Barr Weissman

Barr Weissman - Editor - BarrW1@netscape.net

Barr Weissman is an editor and producer. In 1984 he served as editor and associate producer of the Academy Award-winning "The Stonecarvers". He directed and edited several segments for the Kennedy Center Honors and co-produced and edited "Mr. Justice Brennan", a one hour biography for PBS, which recently won top honors from the National Education Association and the American Bar Association. He produced "Submarines: Life On A Boomer" for the Discovery Channel which won a Gold Award at the Houston International Film Festival, and with his wife Linda Goldman, produced, videographed and edited "A Short Piece Of My Life" chronicling a young family's struggle with breast cancer which aired on PBS. Since 1998 he has produced and edited the story segments for the National Memorial Day Concert broadcast live on PBS each May.

He produced and independently distributed two critically acclaimed documentaries: "Home: The Langston Terrace Dwellings" and "A View From The Street: The Art of Lily Spandorf." These works were funded by the NEA, NEH and other private foundations. Awards include: The Golden Gate award, San Francisco International Film Festival; Finalist, The American Film and Video Festival, and Cine Gold Eagles. Both films were screened at festivals worldwide and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Editing credits include: "The Making of the Leopard Son" (merit award for editing, The 20th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival); "Invisible Places: Subtropolis", "Coma: The Silent Epidemic" for the Discovery Channel and "The Multiple Personality Puzzle" for TLC; "A Moment of Excellence" for Time-Life's Lost Civilizations series; "The Power of Water", a National Geographic Special; "The Battle for The Great Plains" for the Audubon Society, and "Throwaway People" and "Inside Gorbachev's U.S.S.R" for PBS Frontline. Other awards include the Silver Award for special achievement in editing at the Chicago International Film Festival.

CREDITS
Co-Producer, Editor "Discovery Channel Young Scientist's Challenge" 2003
One hour special featuring the 40 brightest middle school students in the country competing for prizes and scholarships.

Avid Editor "Breast Cancer and Intimacy", Discovery Health - 2003

Producer, Editor "Dr. David Burns' Feeling Good", Time-Life Video - 2002
Half hour infomercial on Cognitive Therapy; the most widely researched and effective treatment for Depression and Anxiety without drugs.

Producer, Editor, Videographer "The National Memorial Day Concert" -1998-2004
Produce, shoot, and edit historical film segments for national live concert on PBS.

Co-Producer, Editor "National Geographic's Mission: Earth"- 2001
Hour television documentary about the evolving mission of the National Geographic Society.

Avid Editor "Democracy in America: Living The Bush Legacy" - 2000
Hour profile of George W. Bush airing on CNN October 2000

Producer, Director "On The Inside: Boomer Patrol" - 2000
Intimate look at the men who deter nuclear war during a three month patrol under the ocean inside a ballistic submarine. Aired May 2000.

Avid Editor "The Multiple Personality Puzzle" - 1999
Hour documentary on this controversial diagnosis for The Learning Channel.

Director, Videographer, Editor "A Short Piece of Our Lives" - 1992 -1998
Independent documentary about a young woman with breast cancer and its impact on her friends and family. Premiered on PBS in January 1999.

Co-Producer, Avid Editor "Body By Nature" - 1998
Hour Documentary about the evolution and design of Animal Bodies, for the Discovery Channel. Premiered on "Wild Discovery" October 5, 1998

Avid Editor "Ladybird Johnson" -1997
Half hour documentary for the National Park Service. Part of permanent exhibit at the LBJ National Historic Park in Texas.

Avid Editor "Coma" 1997
Hour documentary for the Discovery Channel.

Avid Editor "Invisible Places - Subtropolis" - 1996-97
Hour documentary about the underground places we never see that make cities around the world work. Premiered on the Discovery Channel in April 1997.

Co-Producer, Avid Editor "Mr. Justice Brennan" - PBS - 1995-96
Portrait of Supreme Court Justice Brennan whose 34 year tenure on the Court changed our view of the Constitution and expanded human rights for all members of our society. Won NEA Award for Excellence in Broadcasting & Silver Gavel from American Bar Association.

Avid Editor "The Making Of 'The Leopard Son'" - 1995-96
One hour 'behind the scenes' of Discovery Pictures' first 35mm documentary theatrical release, filmed on the Serengeti. Premiered in September 1996.

