| Director/Director of Photography Austin-based filmmaker Bradley Beesley was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "Top 25 Independent Filmmakers" in 2002. In 2001 Bradley completed his award-winning PBS documentary Okie Noodling, which continues to have encore broadcasts across the country. He made his first documentary, the festival favorite, Hill Stomp Hollar in 2000. In addition to directing documentaries Bradley has worked as a director and director of photography on many commercials and music videos. His long-term collaboration with the Grammy award winning Flaming Lips includes co-directing/DP nine of their music videos and acting as Director of Photography on the sci-fi narrative feature Christmas on Mars. He recently completed his feature length documentary Fearless Freakin‚ with the Flaming Lips, which includes 10 years of documenting the band and will be available on DVD in the Spring of 2005. He is currently directing a new project for ITVS, The Creek Runs Red and is in postproduction on a summer camp documentary that he co-directed with Sarah Price (American Movie). |
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Official Selection 2001 Toronto International Film Festival Best Documentary 2001 Great Plains Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary 2001 SXSW Film Festival First Runner-Up Critic‚s Choice 2001 SXSW Film Festival Recipient of the LInCS 2000 ITVS Funding Initiative Official Selection 2000 Bravo Channel IFC Short films First Runner-Up 1999 SXSW Film Festival Rainbow Award 1999 Great Plains Film Festival Illumination Award 1999 Crested Butte Reel Festival Official selection 1999 & 2000 Chicago Underground Film Festival |