Clay Walker (born March 15, 1968) is an American filmmaker.

Early life and education

Walker was born in Memphis on March 15, 1968. He first attended college at

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as an industrial design major and then transferred to

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to study photography and journalism. From there he transferred to the

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's School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated with a

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in television & film production.

Documentary Films

In 1992, Walker produced, directed, photographed and edited the PBS documentary '' Post No Bills'' on Los Angeles "guerrilla" satirical political poster artist Robbie Conal. '' Post No Bills'' received
Silver Hugo
at the 1992

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. '' Post No Bills'' was exhibited o
PBS from 1993 – 1996
and was the first completed broadcast-hour

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-funded project in history. From 1995 to 1998 Walker followed the

Squirrel Nut Zippers Squirrel Nut Zippers is an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus (vocals and guitar), Tom Maxwell (vocals and guitar), Katharine Whalen (vocals, banjo, ukulele), Chris Phillips (dru ...

and created various media pieces from the documentary Squirrel Nut Zippers: Musical Candy to the enhanced interactive presentations on the " Hot (Squirrel Nut Zippers album)" & " Perennial Favorites" albums. Walker's interactive documentary on the

enhanced audio CD '' Perennial Favorites'' was described b
CNN Interactive
as "Clay Walker's Sistine Chapel." Walker's 2007 film ''

The Cole Nobody Knows ''The Cole Nobody Knows'' is a documentary film about musician Freddy Cole, the younger brother of Eddie Cole, Ike Cole & Nat King Cole. The film tells Mr. Cole's story through interviews with musicians Monty Alexander, Nancy Wilson, David � ...

'', the documentary film on the late jazz musician

Freddy Cole Lionel Frederick Cole (October 15, 1931 – June 27, 2020) was an American jazz singer and pianist whose recording career spanned almost 70 years. He was the brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Ike Cole, father of Lionel Cole, an ...

, has been featured in ove
30 international film festivals
and awarded the

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Award.

Professional life

Walker operates the film production company Plan B Productions that specializes in both independent film work and corporate video marketing pieces. In 2006, Walker was name
"best local filmmaker"
by the readers of Atlanta's

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newspaper.

Filmography as producer, director, cinematographer and editor

References

External links

Clay Walker website
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LinkedIn profile

Walker's work on Vimeo
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