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Cevin Soling est un Réalisateur et Producteur Américain né le 5 aout 1966
Cevin Daniel Soling (pronounced "KEV-in SO-ling") (b. August 5, 1966) is an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, musician, music producer and artist. He is known for his Rumpleville book series, his bands The Neanderthal Spongecake and The Love Kills Theory, his film work including A Hole in the Head, Boris the Dog, and his writings and essays. In 2009 he appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about his documentary The War on Kids. In 2011 he released a documentary about the Ik people of northern Uganda titled Ikland. He is president of Spectacle Films and Xemu Records, and is a member of Mensa.
He attended the University of Michigan, as well as Union College, and ended up majoring in English. He is currently in graduate school at Harvard University where he is studying philosophy and English.
Film career
Cevin wrote and directed the short animated film Boris the Dog, which aired on MTV in 1998 and later on the BBC. It won the "Premio Nuovo" award at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival. It aired as part of MTVs Cartoon Sushi and on the BBC
His short films Captain Stickman and Destruction were selected for the 2006 Chicago Indiefest. The Bill Johnson Show, an animated series written and created by Soling, was featured in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, as well as in the Shout Factory's Caught in the Act video compilations.
He was also executive producer for the 1998 independent feature film Relax...It's Just Sex, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was shown on HBO and Showtime.
In 1998, he produced the documentary A Hole in the Head on the history of trepanation. It was broadcast on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. It won the Best Documentary Award at the Atlantic City Film Festival and the Brooklyn International Film Festival. In 2008, the documentary found new life with a screening on April 30, at New York City's Anthology Film Archives, plus the rights of the movie reverted to Cevin, and he made the movie available through mail order.
The War on the War on Drugs (2005)
Cevin was writer, director, and producer of the film The War on the War on Drugs which won the award for best experimental feature film at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2005, as well as the High Times Stoney award for best documentary. It also won the "Clear Creek" Honorable Mention Award at the Winslow International Film Festival. The film was acquired for worldwide DVD distribution by The Disinformation Company.
The War on Kids (2009)
In spring 2009, Cevin's documentary The War on Kids won "best educational documentary" for the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. While the movie had a week-long run at New York City's Quad Cinema, Cevin was invited to appear on the Colbert Report in which Cevin explained how schools have been transformed into what are "effectively prisons". The film also screened at universities such as Harvard, and has been reviewed in The New York Times, Variety, and The Huffington Post. The documentary was also featured on The Dr. Nancy Show on MSNBC and Soling was a guest on radio shows such as The Lionel Show on Air America, The Joe Reynolds Show on WOR, and the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC.
Ikland (2011)
Ikland is a 2011 documentary about a journey into northern Uganda and visit with the notorious Ik people. It was produced by Soling, and directed by Soling and David Hilbert. The Ik were famously described as sadistic monsters by anthropologist Colin Turnbull in his 1972 ethnographic book The Mountain People. Ikland examines Turnball's description within the context of the Iks' lives and circumstances, and reveals the Ik in a more human way. The documentary was the Winner of the "Indie Spec Best Content in a Documentary" award at the 2011 Boston International Film Festival, and was positively reviewed by Discover Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Spectacle Films
Soling runs the New York City-based Spectacle Films, Inc.
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Cevin Soling was born in New York Hospital in New York City, and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. His father, Chester Soling, was an architect and real estate developer who founded The Soling Program at Syracuse University. His mother, Carole Soling, was an ESL teacher. He has two older sisters.He attended the University of Michigan, as well as Union College, and ended up majoring in English. He is currently in graduate school at Harvard University where he is studying philosophy and English.
Film career
Cevin wrote and directed the short animated film Boris the Dog, which aired on MTV in 1998 and later on the BBC. It won the "Premio Nuovo" award at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival. It aired as part of MTVs Cartoon Sushi and on the BBC
His short films Captain Stickman and Destruction were selected for the 2006 Chicago Indiefest. The Bill Johnson Show, an animated series written and created by Soling, was featured in Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival, as well as in the Shout Factory's Caught in the Act video compilations.
