Anthony Hemingway
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Anthony Hemingway is an American
film
and television director
. He has directed episodes of The Wire
, CSI: NY
, and Treme
. Before becoming a director he worked extensively as an assistant director in television and film.
Hemingway is the director of Red Tails
, George Lucas'
upcoming production depicting the Tuskegee Airmen
.
.
For The Wire he served as the first assistant director on several episodes in the first season and throughout the second and third season. He returned in 2006 as a director for the seventh episode of the fourth season "Unto Others
". Show runner
David Simon said that Hemingway's directing debut proved what they already knew, "that it was time." The experience has led to directing work on several other series for Hemingway.
He often works with people he has collaborated with in the past. Hemingway began working in the industry on Tom Fontana
's HBO prison drama Oz
as an assistant director. He later worked with Fontana on The Jury. He was the first assistant director on the film Freedomland
in 2006 which was written by The Wire writer Richard Price
and featured several cast members from that show alongside Samuel L. Jackson
. He first worked with Jackson as assistant director on the 2002 film Changing Lanes
. He first worked with director/producer Joe Chappelle
on the 2000 film Takedown
and has since collaborated with him on The Wire and CSI: NY.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
. He has directed episodes of The Wire
The Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
, CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
, and Treme
Treme (TV series)
Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans...
. Before becoming a director he worked extensively as an assistant director in television and film.
Hemingway is the director of Red Tails
Red Tails
Red Tails is an upcoming 2012 action drama film directed by Anthony Hemingway, from a screenplay by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder. The story, written by Ridley, is inspired by true events. George Lucas serves as the executive producer for the project...
, George Lucas'
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
upcoming production depicting the Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps....
.
Biography
He is a regular director for CSI: NYCSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
.
For The Wire he served as the first assistant director on several episodes in the first season and throughout the second and third season. He returned in 2006 as a director for the seventh episode of the fourth season "Unto Others
Unto Others
"Unto Others" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by William F. Zorzi from a story by Ed Burns & William F. Zorzi, and directed by Anthony Hemingway, it originally aired on October 29, 2006....
". Show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
David Simon said that Hemingway's directing debut proved what they already knew, "that it was time." The experience has led to directing work on several other series for Hemingway.
He often works with people he has collaborated with in the past. Hemingway began working in the industry on Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana is an American writer and producer.-TV career:Fontana has been a writer/producer for such series as Oz , The Jury, The Beat, The Bedford Diaries, Homicide: Life on the Street, St...
's HBO prison drama Oz
Oz (TV series)
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
as an assistant director. He later worked with Fontana on The Jury. He was the first assistant director on the film Freedomland
Freedomland
Freedomland has several meanings:* Freedomland U.S.A. was a short-lived themed amusement park in the Baychester section of the Bronx, New York City* Freedomland , a 1998 novel by Richard Price, and...
in 2006 which was written by The Wire writer Richard Price
Richard Price (writer)
Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers and Clockers.-Early life:...
and featured several cast members from that show alongside Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
. He first worked with Jackson as assistant director on the 2002 film Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes is a 2002 drama-thriller film directed by Roger Michell and starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson. It was released on April 12, 2002 in North America by Paramount Pictures.-Plot:...
. He first worked with director/producer Joe Chappelle
Joe Chappelle
Joe Chappelle is an American film and television director and producer. Chappelle was a Co-executive producer and regular Director for the HBO crime drama The Wire...
on the 2000 film Takedown
Takedown
Takedown or take down may refer to:*Takedown , a book by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura about the capture of Kevin Mitnick**Track Down, a 2000 film based thereon, known also as Takedown...
and has since collaborated with him on The Wire and CSI: NY.
Director
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Season 3, episode 5 | |
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Season 5 The Wire (season 5) The fifth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on January 6, 2008, and concluded on March 9, 2008; it contained 10 episodes... , episode 8 |
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Season 4, episode 2 | |
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"Tandem Repeats" | Season 14, episode 18 | |
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"The Only Thing Sure" | Episode 6 | |
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"Backfire" | Season 1, episode 17 | |
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Season 1, episode 5 | ||
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Season 4 The Wire (season 4) The fourth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 10, 2006, concluded on December 10, 2006, and contained 13 episodes... , episode 7 |
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Assistant Director
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(2004) First Assistant Director - The WireThe Wire (TV series)The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
(2002)- Season 2 (2003–2004) First Assistant Director
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(2000) Second Assistant Director - Monday After the Miracle (1998) Second Assistant Director
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(1998) Second Assistant Director - OzOz (TV series)Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
(1997) First Assistant Director