Julien Nitzberg
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Julien Nitzberg is an American film director
, script writer, and theatre director.
Nitzberg directed the musical
The Beastly Bombing in Los Angeles
and the documentary film The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
, a portrayal of The White Family
, who have been called "the most extreme dope-addled, gas-huffing, alcoholic, robbing, murderous, criminal redneck family in a nation brimming over with 'em.
Nitzberg in 2007 began a script for Sputnik Monroe for HBO Films
, a story about Sputnik Monroe (wrestler)
, a white professional wrestler who "helped integrate the sport throughout the South in the 1950s." He has recently completed the third draft of the script after HBO allowed Nitzberg time away from the script to work on the "Wonder Whites" 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:...
, script writer, and theatre director.
Nitzberg directed the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
The Beastly Bombing in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and the documentary film The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is a 2009 documentary film directed by Julien Nitzberg, chronicling the White Family of Boone County, West Virginia.-The Whites:...
, a portrayal of The White Family
The White family
The White family is a family living in rural Boone County, West Virginia. The family has a reputation for anti-social behavior, and, indeed, some members of the family are quite proud of it. The family, especially Jesco, is infamous in Boone County, but celebrated by some...
, who have been called "the most extreme dope-addled, gas-huffing, alcoholic, robbing, murderous, criminal redneck family in a nation brimming over with 'em.
Nitzberg in 2007 began a script for Sputnik Monroe for HBO Films
HBO Films
HBO Films is a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. While much of HBO Films' output is created directly for the television market, such as the film Witness Protection and the mini-series Band of Brothers, Pacific, Generation Kill and Angels in...
, a story about Sputnik Monroe (wrestler)
Sputnik Monroe (wrestler)
Sputnik Monroe was a professional wrestler from the mid 1940s through the early 1970s. Monroe was a headliner in many territories, and was best known in Memphis, where he and Billy Wicks set an attendance record that lasted until the Monday Night Wars boom period.-Life:Sputnik was born Rosco...
, a white professional wrestler who "helped integrate the sport throughout the South in the 1950s." He has recently completed the third draft of the script after HBO allowed Nitzberg time away from the script to work on the "Wonder Whites" film.