- Richard Lowenstein
Richard Lowenstein (born
March 1 ,1959 inMelbourne ,Australia ) is anAustralia nfilm director . His mother was author and activistWendy Lowenstein . He has written, produced and directed the feature films "He Died With A Felafel In His Hand ", "Dogs In Space ", "Say A Little Prayer", "Strikebound" and "Ghost Story", as well as numerous ground-breaking & award-winningmusic video s for bands such asINXS andU2 , concert performance films and TV commercials. Most recently he filmed the U2 concert at Melbourne's Telstra Dome.He co-produced the satirical music series "
John Safran's Music Jamboree " as well as "John Safran vs God " for SBS Independent and is a partner in the Melbourne-based production company, GHOST. He is also a partner in the feature film production company, Fandango Australia Pty Ltd along with Italian Producer - Domenico Procacci, Producer – Sue Murray, Lawyer – Bryce Menzies and Director - Rolf de Heer. He was a close friend ofMichael Hutchence .He attended
Brinsley Road Community School from 1973 to 1974.He graduated from Swinburne Film and Television School in 1979.
Filmography
*"I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS" (music video compilation, 2004)
*"U2: The Best of 1980-1990" (music video compilation, 2002)
*"He Died With A Felafel In His Hand " (2001)
*"Naked: Stories of Men - Ghost Story" (telemovie, 1996)
*"Say a Little Prayer" (1993)
*"U2: LoveTown (1989)" (concert performance, 1989)
*"INXS: Kick: The Video Flick" (music video compilation, 1988)
*"Australian Made: The Movie" (concert performance, 1987)
*"Dogs in Space " (1987)
*"INXS: Swing and Other Stories" (music video compilation, 1985)
*"White City " (1985)
*"Strikebound" (1984)
*"Evictions" (1979)External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523154/ IMDB Movie Database]
* [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/lowenstein.html Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/arts/film/stories/s424305.htm SCREEN GRAB: Richard Lowenstein]
* [http://bonza.rmit.edu.au/essays/1998/inxs/Richard_Lowenstein.php INXS' Working (& Otherwise) Relationship with Richard Lowenstein]
* [http://www.ghostfilm.net GHOST Pictures Pty Ltd]
* [http://www.fandango.it/default.asp?idlingua=2 Fandango S.r.l.]
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