Jamie Moffett

Jamie Moffett

Moffett in Florence, 2007
Occupation Director, producer

Jamie Moffett is an American independent motion picture director and producer.

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Personal background

Moffett attended Eastern University.[1] After graduation, Moffett co-founded The Simple Way, a non-profit organization focused on community development in Kensington, Philadelphia along with Shane Claiborne in January 1998.[2][3]

Career

In 2003, Moffett was nominated for a Barrymore Award in Outstanding Theatre Sound Design.[4]

In 2008 Moffett premiered his first feature documentary film, The Ordinary Radicals, in which Moffett followed authors Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw on their 11,000 mile "Jesus for President" book tour.[5][6]

Moffett's second feature, Return to El Salvador, documents the aftermath of a 12 year civil war and the interplay between the Salvadoran people and the US politics and policies that directly influence the Central American country.[7][8][9] Narrated by Martin Sheen, the film includes an interview of former US ambassador to El Salvador Robert White.[8][10]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ http://www.alumni.eastern.edu/Page.aspx?pid=296
  2. ^ Thompson, Isaiah (March 11, 2009). "Believe it or Not Meet the reluctant face of Kensington's radical Christian movement.". Philadelphia City Paper. http://citypaper.net/articles/2009/03/12/the-simple-way-kensington-philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  3. ^ Brekke, Gregg (October-November 2008). "Film Review: 'The Ordinary Radicals' challenges religious priorities". United Church News (United Church of Christ). http://www.ucc.org/ucnews/octnov08/film-review-the-ordinary.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  4. ^ "The Barrymore Awards 2003 Nominees and Recipients". Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia. http://www.theatrealliance.org/2003-nominees-recipients. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
  5. ^ Copley, Rich (October 11, 2008). "A film to surprise atheists". Lexington Herald-Leader. http://www.kentucky.com/2008/10/11/552241/a-film-to-surprise-atheists.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  6. ^ Marrapodi, Eric; Kate Bolduan (June 29, 2008). "Evangelical movement touts 'Jesus for president'". CNNPolitics.com. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/29/evangelical.campaign/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  7. ^ Thompson, Isaiah (July 29, 2009). "Down the Well A Philadelphia documentarian gets sucked into a real El Salvadoran murder mystery.". Philadelphia City Paper. http://citypaper.net/articles/2009/07/30/jamie-moffett-el-salvador. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  8. ^ a b Punter, Jennie (October 7, 2010). "Return to El Salvador: The message is strong but the telling is messy". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/return-to-el-salvador-the-message-is-strong-but-the-telling-is-messy/article1748194/. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  9. ^ Hertz, Barry (October 7, 2010). "Return to El Salvador: Left wing vs. West Wing". The National Post. http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/Return+Salvador+Left+wing+West+Wing/3639719/story.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  10. ^ Barrett, Greg (February 4, 2010). "Filmmaker Links Bloodshed of El Salvador to Washington (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-barrett/filmmaker-links-bloodshed_b_450262.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 

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