Terry Sanders

Terry Sanders
Sanders in 2008
Born (1931-12-20) December 20, 1931 (age 94)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationFilmmaker
SpouseFreida Lee Mock
MotherAltina Schinasi

Terry Sanders (born December 20, 1931) is an American filmmaker and two-time Academy Award winner. He produced and/or directed more than 70 dramatic features, televisions specials, documentaries and portrait films.

Career

Sanders co-heads the American Film Foundation and has produced and photographed the Oscar-winning dramatic short A Time Out of War. He was second unit director of the aerial scenes in Night of the Hunter. He received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1994 for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision. He also produced and co-directed Crime & Punishment, USA with his now-deceased brother, Denis Sanders. He worked as a producer-director for Davd Wolper Productions.

Personal

He is the son of sculptor and designer Altina Schinasi.

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Winners & Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 5, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Staying Alive: The Director of Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey Shares How He's Sustained a 63-Year Moviemaking Career - MovieMaker Magazine". August 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Documentary Winners: 1995 Oscars
  4. ↑ Documentary Winners: 1991 Oscars
  5. ↑ lazenby (July 7, 2025). 1987 Slow Fires—On the Preservation of the Human Record. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Documentary Winners: 1974 Oscars