Jeremy Workman

Jeremy Workman
white caucasian male in suit, around 30 years old, appears concerned with arms crossed, dark hair with fine blond highlighted fringe
Workman at Illyuzion Theater, Moscow in 2019
Born
New York City
EducationColumbia University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, editor
Known forSecret Mall Apartment, Lily Topples The World, The World Before Your Feet

Jeremy Workman is an American filmmaker and editor. His documentary films frequently focus on artists, eccentrics, outsiders, and those with extreme passions. His acclaimed films include Secret Mall Apartment, Deciding Vote, Lily Topples The World, The World Before Your Feet, Magical Universe, and Who Is Henry Jaglom? In many of his films, Workman serves as the director, cinematographer, and editor.

Life and career

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Workman was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles. He is the son of filmmaker/editor Chuck Workman and began editing documentary projects under his father's tutelage when he was in his teenage years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Columbia University.[1]

Workman's debut film, Who Is Henry Jaglom? (co-directed with Henry Alex Rubin) was presented at numerous film festivals before premiering on PBS's acclaimed documentary series POV.[2] The documentary on filmmaker Henry Jaglom has a 86% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

Workman's 2014 documentary Magical Universe was released theatrically on October 31, 2014, with IFC Films.[4] The film is about reclusive outsider artist Al Carbee who created elaborate dioramas and collages featuring Barbie dolls. The film grew out of Workman's 2002 short film Carbee's Barbies and encompasses the final years of Carbee's life, a time when Workman was Carbee's closest friend and his only link to the outside world.[5] The film won several film festival awards.[6]

Workman's 2018 documentary The World Before Your Feet premiered in competition at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival[7] and was acquired by distributor Greenwich Entertainment.[8] The documentary, about Matt Green's mission to walk every street of New York City, was widely hailed upon its release.[9][10] It was a New York Times Critic's Pick,[11] a Los Angeles Times Critics Choice,[12] and has a 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[13] The film also marked the producing debut of actor Jesse Eisenberg.[14] The film played in theaters across the United States for over a year.[15]

Workman's 2021 documentary, Lily Topples The World, about domino toppling artist Lily Hevesh, premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival where it was awarded Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.[16] Soon after, the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival.[17] Actress Kelly Marie Tran serves as an Executive Producer, which marks her producing debut.[18] In May 2021, it was announced that the documentary was a high-profile acquisition of Discovery+.[19] Celebrated by critics, the film has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[20]

Workman's 2023 short documentary Deciding Vote, about Assemblyman George M. Michaels and his deciding vote in New York's 1970 abortion bill, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival,[21] was released on The New Yorker,[22] was Shortlisted for the 96th Academy Awards in the Documentary Short Film category,[23] and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Short Documentary.[24]

Workman's 2024 documentary, Secret Mall Apartment, premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival[25] to wide acclaim.[26][27][28] It is about eight young Rhode Island artists who covertly built an apartment in a 750-square-foot (70 m2) empty space inside the architecture of the Providence Place Mall in 2003 after hearing an advertisement about imagining living in the mall.[29][30] The crew lived secretly within the busy mall for nearly four years.[31] Actor Jesse Eisenberg serves as an Executive Producer, a role he previously served on Workman’s The World Before Your Feet.[32][33]

In addition to being a director, Workman is known for his film editing, primarily as a sought-after editor of movie trailers for indie and documentary films.[34] He has edited over 100 movie trailers and frequently speaks about trailers and movie marketing to filmmakers and film communities throughout the world.[35][36]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Take Five with Jeremy Workman". 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Who is Henry Jaglom?". 23 January 1997.
  3. ^ "Who Is Henry Jaglom?". Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. 25 March 2008.
  4. ^ "IFC Films Magical Universe".
  5. ^ "Jeremy Workman Talks About Finding His 'Magical Universe' In Maine". Tribeca Film.
  6. ^ Gómez, Edward (10 May 2014). "Al Carbee's Art of Dolls and Yearning: "Oh, for a real, live Barbie!"". Hyperallergic.
  7. ^ T. H. R. Staff (2018-03-10). "'The World Before Your Feet': Film Review | SXSW 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  8. ^ "Jesse Eisenberg-Produced Documentary 'The World Before Your Feet' Finds Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". 25 June 2018.
  9. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2018-11-22). "Film Review: 'The World Before Your Feet'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  10. ^ "'The World Before Your Feet' is an eye-opening stroll with a stranger: EW review". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  11. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (November 21, 2018). "'The World Before Your Feet' Review: Walk a Mile — or 8,000 — in Another Man's Shoes". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  12. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (November 20, 2018). "Review: Man walks New York step by step, borough by borough in the uplifting documentary 'The World Before Your Feet'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". Rotten Tomatoes. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  14. ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (March 11, 2018). "Jesse Eisenberg on SXSW Doc 'The World Before Your Feet,' Returning to Lex Luthor". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "The World Before Your Feet". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  16. ^ "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2021 Jury and Special Awards". 19 March 2021.
  17. ^ G. Allen Johnson, "SFFilm names ‘Naked Singularity,’ ‘Cuban Dancer,’ ‘Lily Topples the World’ top winners during virtual awards ceremony". San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "The Resurrection of Kelly Marie Tran: On Surviving 'Star Wars' Bullying, the Pressures of Representation, and 'Raya and the Last Dragon'". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Discovery+ Acquires 'Lily Topples The World,' "Can't Miss Doc" On Domino Tipping Sensation Lily Hevesh". Deadline. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  20. ^ Lily Topples The World, 27 August 2021, retrieved 2021-09-02
  21. ^ "Deciding Vote | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  22. ^ Yorker, The New (2023-11-29). "Revisiting New York's Historic Abortion Law in "Deciding Vote"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  23. ^ "96TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED". press.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  24. ^ "The 45th News & Documentary Nominations - The Emmys". theemmys.tv. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  25. ^ "Secret Mall Apartment". SXSW 2024 Schedule. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  26. ^ Jacobs, Matthew (2024-03-21). "The 12 Best Movies We Saw This Year at SXSW". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  27. ^ Spilde, Coleman (2024-03-09). "These Artists Built an Apartment Inside a Mall, and No One Noticed". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  28. ^ Morse, Erik (2024-04-15). "The Best (and Most Anticipated) Documentaries of 2024". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  29. ^ McGowan, Dan (2024-02-29). "The Rhode Island documentary we've been waiting for - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  30. ^ "Artists lived in a secret apartment inside Providence Place mall. Now it's a movie". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  31. ^ "In Secret Mall Apartment, 8 Artists Who Built a Home Inside a Mall Finally Speak, 17 Years Later". www.moviemaker.com. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  32. ^ Lang, Brent (2024-03-07). "Eight Friends Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall and Hid There Undetected for Years; A New SXSW Documentary Explains How and Why". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  33. ^ Meza, Kimberly (2024-03-15). "'Secret Mall Apartment' Reveals the 8 Rhode Islanders that Lived Inside a Mall for 4 Years". Collider. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  34. ^ "Jeremy Workman Workshop Instructor".
  35. ^ "How To Cut a Trailer, "Audiencing" as a Verb, and Branded Content: A Report from DOC NYC's Marketing Bootcamp". 21 April 2017.
  36. ^ "Charla Pública: "El Éxito De Una Película Comienza Con Un Buen Tráiler"".
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