Zachary Mortensen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zachary Mortensen (born October 5, 1972, in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American producer.
[edit] Biography
Zachary Mortensen is the founder of Ghost Robot, a production and management company in New York City. In 2006 Mortensen produced the feature films "Choking Man" by iconoclastic music video director Steve Barron, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" a film about E. H. Bronner by director Sara Lamm, which premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival. "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" was released in theaters in the summer of 2007 by Balcony Releasing. Mortensen's feature film "Road" by director Leslie McCleave premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2005 where it was awarded outstanding performance for the two leads, Catherine Kellner and Ebon Moss-Bachrach and was released theatrically in 2006 by 7th Art Releasing.
In 2001 Mortensen produced the feature documentary "Hell house" by director George Ratliff which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in fall 2002. Mortensen produced the award winning documentary features "Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box" and "The Federation of Black Cowboys." He also produced the theatrical documentary "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator" directed by Helen Stickler.
Mortensen produced "The New Arrival" by Amy Talkington. "The New Arrival" was the first motion picture using 360 degree video technology. The movie was a collaboration between Intel Corporation, Atom Films and BeHere, the company behind the revolutionary technology, and it premiered at the market at the Cannes Film Festival 2000. The following year Mortensen produced the first commercially released Music video created entirely with Machinima software. That video was "In The Waiting Line" by the band Zero 7, directed by Tommy Pallotta.
In 1997 - 1998 Mortensen was the Director of Production at Caipirinha Productions where he supervised the post-production & distribution of the critically acclaimed documentary feature "Modulations."
Mortensen continues to produce feature films, commercials, music videos and television.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- Against The Current (2008) (co-executive producer)
- Cropsey (2008) (producer)
- Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2006) (producer)
- Choking Man (2006) (producer)
- Road (2005/I) (producer)
- Phileine zegt sorry (2003) (line producer)
- In the Waiting Line (2003) (V) (producer)
- The Federation of Black Cowboys (2003) (producer)
- Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002) (associate producer)
- Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box (2002) (producer)
- Destiny (2002) (V) (producer)
- Trappedinfreedom (2002) (producer)
- Hell House (2001) (producer)
- The New Arrival (2000) (producer)
- Second Skin (1998) (producer)
- March 29th, 1979 (1997) (producer)
- Highball (1997) (line producer)
- Vertical City (1996) (line producer)
- "America's Most Wanted" (producer) (4 episode)
- Bittersweet Motel (2000) (production manager: The Great Went)
- Modulations (1998) (post-production supervisor)
- Wrestling with Alligators (1998) (production manager)
- Scrapple (1998) (production manager)
- Ties to Rachel (1997) (unit manager)
