Tim McCann (born June 21, 1965) Note: Source says, "Mr. McCann won the top prize, the Merchant/Ivory Award, in October after his movie had its premiere before packed audiences in Telluride." The 1995 Telluride Film Festiva
was held in September 1995
and has no "Merchant/Ivory Award". is an American film director and a professor of film at his alma mater, the

State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase, commonly referred to as Purchase College or SUNY Purchase, is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. Established in 1967 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, SUNY Purchase is one of 13 compr ...

Biography

McCann was born in

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, and grew up in

Nyack, New York Nyack () is a Village (New York), village primarily located in the Town (New York), town of Orangetown, New York, Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. Incorporated in 1872, a small western section of the village lies in Clarkst ...

. His parents divorced when he was 3. At 15, McCann wanted to make films, and in 1987 graduated from the film school at the

. He then spent four years in

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, New York City, working odd jobs and directing low-budget commercials. By early 1996, he was an audio-visual specialist at the Chappaqua Library, in

Chappaqua, New York Chappaqua ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metr ...

. He directed his first feature, '' Desolation Angels'', in 1995, made on a budget of $42,000. The film, which starred

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, premiered at the 1995

Telluride Film Festival The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado, during Labor Day, Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 51st Telluride Film Festival, 51st edition took place on August 30–September ...

. It then won the International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...

, and was accepted to the

Rotterdam Film Festival International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, ...

Filmography

* '' American Exit'' (2019; co-directed with Ingo Vollkammer) * '' No Beast So Fierce'' (2015) * '' All Mistakes Buried'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2013) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Nowhere Man'' (2005) *'' Deca - Dance'' (2004; TV) *''Revolution #9'' (2001) *'' Homicide: Life on the Street - Wu's on First?'' (1997; TV) *'' Desolation Angels'' (1995)

References

External links

Official website
* 1965 births Living people People from Nyack, New York People from Rockland County, New York State University of New York at Purchase alumni Film directors from New York (state) {{US-film-director-1960s-stub