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Rob Nilsson (born October 29, 1939) is a filmmaker, poet and painter, best known for his feature film Northern Lights, co-directed with John Hanson and winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (1979). [1]
Rob Nilsson. Director: Heat and Sunlight. Rob Nilsson is an independent director, based in San Francisco. Nilsson and co-director John Hanson won the Camera d'Or at Cannes for Northern Lights (1978) and Nilsson won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for Heat and Sunlight (1987).
1 day ago · Directed by John Hanson and Rob Nilsson, Northern Lights returned the pair to their North Dakota roots by documenting 94 year-old Henry Martinson, a socialist organizer instrumental in the victory of the left-wing Nonpartisan League, set up by and for farmers, which won control of the governorship of North Dakota in 1916 and established state-run grain mills and elevators, as well as state-run ...
For 30 years, San Francisco–based Rob Nilsson has been serving as the conscience and agent provocateur of low–budget American independent filmmaking.
Rob Nilsson (born October 29, 1939, Rhinelander, Wisconsin) is an American independent film director, writer, and sometimes actor. He has won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
Oct 7, 2021 · But then, separating life from art is rarely a simple equation in the world of Rob Nilsson. At 81, he’s a prolific master in command of his craft, but Nilsson isn’t interested in imposing his will on the screen.
Jun 15, 2024 · Rob Nilsson, the actor, painter and poet as well as prolific filmmaker, enjoyed his recent New York star turn at the premier of his 40-year old 'Prairie Trilogy'. photo: Nicholas Blair
Oct 13, 2022 · Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired worldwide rights to the celebrated American independent filmmaker Rob Nilsson’s Faultline, in addition to worldwide rights to his near complete filmography including his 1979 masterpiece Northern Lights, co-directed with John Hanson.
Center Divide: Directed by Rob Nilsson. With Nighttrain Schickele, Emily Corbo, Russell Murphy, Tony Milliner. Center Divide is the second film in Rob Nilsson's multi-character Nomad Trilogy. In the first film, Arid Cut (2019), our refugees of the American Dream leave the city.
Oct 13, 2022 · Rob Nilsson’s films are Kino Lorber’s latest acquisition of works from independent American filmmakers of the 1970s, including Beth B, Ken Jacobs, Deborah Shaffer, and Mark Rappaport. The...
