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| '''Sam Kauffmann''' is an ] filmmaker, author and academic. He is a |
'''Sam Kauffmann''' is an ] filmmaker, author and academic. He is a professor emeritus at ].<ref name=aaa>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/sam-kauffmann/|title=BU College of Communication–Sam Kauffmann}}</ref> He was awarded a ] in Creative Arts (Film), and his films have been shown at the ] in ], ], international film festivals, and broadcast on ] and network television.<ref name=ggg>{{cite web|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/sam-kauffmann/|title=Sam Kauffmann}}</ref> | ||
| Kauffmann has received two ] Awards, one to teach at ] in ], ], and another at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/sam-kauffmann|title=Fulbright Scholar Program–Sam Kauffmann}}</ref> His works include ''Massacre at Murambi'', ''Busing: A Rough Ride in Southie'', ''Killing Time'', ''Show Your Love'', ''Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS'', ''Evangelicals for Climate Action'', ''ACT Out Against SAT'', and ''Talking Trees''. Additionally, he is the author of ''Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users'', which is in its sixth edition, with translations published in Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/984993286|title=Avid editing: a guide for beginning and intermediate users}}</ref> | Kauffmann has received two ] Awards, one to teach at ] in ], ], and another at the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/grantee/sam-kauffmann|title=Fulbright Scholar Program–Sam Kauffmann}}</ref> His works include ''Massacre at Murambi'', ''Busing: A Rough Ride in Southie'', ''Killing Time'', ''Show Your Love'', ''Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS'', ''Evangelicals for Climate Action'', ''ACT Out Against SAT'', and ''Talking Trees''. Additionally, he is the author of ''Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users'', which is in its sixth edition, with translations published in Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/984993286|title=Avid editing: a guide for beginning and intermediate users}}</ref> | ||
| ==Education and career== | ==Education and career== | ||
| Kauffmann earned a BA in ] from the ] and an MS in ] from Boston University. He began his career as a freelance cinematographer from 1977 to 1980. From 1981 to 1982, he worked as an independent filmmaker, producing films and segments that aired on PBS, ], and WGBH-TV. Between 1982 and 1985, he founded and directed Media Matrix, a media production company. Later, in 1986, he shifted focus to freelance writing, producing ''Arts On the Line'', a film about public art in transportation, and ''The Mist That Thunders''. He joined Boston University in 1987 as an |
Kauffmann earned a BA in ] from the ] and an MS in ] from Boston University. He began his career as a freelance cinematographer from 1977 to 1980. From 1981 to 1982, he worked as an independent filmmaker, producing films and segments that aired on PBS, ], and WGBH-TV. Between 1982 and 1985, he founded and directed Media Matrix, a media production company. Later, in 1986, he shifted focus to freelance writing, producing ''Arts On the Line'', a film about public art in transportation, and ''The Mist That Thunders''. He joined Boston University in 1987 as an assistant professor in the Department of Film and Television and took on administrative roles as chairman from 1992 to 1997 and Film Program Director from 1998 to 2002. In 2000, he was appointed associate professor before assuming the role of Professor in 2009, and has been serving as professor emeritus of Film and Television in the ] since 2020.<ref name=aaa/> | ||
| ==Works== | ==Works== | ||
| Kauffmann's works have comprised a wide range of media and publications focusing on ] including ] awareness, father-child relationships, ] and ], and environmental concerns, as well as film education.<ref name=ggg/> | Kauffmann's works have comprised a wide range of media and publications focusing on ]s including ] awareness, father-child relationships, ] and ], and environmental concerns, as well as film education.<ref name=ggg/> | ||
