A documentary about a brilliant but self-destructive Pittsburgh-born painter has garnered an Emmy nomination for its director.
Mt. Lebanon native Jeff Stimmel received a News and Documentary Emmy nomination for his film "The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale." It premiered July 7, 2008, on HBO.
Stimmel, who lives in Los Angeles, produced the documentary through his company, Divided Eye Films. Stimmel was nominated as producer and director in the category of Outstanding Arts & Cultural Programming. The winner will be announced Sept. 21 at Lincoln Center in New York.
Link: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/more/s_634166.html
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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My wife had come across your blog. I appreciate your mention of my film; I still have many friends and family in Mt. Lebanon as well as fond memories. In fact, my first introduction to TV/Film was Mr. Babich’s television production class at Mt. Lebanon High School – it was a great class. It was also in this class that I became good friends with Paul A. Anderson who wrote all the music for my film. So the Mt. Lebanon connection is strong (there are also a few Alum cameos in the film i.e. Mike Sample). The film has been such a hit that I have received funding to start on a sequel. In the meantime, anyone who wants to see the “Art Of Failure” can go to the film’s website www.theartoffailure.com and pick up a DVD which is longer than the HBO version.
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Jeff Stimmel
Los Angeles, CA.