Dana Perry most recently produced and directed the short HBO documentary “Top Ten Monks”, about members of a cloistered Austrian monastery who achieved international fame with their Gregorian Chant. “Boy Interrupted”, about the bipolar illness and tragic suicide of her fifteen year-old son, Evan, aired on HBO in 2009. The film premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival and was featured in many other festivals including Deauville, Vancouver and Full Frame. The film has aired in over thirty countries worldwide. She was the Executive Producer of the four-part documentary series “Sex: the Revolution” for VH1 and Sundance channel. Prior to that, she produced and directed "The Drug Years" (2006) with husband and partner Hart Perry (VH1/Sundance Channel). "The Drug Years," a four-hour documentary exploration of illicit drugs and popular culture, was nominated for two IDA awards, received a Cine Golden Eagle, the Telly Award and The High Times “Stony” award, as well as a Prism award nomination. In 2004, she produced and directed "And You Don’t Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop", a five-hour documentary series for VH1, executive produced by Russell Simmons. The series featured exclusive interviews with Eminem, Dr. Dre, Outkast, The Black-Eyed Peas, MC Lyte, Reverend Run, Russell Simmons, Debbie Harry, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Will Smith among many others. "And You Don’t Stop" was exhibited at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. It was awarded a Cine Golden Eagle, and nominated for an IDA award in the limited series category. Ms. Perry co-produced "Imagining America," a two-hour exploration of 20th Century American painting with director Hart Perry for PBS, which aired in December 2005. In 2002, she produced "VH1 Remembers: The Concert for New York City" – a documentary look back at the star-studded fundraiser for the victims and families of September 11th. The show featured concert highlights and interviews with Bon Jovi, Billy Crystal, Melissa Etheridge, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and others. In 2000, Perry produced and directed nine short music documentaries for The Experience Music Project, a multi-media rock ‘n’ roll museum in Seattle funded by Paul Allen and designed by Frank Gehry – permanent collection. The film’s subjects range from Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix to Punk and Hip Hop. She also produced "The Human Canvas," a one-hour documentary special on tattooing and extreme body modification for The Learning Channel, which aired in April 2000. She is the producer/director/editor of the documentary special "Making A Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson", which aired on over 200 PBS stations nationwide. "Making A Noise" opened the 1999 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco and was exhibited at the Two Rivers Arts Festival at the Walker Arts Center, the Hot Springs Documentary Festival, the 2002 Santa Fe Film Festival and the 2002 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Featured on CNN, Charlie Rose and CBS Sunday Morning. In 1998, she produced the acclaimed four-hour
documentary special "Motown 40: The Music is Forever" for ABC. With
Hart Perry, she produced the five-hour music documentary series "VH1
Presents the 70’s" and directed two of the programs; "The Sexes" and
"Disco Explosion" (1996). |
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 photo: Dana Heinz Perry with Yoko Ono. |
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| Other credits include: | Tim
White Memorial - '02 Producer/Editor - short film featuring the legendary editor of Billboard with friends Steve Jordan and Danny Kortchmar Paramedics – ’99, The Learning Channel Producer/Director – 2 one-hour episodes reality show "Wit"
and "Fosse" – ’99, PBS/WNET City
Arts Leonard
Bernstein’s New York – ’97, Ovation The
Begging Game – ’95, PBS Frontline Rhythm,
Country & Blues – ’94, PBS Haiti:
Killing the Dream – ’92 John
Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen –
’90, PBS American Masters Rhythms
of the World with Peter
Gabriel and Bobby McFerrin – ’91 Public
Enemy: Fight the Power – ’89, CBS Music Video
longform Peter
Gabriel - POV – ’90,Virgin Records longform |
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Paula Cole Maggie Estep The Last Poets John Lennon Little Steven Gary Lucas The Making of “Glory” The Making of “Basketball Diaries” Rita Marley The Replacements Robbie Robertson Pop-Up Russell (Russell Simmons roast) Slick Rick Supertramp Jacky Terrasson Cassandra Wilson |
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