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| He addressed social and environmental themes in films like ''Voices of a Divided City'' (1981), documenting racial tensions in Boston, ''Water: Not Enough to Waste'' (1983), focusing on conservation, and ''Beginning Changes'' (1984), an Oxfam project. His 1985 production ''Fire: Countdown to Disaster'' for the ] earned multiple awards, including a Blue Ribbon at the National Educational Film Festival. In the 1990s, he explored topics such as family dynamics in ''Surviving the Family'' (1993), the absence of fathers in ''Show Your Love'' (1994), and the influence of media on children in ''Gone Too Far? Kids Talk About TV'' (1995). His 1997 film ''Lessons From the Ones We Love'' examined the roles of parents and teachers in |
He addressed social and environmental themes in films like ''Voices of a Divided City'' (1981), documenting racial tensions in Boston, ''Water: Not Enough to Waste'' (1983), focusing on conservation, and ''Beginning Changes'' (1984), an Oxfam project. His 1985 production ''Fire: Countdown to Disaster'' for the ] earned multiple awards, including a Blue Ribbon at the National Educational Film Festival. In the 1990s, he explored topics such as family dynamics in ''Surviving the Family'' (1993), the absence of fathers in ''Show Your Love'' (1994), and the influence of media on children in ''Gone Too Far? Kids Talk About TV'' (1995). His 1997 film ''Lessons From the Ones We Love'' examined the roles of parents and teachers in children's education and was commissioned by Vice President ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.notable.com/links/composition/Film_TV_-amp-_Radio/|title=Notable Productions–Film TV & Radio}}</ref> | ||
| In the 2000s, Kauffmann continued working on social issues, with ''The Media and American Democracy'' (2000), analyzing the role of media in shaping ] and ]. His 2004 film ''Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS'' followed seven Ugandan children living with HIV, highlighting their personal experiences and societal challenges, and received awards, including the Special Achievement Award from the ].<ref name=bsf>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2005/01-28/arts.html|title=Living with Slim gives a voice to children with AIDS}}</ref> Five years later, he revisited the children in ''Kids Living with Slim'' (2010), with an introduction from ], assessing how their lives had changed, earning a CINE Golden Eagle Award and a nomination for the Sembene Ousmane Award at the ] International Documentary Film Festival.<ref name=alj>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/com/articles/kids-living-with-slim-recognized-by-al-jazeera/|title=‘Kids Living with Slim’ recognized by Al Jazeera}}</ref> In 2007, he directed ''Massacre at Murambi'', which focused on the 1994 ]. It aired on the PBS documentary series '']'' and was awarded the Grand Prix Award at the ].<ref name=gpa>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2008/com-professor-confronts-genocide-through-film/|title=COM Professor Confronts Genocide Through Film}}</ref> In 2011, his film ''ACT Out Against SAT'' critiqued the biases inherent in ], and was featured in '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/one-college-applicant-puts-her-testing-gripes-on-film|title=One College Applicant Puts Her Testing Gripes on Video}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/allie-kauffmann-act-out-a_n_823690/amp|title=Allie Kauffmann, High School Student, Asks Colleges To Ditch The SAT}}</ref> Furthermore, his 2012 film ''Where's the Bloody Money?'' explored the comedic fallout of a bank heist gone wrong, winning an Indie Award at the 2012 Indie Fest and Best Cinematography at the 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival.<ref name=iii>{{cite web|url=https://theindiefest.com/past-winners/winners-112013/|title=The Indie Fest Film Awards}}</ref> | In the 2000s, Kauffmann continued working on social issues, with ''The Media and American Democracy'' (2000), analyzing the role of media in shaping ] and ]. His 2004 film ''Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS'' followed seven Ugandan children living with HIV, highlighting their personal experiences and societal challenges, and received awards, including the Special Achievement Award from the ].<ref name=bsf>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2005/01-28/arts.html|title=Living with Slim gives a voice to children with AIDS}}</ref> Five years later, he revisited the children in ''Kids Living with Slim'' (2010), with an introduction from ], assessing how their lives had changed, earning a CINE Golden Eagle Award and a nomination for the Sembene Ousmane Award at the ] International Documentary Film Festival.