Michael Oblowitz
Director · Cape Town, South Africa
Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker who has directed and produced a number of critically acclaimed movies and videos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Oblowitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie6.9DocumentaryIn the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
Blank City
2011 · 19 votes