Eric Weinrib (born 21 April 1972) is a

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and TV producer from

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Career

Weinrib is a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Tubi, Vice TV and in theaters. Weinrib's Vice TV documentary "Between Musk and Mars" was nominated for a

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. His hour-long HBO special, "The Paradise Papers," won the

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Award for business reporting and his Hulu documentary, "Russia's War on Hip-Hop," won the

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's National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award. Weinrib's two-part "Jamaica for Sale" series won a Citation for Excellence from the

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and was nominated for a Press Association of Jamaica award for Best Television Feature/Documentary. Weinrib directed the feature documentary "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" alongside fellow director Nate Pommer. The movie chronicles the life of Eugene Hütz, founder of multicultural immigrant punk band

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, featuring over two decades of exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage. The movie world premiered at the

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on June 13, 2023, where it received a Special Jury Mention. "Scream of My Blood" had its international premiere at the

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and its Polish premiere at the

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where it won an Audience Award. Variety describes the movie as "fascinating and triumphant." Weinrib is the producer and director of ''Roseanne for President!'', a documentary about

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's 2012 run for president of the United States. The movie premiered at the 2015

and won the Founders Prize at the 2015

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. A review in ''

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'' stated "Politics meets celebrity in Eric Weinrib’s fascinating documentary 'Roseanne for President!'" and ''

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'' called it "Intimate and brilliantly observed." The movie was acquired by

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and opened theatrically on July 1, 2016. The movie became available for streaming on the

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platform on Inauguration Day 2017. ''

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'' selected it as "one of seven movies and shows to watch" online the following weekend. Weinrib was a producer for the

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-winning documentary series VICE on HBO. His pieces include "Closing Gitmo," "Flint Water Crisis" and "White Collar Weed," which ''

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'' describes as a marijuana story with "a fresh angle" and

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describes as "an age-old cautionary tale of the privatization of a new market." Weinrib is a long-time collaborator of filmmaker

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as an archival researcher on ''

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'', coordinating producer on ''

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'' and associate producer on '' Capitalism: A Love Story''. Weinrib was a staff writer on season one of Comedy Central's ''

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'' starring

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and Paul Dinello. Weinrib's short film, ''Jimmy Walks Away'', was an Official Selection of the 1997

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. ''Jimmy Walks Away'' was included on “Park City; The Sundance Collection,” a DVD compilation of Sundance shorts, and was licensed for broadcast by Showtime. Weinrib's music credits include producing Michael Moore's studio rendition of

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’s '' The Times They Are A-Changin''', included on the

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benefit album, '' Occupy This Album''; and presenting a 50th anniversary appearance of

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’s “Further” bus and Zane Kesey's Merry Band of Pranksters at Brooklyn Bowl. Weinrib is a former professional forklift driver who ran as an unaffiliated candidate in the 2016 Presidential election.

Awards and Nominations

* Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival - Best Director Award (2024) - "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" * Calgary Underground Film Festival - Audience Award (2024) - "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" *

- Audience Award (2023) - "Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story" * News & Documentary Emmy Awards - Nominee (2023) - "Vice News Tonight" *

- Citation of Excellence (2022) - "Jamaica for Sale" * News & Documentary Emmy Awards - Nominee (2021) - "Between Musk and Mars" *

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- Alumnus of Merit Award (2021) *

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(2020) - "Losing Ground" * Los Angeles Press Club Award - Best Hard News Feature (2020) - "Russia's War on Hip-Hop" * New York Press Club Award - Best Business Reporting (2018) - "The Paradise Papers" *

- Founders Prize (2015) - "Roseanne for President!"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weinrib, Eric Filmmakers from New York (state) 1972 births People from Plainview, New York Living people American documentary film directors