Robert Drew

Biography

Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films are archived in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The moving image collection of Robert Drew is housed at the Academy Film Archive. The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of his films, including "Faces of November," "Herself: Indira Gandhi," and "Bravo!/Kathy's Dance". His many awards include an International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award. Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license

Movies & TV Shows

1. Primary (1960) — Self
2. The Chair (1963) — Correspondent
3. Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance (2016) — Self
4. Ricky on Leacock (2012) — Self

Directed

1. Primary (1960) — Director
2. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) — Director
3. Faces of November (1964) — Director
4. ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! (1960) — Director
5. Who's Out There? (1975) — Director
6. The Chair (1963) — Director
7. On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) — Director
8. For Auction: An American Hero (1986) — Director
9. A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy (2008) — Director
10. Storm Signal (1966) — Director
11. American Football (1957) — Director
12. The Sun Ship Game (1971) — Director
13. The New Met: Countdown to Curtain (1966) — Director