Adam Hootnick

Adam Hootnick
Born Adam Hootnick
Residence Austin, Texas
Alma mater Harvard Law School
Occupation
  • Director
  • producer
Known for Unsettled, Son of the Congo, Judging Jewell, What Carter Lost

Adam Hootnick[1] is an award-winning director [2][3] and producer of film,[4] television, and other short-form content. His work includes What Carter Lost, Destination: Team USA, Son of the Congo, Judging Jewell, and Pro Day.[5] He is currently developing his first narrative feature film.

Career

Early career

Hootnick's creative career began with news production positions at NBC and MSNBC in the US and Israel, including work with NBC legal correspondent Dan Abrams and NBC Tel Aviv correspondent Martin Fletcher. He worked as a producer at MTV News & Documentaries[6][7] covering politics and international affairs worldwide, including news and documentary segments and specials tied to the Iraq War, Supreme Court decisions on gay rights and affirmative action, and the 2004 and 2008 US Presidential elections.

Documentaries

Hootnick's first feature, the critically acclaimed UNSETTLED,[8] tells the story of several young Israelis from across the religious and political spectrum during the 2005 withdrawal of Israeli settlements and troops from Gaza.[9] UNSETTLED won numerous awards,[10][11][12] including the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the Slamdance Film Festival.

Produced in conjunction with Grantland and Executive Producer Bill Simmons, Hootnick's "Son of the Congo" premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival.[13] The film follows Serge Ibaka, who currently plays for Toronto Raptors, and his improbable journey from the violence of the Republic of the Congo to NBA stardom and back again, as Ibaka returns home hoping his basketball success can help rebuild a country and inspire a new generation to dream of a better life.

Hootnick also collaborated with ESPN to direct the short films "Pro Day"[14] and "The Outstanding Mind-Bending Basketball Synergy Machine".[15]

His project for United Airlines, Destination: Team USA, follows five Olympic hopefuls as they compete for spots on the 2016 Olympic team.[16]

He directed What Carter Lost, which tells the story of the Dallas Carter Cowboys, one of the most talented teams in high school football history, and their dominating 1988 season in Texas, as famously portrayed in the film Friday Night Lights. The documentary is a part of the ESPN 30 for 30 series and is set for release in August 2017.[5] This will be Hootnick's second film for ESPN's Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 series after "Judging Jewell", previously rated among the top films in the history of the series by Rolling Stone Magazine.[17]

He founded and continues to run Resonance Story Company, a production company specializing in branded documentaries for clients for clients in various sectors including health care, financial services, and consumer products.[18]

Commercial directing

As a commercial director, Hootnick's recent work includes NASCAR's tribute to Jeff Gordon, "One Last Time Around", as well as projects for United Airlines, Facebook, Tylenol, and the Clinton Foundation.[19]

Music videos

Hootnick's first music video was the Webby Awards-honoree "Shoeshine" with Brooklyn rock band Black Taxi.[5]

Personal life

Hootnick graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School,[20] and is currently based in Austin, Texas.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  2. ↑ http://blog.peaceworks.net/2008/05/unsettled-an-excellent-documentary-screening-this-week/
  3. ↑ http://forward.com/articles/10223/a-documentary-wrings-poetry-from-politics/
  4. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-unsettled16-2008may16,0,1076340.story
  5. 1 2 3 http://www.espn.com/30for30/film?page=WhatCarterLost
  6. ↑ http://www.gstv.com/newsitems/team-universal-mccann-wins-gas-station-tvs-inaugural-beer-pong-invitational-tournament-2/
  7. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/1552095/slamdance-diary-whats-it-like-to-have-your-film-nominated-for-an-award/
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  9. ↑ http://www.csuchico.edu/news/archived-news/2011-spring/04-08-11-directory-of-documentary-on-isreal-to-screen-film.shtml
  10. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  11. ↑ http://www.thevillagenews.com/story/25315/
  12. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  13. ↑ http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_FS17778
  14. ↑ Pro Day: L'Damian Washington (Video 2014), retrieved 2017-08-11
  15. ↑ Channel, Grantland (2013-03-04). "Grantland at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: The Outstanding, Mind-Bending Basketball Synergy Machine". Grantland. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  16. ↑ http://adamhootnick.com/dtusa/
  17. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/the-30-best-30-for-30-films-20141125/judging-jewell-dir-adam-hootnick-20141125
  18. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mia-r-benenate/synonymous-with-entertain_b_935330.html
  19. ↑ "What Carter Lost - ESPN Films: 30 for 30". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  20. ↑ http://www.nysun.com/new-york/film-casts-unique-gaze-on-gaza/56926/
  21. ↑ http://adamhootnick.com/bio/
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