<ref name=alj>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/com/articles/kids-living-with-slim-recognized-by-al-jazeera/|title=‘Kids Living with Slim’ recognized by Al Jazeera}}</ref> In 2007, he directed ''Massacre at Murambi'', which focused on the 1994 ]. It aired on the PBS documentary series '']'' and was awarded the Grand Prix Award at the ].<ref name=gpa>{{cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/articles/2008/com-professor-confronts-genocide-through-film/|title=COM Professor Confronts Genocide Through Film}}</ref> In 2011, his film ''ACT Out Against SAT'' critiqued the biases inherent in ]ing, and was featured in '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/one-college-applicant-puts-her-testing-gripes-on-film|title=One College Applicant Puts Her Testing Gripes on Video}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/allie-kauffmann-act-out-a_n_823690/amp|title=Allie Kauffmann, High School Student, Asks Colleges To Ditch The SAT}}</ref> Furthermore, his 2012 film ''Where's the Bloody Money?'' explored the comedic fallout of a bank heist gone wrong, winning an Indie Award at the 2012 Indie Fest and Best Cinematography at the 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival.<ref name=iii>{{cite web|url=https://theindiefest.com/past-winners/winners-112013/|title=The Indie Fest Film Awards}}</ref> | ||
| Kauffmann released ''Rachel Descending'' in 2012, which delved into the emotional impact of fertility struggles on a marriage and earned the Best Narrative Short at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival and an Award of Merit at the Accolade Short Film Competition.<ref name=cgi>{{cite web|url=https://www.angaelica.com/events/2013cgiff/|title=6th Annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival}}</ref><ref name=acc>{{cite web|url=https://accoladecompetition.org/past-winners/winners-march-2013/|title=Accolade Global Film Competition 2013}}</ref> In 2015, he made ''Enriching Education Through Play in Ethiopia'', a mini-documentary that underscored the efforts of an ] man to integrate play into local schools. His 2016 work, ''Evangelicals for Climate Action'' introduced Evangelicals working for environmental change, receiving Best Documentary at the Christian Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glcff.com/films/2016-official-selections-glcff2016/|title=2016 Official Selections #GLCFF2016}}</ref> His environmental advocacy continued with ''We Trees'' (2021), a short film that imagined trees' perspective on human-caused climate disaster, and was followed by ''Talking Trees''.<ref name=cvf>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaverde.org/film-archives/we-trees|title=Cinema Verde–We Trees}}</ref><ref name=wtt>{{cite web|url=https://newyorkfeedbackfilmfestival.com/2023/01/22/january-2023-science-nature-festival-highlights/|title=January 2023 – Science & Nature Festival Highlights}}</ref> In 2022, he created ''The Hungry Heron'', a children's film aimed at fostering environmental awareness and was selected for film festivals, including the Children Short Film Festival and the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, and aired on ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ceff.net/watch-now-2023/|title=Colorado Environmental Film Festival (2023)}}</ref> | Kauffmann released ''Rachel Descending'' in 2012, which delved into the emotional impact of fertility struggles on a marriage and earned the Best Narrative Short at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival and an Award of Merit at the Accolade Short Film Competition.<ref name=cgi>{{cite web|url=https://www.angaelica.com/events/2013cgiff/|title=6th Annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival}}</ref><ref name=acc>{{cite web|url=https://accoladecompetition.org/past-winners/winners-march-2013/|title=Accolade Global Film Competition 2013}}</ref> In 2015, he made ''Enriching Education Through Play in Ethiopia'', a mini-documentary that underscored the efforts of an ] man to integrate play into local schools. His 2016 work, ''Evangelicals for Climate Action'' introduced Evangelicals working for environmental change, receiving Best Documentary at the Christian Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glcff.com/films/2016-official-selections-glcff2016/|title=2016 Official Selections #GLCFF2016}}</ref> His environmental advocacy continued with ''We Trees'' (2021), a short film that imagined trees' perspective on human-caused climate disaster, and was followed by ''Talking Trees''.<ref name=cvf>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaverde.org/film-archives/we-trees|title=Cinema Verde–We Trees}}</ref><ref name=wtt>{{cite web|url=https://newyorkfeedbackfilmfestival.com/2023/01/22/january-2023-science-nature-festival-highlights/|title=January 2023 – Science & Nature Festival Highlights}}</ref> In 2022, he created ''The Hungry Heron'', a children's film aimed at fostering environmental awareness and was selected for film festivals, including the Children Short Film Festival and the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, and aired on ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ceff.net/watch-now-2023/|title=Colorado Environmental Film Festival (2023)}}</ref> | ||
