Degrees:
M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts
B.A., Univ. of Southern California
Jeff Bemiss is an Oscar-shortlisted, Peabody-winning writer/director who has worked in shorts, features and documentaries. His work has aired on PBS and network television. His latest film, MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY, a feature documentary about the missing migrant crisis in South Texas, premiered on PBS's Independent Lens. The film was nominated for a Critic's Choice Award, was a finalist for a Du-Pont Columbia Journalism award and won a 2023 Peabody award. His film THE BOOK AND THE ROSE was a semi-finalist for the Academy Award for best live action short film. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Southern California film school and the L.A. Sanford Meisner Academy. Jeff is a Connecticut Artist Fellow and a Film Independent Fast Track Fellow. www.unit-of-light.com |
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Independent film production and screenwriting
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Media literacy
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Scripted and documentary filmmaking
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New paradigms for independent film financing, production and distribution
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Early cinema, especially the life and work of L A A Le Prince
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Motion Picture:
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Missing in Brooks County, feature documentary, Independent Lens, 2021
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Dream House, 30-minute web pilot, Amazon Prime, 2019
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Coaching Colburn, 30-minute short, studio course film originated at Trinity College, 2011
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A Long Tomorrow, feature screenplay based on a story by Jack Finney, 2010
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The Book and the Rose, Netflix, 2001
Presentations:
- "Docs in a Time of Crisis," Filmmaker's panel, sponsored by Film Independent/Sony Cameras
- "Before Movies Moved: The Start of Cinema," Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA, January 10, 2013
- "Before Movies Moved: The Start of Cinema." Springfield Museum, Springfield, MA, May 31, 2012
- "Digital Hollywood: How the computer revolution has democratized filmmaking." Trinity College, Hartford, CT, November 8, 2009
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- Peabody award for documentary, 2023
- Du-Pont Columbia Journalism Award finalist, 2023
- Critic's Choice Award nominee, Critics Choice Association, 2022
- Academy Award semi-finalist, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 2003
- 47 film festival awards from 150 film festivals around the world
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