Michael Oblowitz
Born in Cape Town, he is an Arts History, Fine Arts and Philosophy graduate of the University of Cape Town. Oblowitz received an M.F.A. in Film Theory and Production from Columbia University in 1982. He studied color photography and printing at the Central School of Art London (1976).
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 Michael Oblowitz at the Hof International Film Festival in October 2013 | |
| Born | 1952 (age 68–69) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Education | University of Cape Town, Columbia University |
| Known for | Filmmaking |
| Movement | No wave |
| Website | michaeloblowitz |
Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker.
Notable films
- X-Terminator-1977
- The Is/Land-Circuits of Control (with David Goldberg, 1978)
- Minus Zero-1979
- King Blank (1982)
- This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
- Sea of Darkness (Documentary, 2010)
- The Traveler (2010)
- The Ganzfeld Experiment (2013)
- Heavy Water (2017)
- Frank & Ava (2018)
Television
- Dante's Cove (TV series) (writer, 2 episodes: "Then There Was Darkness" and "The Beginning")
Music videos
- "Basketball" by Kurtis Blow (1983)
- "The Healer" by John Lee Hooker and Carlos Santana (1993)
- "Mustang Sally" by Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck (1994)
- Booker T and the M.G's Live in Laguna (music documentary, 1995)
- Buddy Guy - Live: The Real Deal (music documentary, 1996)
- "Standing Here" by the Stone Roses (1997)
Selected filmography
- 1977 X-terminator, (short film)
- 1977 Table Conversation, (Short Film)
- 1979 Minus Zero
- 1979 Death Magazine
- 1979 Red Love Color
- 1980 Too Sensitive to Touch
- 1998 The Areola (co-directed)
- 2001 The Breed
- 2003 Out for a Kill
- 2003 The Foreigner
- 2005 Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy
- 2008 Romantic Resorts
- 2016 Untitled Sunny Garcia Documentary (in production)
Sources
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