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Evan Mather (born 25 February 1970) is an American landscape architect, urban designer, and filmmaker. He is primarily known for his work in the genre of web film specifically the reconfiguration of personal histories and exploration of memory landscapes.
The most successful web-stream films, of course, are made with the format in mind. American film-maker Evan Mather's work, such as Icarus of Pittsburgh (2002), is a good example: densely packed with visual and aural information, his films seem made to be watched intently, in isolation and cocooned by headphones.


Background

Mather was born in
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and spent his childhood in
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. He is a second-cousin of ''
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. In 1993 he received a degree in
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from
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. In 1995 he started the online video site ''Hand Crafted Films'' as a forum to experiment with the self-distribution of short films via the Internet. He gained early notoriety for his animated short films featuring
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. Most recently his films have focused on design and architectural issues, notably his 2009 documentary short film ''A Necessary Ruin'' about a
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ostensibly designed by
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and its raison d'etre in
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. A 2011 advocacy film, ''A Plea For Modernism'', attempted to save a historic modernist elementary school in New Orleans. Mather's first feature film, ''From Sea To Shining Sea'', was funded by
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and premiered at the
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in 2014. In 2017, Evan Mather was elevated to the ASLA Council of Fellows. In Fall 2021, his documentary essay film ''Sanctum'' was awarded a Professional Communications Award of Honor from the ASLA.


Filmography


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External links

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