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| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| *''Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users'' (6th edition, 2017) ISBN |
*''Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users'' (6th edition, 2017) ISBN 978–1138930537 | ||
| ==Selected filmography== | ==Selected filmography== | ||
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| Sam Kauffmann | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, author and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA., History MS., Film |
| Alma mater | Boston University University of Pennsylvania |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Boston University |
| Website | https://www.samkauffmann.com/ |
Sam Kauffmann is an American filmmaker, author and academic. He is a professor emeritus at Boston University. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Arts (Film), and his films have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The White House, international film festivals, and broadcast on PBS and network television.
Kauffmann has received two Fulbright Awards, one to teach at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and another at the National University of Rwanda. His works include Massacre at Murambi, Busing: A Rough Ride in Southie, Killing Time, Show Your Love, Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS, Evangelicals for Climate Action, ACT Out Against SAT, and Talking Trees. Additionally, he is the author of Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users, which is in its sixth edition, with translations published in Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin.
Education and career
Kauffmann earned a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania and an MS in Film from Boston University. He began his career as a freelance cinematographer from 1977 to 1980. From 1981 to 1982, he worked as an independent filmmaker, producing films and segments that aired on PBS, ABC, and WGBH-TV. Between 1982 and 1985, he founded and directed Media Matrix, a media production company. Later, in 1986, he shifted focus to freelance writing, producing Arts On the Line, a film about public art in transportation, and The Mist That Thunders. He joined Boston University in 1987 as an assistant professor in the Department of Film and Television and took on administrative roles as chairman from 1992 to 1997 and Film Program Director from 1998 to 2002. In 2000, he was appointed associate professor before assuming the role of Professor in 2009, and has been serving as professor emeritus of Film and Television in the College of Communication since 2020.
Works
Kauffmann's works have comprised a wide range of media and publications focusing on social issues including HIV/AIDS awareness, father-child relationships, genocide and human rights, and environmental concerns, as well as film education.
Films
Kauffmann's early productions were collaborative projects with Ellen Boyce, including Portrait Without a Frame (1975), a documentary on visual artist Anthony Thompson, Busing: A Rough Ride in Southie (1976), which examined Boston's school desegregation, and Killing Time (1979), a study of the Massachusetts prison system.
He addressed social and environmental themes in films like Voices of a Divided City (1981), documenting racial tensions in Boston, Water: Not Enough to Waste (1983), focusing on conservation, and Beginning Changes (1984), an Oxfam project. His 1985 production Fire: Countdown to Disaster for the National Fire Protection Association earned multiple awards, including a Blue Ribbon at the National Educational Film Festival. In the 1990s, he explored topics such as family dynamics in Surviving the Family (1993), the absence of fathers in Show Your Love (1994), and the influence of media on children in Gone Too Far? Kids Talk About TV (1995). His 1997 film Lessons From the Ones We Love examined the roles of parents and teachers in children's education and was commissioned by Vice President Al Gore.
