Doug Block (born 1953 in

Port Washington, New York Port Washington is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the North Hempstead, New York, Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), No ...

) is an American

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. He is best known for his work on the documentaries ''112 Weddings'', 51 Birch Street,

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, ''The Kids Grow Up'' and more.

Life and career

Doug was born in

and graduated from

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. Doug's debut documentary film The Heck With Hollywood!, starring Gerry Cook and Jennifer Fox, It screened at

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and more festivals. In August 1999 he founded (and is currently a co-host of)

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, an online community for documentary professionals worldwide. His second documentary film,

, nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the

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. In 2005, his documentary, 51 Birch Street, was named one of the 10 Best Films of the Year by the New York Times. In 2010, his documentary, ''The Kids Grow Up'', received Special Jury Mention at the Silverdocs. Doug is currently working on a new documentary, ''Betty & Henri'', which is based on a love letter tucked into the guidebook he'd taken along on an anniversary trip to Paris.

Filmography

*'' 112 Weddings'' (2014) (Director, Producer, Cameraman) *'' The Children Next Door'' (2013) (Director, Cameraman) *'' Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles'' (2011) (Executive Producer) *''The Kids Grow Up'' (2010) (Director, Producer, Cameraman) *'' The Edge of Dreaming'' (2009) (Producer) *'' Orgasm Inc.'' (2009) (Consulting Producer) *'' A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory'' (2007) (Producer) *'' 51 Birch Street'' (2005) (Director, Producer, Cameraman) *'' Paternal Instinct'' (2004) (co-producer) *'' Love and Diane'' (2002) (Consulting Producer, Cameraman) *''

'' (1998) (Director, Producer, Cameraman) *'' A Perfect Candidate'' (1996) (Cameraman) *'' Jupiter's Wife'' by Michel Negroponte (1995) (co-producer) *'' Silverlake Life: The View from Here'' (1993) (co-producer) *'' The Heck With Hollywood!'' (1991) (Director, Producer, Cameraman)

References

External links

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Doug Block
51 Birch Street official site

Short biography 1953 births Living people Film directors from New York (state) People from Port Washington, New York {{US-film-bio-stub