-directed Crime & Punishment, USA with his brother Denis Sanders
. The debuting actors in "War Hunt" are Robert Redford
, Sydney Pollack
, and Tom Skerritt
, which he also produced with Denis Sanders.
Currently in development is a dramatic feature film, Tokyo Rose/American Patriot, a World War II
true-life story of Iva Ikuko Toguri who was wrongly convicted of treason
.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and/or directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
more than 70 dramatic features, televisions specials, documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
and portrait film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s. He co-heads the American Film Foundation
American Film Foundation
The American Film Foundation is an award-winning production company based in Southern California. The foundation is headed by Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock who have combined to create more than 60 documentary and feature films....
and has produced and photographed the Oscar-winning dramatic short "A Time Out of War
A Time Out of War
A Time Out of War is a 1954 short war film directed by Denis Sanders. It won an Academy Award in 1955 for Best Short Subject , first prize at the Venice Film Festival Live Action Short Film category, and a special BAFTA Award....
". He also produced and co-directed Crime & Punishment, USA with his brother Denis Sanders
Denis Sanders
Denis Sanders was an American film director, screenwriter and producer who directed the debut performances of Robert Redford, George Hamilton, Sydney Pollack and Tom Skerritt in the critically acclaimed 1962 film War Hunt...
. The debuting actors in "War Hunt" are Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
, Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting...
, and Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt
Thomas Roy "Tom" Skerritt is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962.-Early life:...
, which he also produced with Denis Sanders.
Currently in development is a dramatic feature film, Tokyo Rose/American Patriot, a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
true-life story of Iva Ikuko Toguri who was wrongly convicted of treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
.
Selected filmography
- The Eyes of Don Bachardy
- Return with HonorReturn with HonorReturn with Honor is a 1999 documentary film about American prisoners of war in the Vietnam War. Among those profiled is Senator John McCain. It is narrated by Tom Hanks....
, presented by Tom HanksTom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title... - Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert ZipperNever Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert ZipperNever Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper is a 1995 short documentary film about Herbert Zipper, written, directed, and produced by Terry Sanders, with Freida Lee Mock co-producing. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996....
- Maya Lin: A Strong Clear VisionMaya Lin: A Strong Clear VisionMaya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision is a 1994 documentary film made by Freida Lee Mock about the life of American artist Maya Lin, whose best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C....
- Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age, narrated by Robert MacNeilRobert MacNeilRobert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, OC, known sometimes as Robin MacNeil, , is currently a novelist and formerly was a television news anchor and journalist who had paired with Jim Lehrer to create The MacNeil/Lehrer Report in 1975.-Early life:MacNeil was born in Montreal, the son of Margaret...
(includes an interview with Tim Berners-LeeTim Berners-LeeSir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee, , also known as "TimBL", is a British computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web...
and Peter NortonPeter NortonPeter Norton is an American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. He is best known for the computer programs and books that bear his name. Norton sold his PC-Software business to Symantec Corporation in 1990....
of Norton UtilitiesNorton UtilitiesNorton Utilities is a utility software suite designed to help analyze, configure, optimize and maintain the computer. The current version 15 of Norton Utilities Premier Edition for Windows XP/Vista/7 was released December 27, 2010....
) - Rose Kennedy: A Life to RememberRose Kennedy: A Life to RememberRose Kennedy: A Life To Remember is a short documentary directed by Terry Sanders and produced by Sanders with Freida Lee Mock. It was nominated for a "Documentary Short Subject" Academy Award in 1991....
, narrated by Edward KennedyTed KennedyEdward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history... - Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
- Screenwriters: Word into Image
- War HuntWar HuntWar Hunt is a 1962 war film starring John Saxon, Charles Aidman, and Robert Redford. The film was directed by Denis Sanders, produced by his brother, Terry Sanders for T-D Enterprises, and released by United Artists....
- Crime & Punishment, USA
- A Time Out of WarA Time Out of WarA Time Out of War is a 1954 short war film directed by Denis Sanders. It won an Academy Award in 1955 for Best Short Subject , first prize at the Venice Film Festival Live Action Short Film category, and a special BAFTA Award....
- Copland Portrait, American Composer with Aaron CoplandAaron CoplandAaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, and is often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"...
- The Japan Project: Made in JapanThe Japan Project: Made in JapanThe Japan Project: Made in Japan is a 52 minute documentary film by Terry Sanders that covers the story of the entry of Sony, Honda, Benihana, and Sega into the American market.-External links:*...
- Portrait of Zubin Mehta
- Fighting for Life
- Four Stones for KanemitsuFour Stones for KanemitsuFour Stones for Kanemitsu is a 1973 short documentary film produced by June Wayne. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
- To Live or Let DieTo Live or Let DieTo Live or Let Die is a 1982 short documentary film directed by Terry Sanders. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....