In the 2000s, Kauffmann continued working on social issues, with The Media and American Democracy (2000), analyzing the role of media in shaping public policy and democracy. His 2004 film Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS followed seven Ugandan children living with HIV, highlighting their personal experiences and societal challenges, and received awards, including the Special Achievement Award from the Boston Society of Film Critics. Five years later, he revisited the children in Kids Living with Slim (2010), with an introduction from Alicia Keys, assessing how their lives had changed, earning a CINE Golden Eagle Award and a nomination for the Sembene Ousmane Award at the Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival. In 2007, he directed Massacre at Murambi, which focused on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It aired on the PBS documentary series POV and was awarded the Grand Prix Award at the Crested Butte Reel Fest. In 2011, his film ACT Out Against SAT critiqued the biases inherent in standardized testing, and was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Huffington Post. Furthermore, his 2012 film Where's the Bloody Money? explored the comedic fallout of a bank heist gone wrong, winning an Indie Award at the 2012 Indie Fest and Best Cinematography at the 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival.
Kauffmann released Rachel Descending in 2012, which delved into the emotional impact of fertility struggles on a marriage and earned the Best Narrative Short at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival and an Award of Merit at the Accolade Short Film Competition. In 2015, he made Enriching Education Through Play in Ethiopia, a mini-documentary that underscored the efforts of an Ethiopian man to integrate play into local schools. His 2016 work, Evangelicals for Climate Action introduced Evangelicals working for environmental change, receiving Best Documentary at the Christian Film Festival. His environmental advocacy continued with We Trees (2021), a short film that imagined trees' perspective on human-caused climate disaster, and was followed by Talking Trees. In 2022, he created The Hungry Heron, a children's film aimed at fostering environmental awareness and was selected for film festivals, including the Children Short Film Festival and the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, and aired on PBS12 in Colorado.
Publications
Kauffmann first published Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users in 2000. He has also written articles for media outlets such as the American Cinematographer, the Student Filmmakers Magazine and the Christian Science Monitor.
Awards and honors
- 2005 – Best Documentary Award, Cine Golden Eagle Film Festival
- 2005 – Special Achievement Award, Boston Society of Film Critics
- 2007 – Global Justice Award, Media That Matters Film Festival
- 2008 – Grand Prix Award, Crested Butte Reel Fest
- 2009 – Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- 2012 – Best Cinematography, 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival
- 2013 – Best Narrative Short, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
- 2013 – Award of Merit, Accolade Global Film Competition
- 2023 – Best Dramatization, Cinema Verde Film Festival
- 2023 – Best Short Form Short Film, New York Feedback Film Festival
Bibliography
- Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users (6th edition, 2017) ISBN 978–1138930537
Selected filmography
- Busing: A Rough Ride in Southie (1976)
- Show Your Love (1994)
- South Africa: Building Democracy (1998)
- Living with Slim: Kids Talk About HIV/AIDS (2004)
- Massacre at Murambi (2006)
- ACT Out Against SAT (2011)
- Rachel Descending (2013)
- Evangelicals for Climate Action (2016)
- We Trees (2021)
- The Hungry Heron (2022)
References
- ^ "BU College of Communication–Sam Kauffmann".
- ^ "Sam Kauffmann".
- "Fulbright Scholar Program–Sam Kauffmann".
- "Avid editing: a guide for beginning and intermediate users".
- Moriarty, Jo-Ann (February 27, 1981). "Film portrays Walpole Prison as 'lethal' place". The Morning Union. p. 18.
- "Notable Productions–Film TV & Radio".
- ^ "Living with Slim gives a voice to children with AIDS".
- "'Kids Living with Slim' recognized by Al Jazeera".
- ^ "COM Professor Confronts Genocide Through Film".
- "One College Applicant Puts Her Testing Gripes on Video".
- "Allie Kauffmann, High School Student, Asks Colleges To Ditch The SAT".
- "The Indie Fest Film Awards".
- ^ "6th Annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival".
- ^ "Accolade Global Film Competition 2013".
- "2016 Official Selections #GLCFF2016".
- ^ "Cinema Verde–We Trees".
- ^ "January 2023 – Science & Nature Festival Highlights".
- "Colorado Environmental Film Festival (2023)".
- "Young Professionals Stifled in Botswana".
- "School Fosters a New South Africa".