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Thom Zimny

Thom Zimny is an American film director and editor, most noted for his work on both music videos and long-form concert films with American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springste...

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Thom Zimny is an American film director and editor, most noted for his work on both music videos and long-form concert films with American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen.[1]

Early career

Zimny began his career as an editor with credits on independent films and music videos, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming at the 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001 for his work on the Springsteen concert special Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live in New York City.[2] He was also an editor on the drama television series The Wire.[1]

Work with Springsteen

In 2005 he released Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run, his first credit as a director, which won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007.[3]

He directed the Netflix film of the Springsteen on Broadway concert residency,[4] for which he won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2019.[5]

The 2019 film Western Stars, which Zimny co-directed with Springsteen as the musician's own directorial debut, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

In 2020 he directed the documentary film Letter to You.[7] Zimny directed the 2024 documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band showcasing the band's tour rehearsals after a six year hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Springsteen's own personal reflections along with rare clips and extensive concert performances from the Springsteen and E Street Band 2023–2025 Tour.[8] In 2026, he directed the video for the song Streets of Minneapolis,[9] about the events of Operation Metro Surge.

Other work

También dirigió el documental sobre Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley: The Searcher , [ 10 ] la serie documental sobre Willie Nelson , Willie Nelson and Family , [ 11 ] y el documental sobre Sylvester Stallone de 2023, Sly . [ 12 ]

Referencias

  1. 1 2 Anthony D'Alessandro, "El cineasta documental sobre Bruce Springsteen, Thom Zimny, ficha por Cavalry Media" . Deadline Hollywood , 30 de marzo de 2021.
  2. ↑ Brian Hiatt, "Cómo se hizo el nuevo DVD del concierto de Springsteen" . Entertainment Weekly , 14 de noviembre de 2001.
  3. ↑ Steve Pond, "Nacido en DVD, el documental sobre Bruce Springsteen ahora se estrena en Toronto, HBO" . TheWrap , 12 de agosto de 2010.
  4. ↑ Mikey O'Connell, "El director de 'Springsteen on Broadway' habla sobre cómo creó el talento del jefe para el 'caos'" . The Hollywood Reporter , 10 de agosto de 2019.
  5. ↑ Hilary Hughes, "'Springsteen on Broadway' gana el Emmy a la Mejor Dirección Creativa, pero se queda a las puertas del EGOT" . Billboard , 15 de septiembre de 2019.
  6. ↑ Chris Willman, "Thom Zimny, director de Bruce Springsteen, en su transición de 'Broadway' a 'Western Stars'" . Variety , 23 de agosto de 2019.
  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (5 de octubre de 2020). " El documental 'Letter to You' de Bruce Springsteen llegará a Apple TV+ este mes" . Deadline Hollywood . Consultado el 6 de octubre de 2020 .
  8. ↑ "El director de 'Road Diary' habla sobre cómo documentó la vida de Bruce Springsteen . The Walt Disney Company. 24 de octubre de 2024. Consultado el 12 de abril de 2025 .
  9. ↑ Chris Jordan, KiMi Robinson (29 de enero de 2026). "'Streets of Minneapolis' de Springsteen es amada por los fans, no por la Casa Blanca" . Daily Record . Consultado el 29 de enero de 2026 .
  10. ↑ Perry, Elle (1 de marzo de 2018). "Priscilla Presley y David Porter estrenarán la película de HBO sobre Elvis en SXSW" . Memphis Business Journal . American City Business Journals . Consultado el 8 de marzo de 2020 .
  11. ↑ Hilton Dresden, "Willie Nelson está muy abierto a una película biográfica", afirman directores de documentales . The Hollywood Reporter , 23 de enero de 2023.
  12. ↑ "El documental de Netflix sobre Sylvester Stallone, Sly, clausurará el TIFF" . The Globe and Mail , 8 de agosto de 2023.
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