Avid Editor "A Moment of Excellence" - 1995 Hour long program on Ancient Greece, aired on NBC in the Summer 1995 as part of Time- Life Television Lost Civilizations series.

Editor "The Himalayas" - 1994-95
Responsible for script structure and editing for 2 half-hour segments of 13 part series, aired on Discovery Channel in Spring 1995.

Director/Avid Editor "The Kennedy Center Honors" - 1994
Responsible for film biographies on Honorees Pete Seeger and Morton Gould. Part of National broadcast with Walter Cronkite, aired Christmas 1994 on CBS.

Avid Editor "Huckleberry Finn" - 1994
For Cronkite, Ward & Company's critically acclaimed Great Books series for TLC.

Avid Editor "Understanding Magnetism" - 1994
One of the premiere hours of a new science series produced by Cronkite, Ward & Company for The Learning Channel.

Director/Avid Editor "The Kennedy Center Honors" - 1993
Responsible for film biographies on Honorees Stephen Sondheim and Marion Williams. Part of National broadcast with Walter Cronkite, aired Christmas 1993 on CBS.

Film Editor National Geographic Society Special, "Power of Water" - 1993
Hour documentary on the politics and environmental impact of water, our most precious resource as we enter the 21st century. Aired on PBS in November 1993.

Film Editor "Cathedral" - 1992-93
Hour documentary on the history of the Washington National Cathedral and the changing role of religion in American society. Aired on PBS in June 1993.

Film Editor "Ascent To Power" - 1992
15 minute film about Germany 1918 - 1933, and the rise of Hitler. Part of the permanent exhibit at the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.

Film Editor "Battle For The Great Plains" - 1991-92
Hour program on land use in the Great Plains and lessons that have been learned, for the National Audubon Society.

Film Editor "The Mind Hunters" - 1991
Hour program on the FBI profilers who track down serial killers, for PBS series NOVA.

Film Editor "The Information Age" - 1990-91
Hour program for PBS Series Smithsonian World.

Off-line Editor "Inside Gorbachev's U.S.S.R." - 1990
One hour of 4-part series focusing on Glasnost's impact on the Russian media and schools.

Off-line Editor "Throwaway People" - 1989
Hour program for FRONTLINE, produced by Washington Media Associates. An analysis of the evolution of today's Black underclass with correspondent Roger Wilkins.

Off-line Editor "The Education of Admiral Watkins" - 1989
" Documentary on the Chairman of the President's Commission on AIDS.

Film Editor "The Kennedy Center Honors" - 1988
Edited in 35mm segments on Honorees Myrna Loy and Roger Stevens.

Producer, Film Editor "Home: The Langston Terrace Dwellings" - 1988
Hour documentary on one of the United States' first and most successful public housing projects. Funded by NEH, NEA and private foundations, winner Gold Apple at National Educational Film Festival, CINE Gold Eagle, Festival Finalist at American Film Festival.

Producer, Film Editor "A View From the Street: The Art of Lily Spandorf" - 1988
Half-hour documentary on street artist Lily Spandorf and her paintings of a Washington, D.C. that is "Never More."

Film Editor "Voices of Latin America" - 1987
Hour program on 5 Latin American writers, produced for PBS: Smithsonian World.

Film Editor "National Geographic Explorer" - 1985-2001
Edited several programs for this cable television series and won Silver Award for Special Achievement in Editing at Chicago International Film Festival.

Post-Production Producer/Film Editor "NBC Behind the Scenes: Peter the Great" - 1986

Post-Production Supervisor "Spiritual India" - 1985
Hour program on modern day India, aired on PBS in January 1986.

Film Editor "NBC Behind the Scenes: Mussolini: The Untold Story" - 1985

Associate Film Editor "CBS Reports: The Gift of Life" - 1984-85
Hour program on the human side of organ transplants by producers Paul and Holly Fine. Also worked on 5 segments of 60 Minutes for the Fines.

Associate Producer/Film Editor "The Stonecarvers" - 1982-84
Won Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, half-hour program on stonecarvers at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Film Editor "NBC White Paper: Second Thoughts About Being Single" - 1984

Associate Producer/Film Editor "Free Show Tonite" - 1979-84
Hour program on the traveling medicine shows of the 1920s, aired on PBS in October 1985.

Film Editor "NBC White Paper: Crime and Insanity"