- Henry Alex Rubin
Henry Alex Rubin studied film at
Phillips Academy , Andover andColumbia University . The son of a French mother and American father (art historianJames H. Rubin ), he spent his life betweenEurope and theUnited States .Henry Alex directed the humorous cult film "
Who is Henry Jaglom ?" (PBS , First Run Features, w/Candice Bergen ,Dennis Hopper ) produced "Freestyle" (Palm Pictures , w/Mos Def ,The Roots ,Biggie ), which won Best Documentary at the Woodstock,LAIFF andUrbanworld Film Festival s and co-directed "Murderball" (Thinkfilm, MTV Films) with his friend, the novelistDana Adam Shapiro . "Murderball" won the Audience Award at theSundance Film Festival and was nominated for anAcademy Award .Henry Alex was mentored by
James Mangold ("Walk the Line ") directing the Second Unit on several films including "Cop Land " and "Girl, Interrupted". His next project is a fiction film, scheduled to shoot in Spring 2007, about a group of returningIraq War veterans. He is signed to SMUGGLER for directing commercials.Resources
*http://smugglersite.com/press/2005/rubin_creativity_sept05.jpg
*http://www.murderballmovie.com/filmmakers.html
*http://parkcity.indiewire.com/people/archives/000095.html
*http://www.organicfilms.com/bios.htm
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748066/
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