Warren Sonbert
Born
26 June 1947 (78)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, NY
Biography
Warren Sonbert (1947-1995), was one of the key figures of American independent filmmaking. Works spanning Sonbert's entire career are now available for rental through Canyon Cinema, beginning with AMPHETAMINE (1966), made when he was still a teenager at New York University film school, through WHIPLASH (1995/1997), completed posthumously according to the filmmaker's specific instructions. Sonbert was the subject of a major retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in April-May 1999, guest curated b...
Warren Sonbert (1947-1995), was one of the key figures of American independent filmmaking. Works spanning Sonbert's entire career are now available for rental through Canyon Cinema, beginning with AMPHETAMINE (1966), made when he was still a teenager at New York University film school, through WHIPLASH (1995/1997), completed posthumously according to the filmmaker's specific instructions. Sonbert was the subject of a major retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in April-May 1999, guest curated by Jon Gartenberg. These new prints were struck directly from the preservation internegatives made by the Academy Film Archive from the camera original and original prints in the Estate of Warren Sonbert.
Filmography (22)
Whiplash
1997
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Short Fuse
1992
Warren
1991
Friendly Witness
1989
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Honor and Obey
1988
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The Cup and the Lip
1986
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A Woman's Touch
1983
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Noblesse Oblige
1981
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Divided Loyalties
1978
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Rude Awakening
1976
Carriage Trade
1972
Johnny Minotaur
1971
The Stone Age
1970
The Tuxedo Theatre
1969
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1968
Holiday
1968
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1968
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Truth Serum
1967
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The Tenth Legion
1967
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Amphetamine
1966
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Where Did Our Love Go
1966
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Hall of Mirrors
1966