He was also executive producer for the 1998 independent feature film Relax...It's Just Sex, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was shown on HBO and Showtime.
In 1998, he produced the documentary A Hole in the Head on the history of trepanation. It was broadcast on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. It won the Best Documentary Award at the Atlantic City Film Festival and the Brooklyn International Film Festival. In 2008, the documentary found new life with a screening on April 30, at New York City's Anthology Film Archives, plus the rights of the movie reverted to Cevin, and he made the movie available through mail order.
The War on the War on Drugs (2005)
Cevin was writer, director, and producer of the film The War on the War on Drugs which won the award for best experimental feature film at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2005, as well as the High Times Stoney award for best documentary. It also won the "Clear Creek" Honorable Mention Award at the Winslow International Film Festival. The film was acquired for worldwide DVD distribution by The Disinformation Company.
The War on Kids (2009)
In spring 2009, Cevin's documentary The War on Kids won "best educational documentary" for the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. While the movie had a week-long run at New York City's Quad Cinema, Cevin was invited to appear on the Colbert Report in which Cevin explained how schools have been transformed into what are "effectively prisons". The film also screened at universities such as Harvard, and has been reviewed in The New York Times, Variety, and The Huffington Post. The documentary was also featured on The Dr. Nancy Show on MSNBC and Soling was a guest on radio shows such as The Lionel Show on Air America, The Joe Reynolds Show on WOR, and the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC.
Ikland (2011)
Ikland is a 2011 documentary about a journey into northern Uganda and visit with the notorious Ik people. It was produced by Soling, and directed by Soling and David Hilbert. The Ik were famously described as sadistic monsters by anthropologist Colin Turnbull in his 1972 ethnographic book The Mountain People. Ikland examines Turnball's description within the context of the Iks' lives and circumstances, and reveals the Ik in a more human way. The documentary was the Winner of the "Indie Spec Best Content in a Documentary" award at the 2011 Boston International Film Festival, and was positively reviewed by Discover Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Spectacle Films
Soling runs the New York City-based Spectacle Films, Inc.
Filmographie de Cevin Soling (2 films)
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Ikland (2012)
, 1h28Réalisé par Cevin Soling
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Documentaire
Thèmes Afrique post-coloniale
Episodes of violence and hardship have made travel to the region both hazardous and difficult in the years since Turnbull's departure. On their way north from Kampala, Soling's crew encountered both friendly tribesman and armed militia, eventually reaching the Ik after many experiences. Soling convinces Ik from a particularly remote village to perform a theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, intended as a metaphor for the redemption of their international reputations.
The War on Kids (2009)
, 1h35Réalisé par Cevin Soling
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Documentaire
Thèmes Le thème de l'éducation
Note76%
The film begins by studying the Zero Tolerance policies in public schools in the 1990s, which were designed to eradicate drugs and weapons at schools. By arbitrary application of this policy via unchecked authority, soon nail clippers, key chains, and aspirin were considered dangerous and violations of the rules. This policy, combined with Columbine-inspired fear, has resulted in kindergartners being suspended for using pointed fingers as guns in games of cops and robbers and students being suspended for having Midol and Alka-Seltzer. Increasingly, issues once dealt with by the guidance counselor or a trip to the principal’s office are now handled by the police.
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The War on Kids (2009)
, 1h35Réalisé par Cevin Soling
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Documentaire
Thèmes Le thème de l'éducation
Rôle Producteur
Note76%
The film begins by studying the Zero Tolerance policies in public schools in the 1990s, which were designed to eradicate drugs and weapons at schools. By arbitrary application of this policy via unchecked authority, soon nail clippers, key chains, and aspirin were considered dangerous and violations of the rules. This policy, combined with Columbine-inspired fear, has resulted in kindergartners being suspended for using pointed fingers as guns in games of cops and robbers and students being suspended for having Midol and Alka-Seltzer. Increasingly, issues once dealt with by the guidance counselor or a trip to the principal’s office are now handled by the police.