Background
He grew up in New York City and knew he wanted to be a filmmaker at a young age.
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Brett Morgen: Kurt Cobain : Montage of Heck (Hardcover); 2015 Edition
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FMVY336/?tag=2022091-20
Kurt Cobain: A Montage of Heck by Brett Morgen (2015-05-11)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0182PR00M/?tag=2022091-20
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
(Kurt Cobain, legendary lead singer, guitarist, and songwr...)
Kurt Cobain, legendary lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Nirvana, “the flagship band of Generation X,” remains an object of reverence and fascination for music fans. For the first time, his story will be told in Brett Morgen’s Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, a fully authorized feature documentary that in 2015 will be released theatrically around the world by Universal Pictures and shown exclusively by HBO in the United States. Brett Morgen, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker behind acclaimed documentaries—such as the HBO presentation Crossfire Hurricane, which celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Rolling Stones, and The Kid Stays in the Picture—is writer, director, and producer of Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. Visual artist Frances Bean Cobain, Cobain’s daughter, is executive producer. This riveting book will accompany Morgen’s highly anticipated documentary and delve further into the material created for the film, presenting an illuminating and honest portrait of the Nirvana frontman that captures the contradictions that made up his character. The book is composed of the extended versions of the exclusive interviews featured in the film. The book will also showcase the film’s incredible visuals with a mixture of animation stills, rare photography, and other treasures from Kurt Cobain’s personal archive. Director Brett Morgen will also offer his personal thoughts on the creation of the film and the need to shatter the mythos that surrounds Cobain. Taking fans into and beyond Morgen’s movie with unparalleled insight into the world of the late Nirvana frontman, this book will be the perfect complement to a milestone documentary that will forever change the way fans view Kurt Cobain.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1608875490/?tag=2022091-20
Kurt Cobain: A Montage of Heck by Brett Morgen (11-May-2015) Hardcover
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011T713VC/?tag=2022091-20
Brett Morgen
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Education
New York University.
Career
Morgen made Ollie"s Army while a student at New York University. The film focuses on the exploits of the James Madison University college Republicans during the Ollie North senatorial campaign of 1994. The celebrated boxing documentary was directed by Morgen and Nanette Burstein, and examined the lives of three aspiring prizefighters and their coach.
The Kid Stays in the Picture is a documentary biopic about film legend Robert Evans, focusing on his major hits, like The Godfather, and his tumultuous personal life.
Once again, Morgen teamed with Nanette Burstein. Chicago 10 is a film that tells the story of the Chicago Eight.
The film is noted for its use of animation and celebrity voice-overs: Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, James Urbaniak, and Jeffrey Wright. June 17th, 1994 aired on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network as an episode of 30 for 30 and featured on-air commentary by Morgen.
lieutenant was the only 30 for 30 episode to date that included no interviews or voice-overs, consisting solely of the actual television footage on June 17, 1994.
This was the date of the O.J. Simpson slow-moving police chase, and the other important sports stories of that day that were mostly ignored, due to the American public"s fascination with Simpson.
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book
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
(Kurt Cobain, legendary lead singer, guitarist, and songwr...)
- Brett Morgen: Kurt Cobain : Montage of Heck (Hardcover); 2015 Edition
- Kurt Cobain: A Montage of Heck by Brett Morgen (2015-05-11)
- Kurt Cobain: A Montage of Heck by Brett Morgen (11-May-2015) Hardcover
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
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Nationality
United States
Awards
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Directors Guild of America Award Academy award; Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.