Howard Barish
Howard Barish is a producer and television director known for his producing partnership with acclaimed writer, director Ava DuVernay on the films Middle of Nowhere and I Will Follow, with Middle winning the Best Director Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, a Gotham Award and the 2013 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.[1][2][3]
His most recent project, 13TH, is a 2016 American documentary directed by DuVernay. Centered on race in the United States criminal justice system, the film is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlawed slavery (unless as punishment for a crime). It argues that slavery is being effectively perpetuated through mass incarceration. Produced by DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Barish, 13TH has garnered acclaim and won best documentary and best director in the TV/Streaming categories, as well as best political documentary at the first annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards. [4]
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Barish gained extensive production experience in the thriving Canadian film and television industry as a First Assistant Director on feature films, television mini-series, made-for-television movies, pilots and nearly 100 episodes of various network television series. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1991, he launched Kandoo Films, Inc., a production company that specializes in creating entertainment and programming content for television, theatrical, digital, and multi-media platforms. As founder and president of Kandoo, Barish has been responsible for producing thousands of hours of short-form content, network image and branding campaigns, network image and branding campaigns, promos, sizzle reels, and long-form programming.
Barish has also served as a producer for an ESPN 30 for 30 film showcasing tennis great Venus Williams, Hello Beautiful: Interludes with John Legend and FOX’s history-making webisode series, 24INSIDE. Barish's executive producer credits include E! Entertainment’s reality series The Entertainer; the documentary film Glitter Girls, and feature films Fizzy Business and Still Punching the Clown.
References
- ↑ Demby, Gene (2012-01-30). "Sundance 2012: Ava Duvernay Becomes First Black Woman To Win Best Director Prize For Middle Of Nowhere". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ↑ Brooks Barnes (2012-01-27). "Market for Films Signals Good, Not Great, Year for Sundance". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ Manohla Dargis (2012-01-27). "Amazing Child, Typical Grown-Ups". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (2016-11-03). "'O.J.: Made in America', '13th' Top First Annual Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". Variety.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.