Warren Sonbert
Birth:
June 26, 1947 (Brooklyn, New York)
Death:
May 31, 1995
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Major Works:
Short Fuse (1992)
A Woman’s Touch (1983)
Noblesse oblige (1981)
Divided Loyalties (1978)
Rude Awakening (1975)
Carriage Trade (1971)
Holiday (1968)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1967)
Ted and Jessica (1967)
The Tenth Legion (1967)
Amphetamine (1966)
Where Did Our Love Go (1966)
Notes:
Dated Gregory Markopoulos in the ’60s.
Was initially influenced to make films after watching Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
Studied filmmaking at New York University.
Wrote film reviews for San Francisco alternative papers.
Died from AIDS in 1995.
Online Resources:
IMDB: Profile
Bright Lights Film Journal: Profile
Artists With AIDS: Profile
Milennium Film Journal: Profile
Wikipedia: Bio and info
Film Books About Warren Sonbert:
An Introduction to the American Underground Film by Sheldon Renan (E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1967) (Published simultaneously in Canada by Clarke, Irwin and Company, Limited, Toronto and Vancouver) (p. 103, 203.)
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[...] I can think of at least — are: Hollis Frampton, Paul Sharits, James Broughton, Chick Strand, Warren Sonbert, Storm de Hirsch, Michael Snow and Carolee Schneemann.But, I don’t want to bust on Renan too [...]