John Korty

John Korty

Born: June 22, 1936
Died: March 9, 2022
in Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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John Korty (born July 22, 1936) is an American film director and animator, best known for the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, as well as the theatrical animated feature Twice Upon a Time. He has won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature (for Who Are the DeBolts?) and several other major awards. He is described by the film critic Leonard Maltin as "a principled filmmaker who has worked both outside and within the mainstream, attempting to find projects that support his humanistic beliefs".

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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Title: A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2004
Type: Movie
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Title: Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2004
Type: Movie
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
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Slaying the Dragon
Title: Slaying the Dragon
Released: November 4, 1988
Type: Movie
A highly critical documentary about the history of Asian-American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering Asian-American actresses and clips from classic films such as "The Thief of Bagdad", "The Good Earth", and "The World of Suzie Wong", interspersed with Asian/feminist sociological commentary.
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The Animators
Title: The Animators
Character: Himself
Released: February 1, 1982
Type: Movie
A PBS documentary from around 1982 about San Francisco bay area animators. It features Marcy Page, Jeff Hale, Sally Cruikshank, Bud Luckey, Rudy Zamora, John Korty, Vince Collins, Drew Takahashi