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Courtney Fathom Sell (born in Boston, Massachusetts January 28, 1985) is an American filmmaker, outsider musician, composer, writer and video artist primarily recognized for his prolific independent filmmaking career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/29016-so-you-wanna-be-an-underground-filmmaker/ )〕 He has shot a majority of his work on a Hi8 video camera and other lo-fi equipment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/27295-courtney-fathom-sells-hi-8-high-life/ )〕 He has contributed numerous articles to several publications including Filmmaker Magazine and indieWIRE regarding D.I.Y. filmmaking.〔http://filmmakermagazine.com/27295-courtney-fathom-sells-hi-8-high-life/〕〔http://www.indiewire.com/article/my_top_5_slightly_illegal_tips_for_no-budget_filmmakers〕 Much of his video work has been archived at Anthology Film Archives.〔http://www.courtneysell.net/film〕A proponent for online distribution, Sell has self-released many of his films and much of his music for free on his official website. Sell is recognized for his D.I.Y. filmmaking strategies including the development and creation of his own CGI effects and video filters.〔http://www.indiewire.com/article/attention-filmmakers-heres-how-to-create-homemade-video-filters-for-free-20150512〕 He commonly composes and records the soundtrack scores to many of his films, and an album of many of those scores was released under the title "Themes for Films" in 2011.〔http://www.emphasisentertainment.com/Courtney-Fathom-Sell-Themes-For-Films.htm〕 In 2009, four of his short documentaries, ''My Dying Day'', ''No Place Like Home'', ''Long Way Back to Paradise'' and ''White Clover'' were released in a DVD compilation set. In 2010, Sell co-directed and produced the award-winning short documentary The Hole.〔http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/brooklyns-lost-neighborhood-the-hole/Content?oid=1792323〕〔http://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/24/hole-lot-nothing-352623.html〕 In addition, Sell has directed music videos for various bands including Xiu Xiu, notably their 2008 official video ''Master of the Bump'' from their album Women as Lovers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/03/06/dvd-review-xiu-xiu-you-can%E2%80%99t-hear-me/ )〕 He has made cameo appearances in numerous projects including HBO's Treme and a commercial for Stella Artois during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.〔http://www.courtneysell.net〕 ==Personal Life & Documentaries== In an interview with The Village Voice, Sell explained that after leaving Pratt Institute, he began traveling and even at one point lived in Washington Square Park for a period of time without telling any of his friends. He eventually found residence in an East Village apartment with other artists whom he frequently collaborated with including Jac Currie, founder of 'Defend New Orleans' who produced his debut film ''No Place Like Home'' (Dogme# 267)〔http://www.scribd.com/doc/217496050/Dogma-95〕 regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast. Traveling throughout most of the United States by age 20, he once lived for a while in a graveyard in Northern California.〔http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-11-30/nyc-life/that-s-my-bed/〕〔http://www.emphasisentertainment.com/No-Place-Like-Home.htm〕 Frequently using close friends and family members as subjects for his work, many of Sell's films are personal and unflinching such as his documentary ''My Dying Day'', which centered upon his cancer-suffering father's final days. The project has been supported by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pcf.org/site/c.leJRIROrEpH/b.6426519/k.8F92/My_Dying_Day.htm )〕 He has also worked beside poet Walt Curtis, Author of Mala Noche on a video portrait entitled ''An Afternoon with Walt'', as well as many music based documentaries. His short ''Under the Bridge'' focused on a homeless population in Providence, Rhode Island while his piece ''White Clover'' dealt with issues of violence and drugs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.〔http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/42979/hi-8-the-short-documentaries-of-courtney-fathom-sell/〕 Sell believes that his personal approach to documentary filmmaking can be therapeutic for both his subjects as well as for himself. Regarding this claim, he has stated that his once turbulent relationship with his Father was cured during the course of making ''My Dying Day''.〔http://filmmakermagazine.com/88776-turns-out-hell-didnt-want-me-either/#.VNGPvkaYgnI〕 His unconventional production tactics and little regard for mainstream values while creating his work have been a focal point in much of his writing.〔http://www.roguecinema.com/the-art-of-no-budget-filmmaking-by-courtney-fathom-sell.html〕 His Documentary ''Down Orchard Street'' captures the gentrification, business closings and raised rents in the historic Lower East Side neighborhood in New York City. Produced by Sell, the project was pieced together by Business Owners undergoing eviction whom Sell had given disposable cameras too in order to document their experiences in the most personal manner.〔http://www.boweryboogie.com/.../courtney-sells-new-short-docu-orchard-street/〕〔http://www.thelodownny.com/.../new-film-documents-orchard-street-leather-shop- merchants.html〕〔http://www.boweryboogie.com/.../courtney-sells-film-endangered-orchard-street- leather-vendors-screening-tonight/〕〔vimeo.com/44530169〕〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4264684/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2〕 Additionally, Sell has trained under and worked beside Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Ondi Timoner on many of her recent projects including ''Brand: A Second Coming'' regarding Russell Brand.〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3798628/〕 He dedicated his 2014 film ''Diary of Echoes'' to underground filmmaker Mike Kuchar and cites him as a source of inspiration for much of his recent work.〔filmmakermagazine.com/88776-turns-out-hell-didnt-want-me-either〕〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4247424〕In 2015, Sell completed a feature length documentary entitled "Tracking Issues" regarding a group of friends who began making horror movies in their backyards as children. The project follows them throughout the course of their lives and was shot entirely on disposable cameras.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JroCPx4EJw&feature=youtu.be〕〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4603756/?ref_=nm_flmg_edt_1〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Courtney Fathom Sell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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