Dave LaMattina

Dave LaMattina (born 31 May 1980), is an American filmmaker.[1] He is best known as the director of documentaries Brownstones to Red Dirt, We Must Go and I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story.[2]

Dave LaMattina
Born
Dave LaMattina

(1980-05-31) May 31, 1980
New York City, USA
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDirector, producer, writer
Years active2008–present

Personal life

He was born in 31 May 1980 in New York City, USA.

Career

Before directing documentaries, he started to work as a production manager for the blockbuster films Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Epic and Rio. Then in 2008, he became the writer of the short film Moonrock & Lighter Fluid. In 2009, he became the director assistant for the film Horton Hears a Who!. In 2010, he made his directorial debut with the documentary Brownstones to Red Dirt. The film revolves around some children in Brooklyn become pen pals with orphans from Sierra Leone. After the success of the documentary, he made his second documentary Kei.

Then in 2014, he made I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story along with Chad N. Walker.[3] The film has received generally favorable reviews.[4][5] In 2014, he won the Audience Choice Award for the Best Documentary at Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival for the film.[6]

He graduated with a degree in Communications from Boston College. Later he received a grant from the Jacques Salmanowitz Program for Moral Courage in Documentary Film. With the initiative Jacques Salmanowitz Program, LaMattina direct and produce a documentary about child AIDS activist Nkosi Johnson, which became his directorial debut. Meanwhile, he earned his MFA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema-Television.[7]

After the graduation, he spent time writing and working in development with Hollywood studios. In 2007, he co-founded the documentary film production house, 'Copper Pot Pictures' accompany with Chad N. Walker and Clay Frost.[7]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2008Moonrock & Lighter FluidWriterShort film
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursAdditional production supportFilm
2009Horton Hears a Who!Director assistantFilm
2010Brownstones to Red DirtDirector, producer, writerDocumentary
2011RioAdditional production manager, script coordinatorFilm
2012KeiDirector, producer, writerDocumentary short
2013EpicProduction coordinatorFilm
2014I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StoryDirector, producer, writerDocumentary
2014We Must GoDirector, producer, writerDocumentary
2017–19The ZooExecutive producerTV Series
2019The Zoo: San DiegoExecutive producerTV Series
2019The DeportedExecutive producerDocumentary
2019La Gran MadreDirector, producer, writerDocumentary
2019AuntyDirector, producer, writerShort film

References
  1. "FILMS DIRECTED BY Dave LaMattina". letterboxd. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Dave LaMattina: DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, SCREENWRITER". MUBI. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker on I AM BIG BIRD: THE CAROLL SPINNEY STORY". screenwritingmagazine. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story". Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. "I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  6. "Cinéfest Sudbury hands out hardware". Northern Life. Laurentian Media Group. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. "Dave LaMattina". African Filmny. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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