John Maringouin
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John Maringouin is an American
film director
.
His debut feature, Running Stumbled, received wide critical acclaim and was referred to by Variety
as a "phantasmagoric filmmaking debut" Despite acclaim, a Spirit Award nomination, and a brief release in the UK, the film is unavailable in the United States.
Maringouin's second feature, Big River Man
, is about endurance swimmer Martin Strel
's 2007 attempt to swim the entire Amazon river
. The film won multiple 2009 documentary awards including at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
. The film received almost unanimous critical praise and was described by The London Times as "an absolute epic" It is distributed by Planet Green.
United States
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film director
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:...
.
His debut feature, Running Stumbled, received wide critical acclaim and was referred to by Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
as a "phantasmagoric filmmaking debut" Despite acclaim, a Spirit Award nomination, and a brief release in the UK, the film is unavailable in the United States.
Maringouin's second feature, Big River Man
Big River Man
Big River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007....
, is about endurance swimmer Martin Strel
Martin Strel
Martin Strel in Mokronog, SFR Yugoslavia, is a legendary Slovenian long-distance swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Strel holds successive Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube river, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River, and the Amazon River....
's 2007 attempt to swim the entire Amazon river
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
. The film won multiple 2009 documentary awards including at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
. The film received almost unanimous critical praise and was described by The London Times as "an absolute epic" It is distributed by Planet Green.
Filmography
- Just Another Day in the Homeland (2004)
- Running Stumbled (2006)
- Big River ManBig River ManBig River Man is a 2009 documentary film directed by John Maringouin. It follows the Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel as he swims the entire 3,300 mile length of the Amazon River, between February and April 2007....
(2009)
External links
- Big River Man official site
- Running Stumbled official site
- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117930784.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
- http://www.amctv.com/spiritawards.html
- http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article6818612.ece
- http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/reel-impact/watch-big-river-man.html