Errol Morris | |
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 Morris in Morristown, New Jersey in 2008 | |
| Born | Errol Mark Morris February 5, 1948 Hewlett, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Notable work | Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line, Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, The Fog of War |
| Spouse |
Julia Sheehan (m. 1984) |
| Children | Hamilton Morris |
| Website | ErrolMorris.com |
Errol Mark Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American film director known for documentaries that interrogate the epistemology of their subjects, and the invention of the Interrotron. In 2003, his The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1] His film The Thin Blue Line placed fifth on a Sight & Sound poll of the greatest documentaries ever made.[2] Morris is known for making films about unusual subjects; Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of an animal trainer, a topiary gardener, a robot scientist, and a naked mole-rat specialist.[3]
- ^ Dutka, Elaine (March 1, 2004). "'Fog of War' lifts Morris to his first Oscar victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ James, Nick (September 2014). "The Greatest Documentaries of All Time". Sight & Sound. Vol. 24, no. 9. British Film Institute. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (November 9, 1997). "Way out and in control". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 20, 2022.