Reid Carolin
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Gordon Reid Carolin is an American
film producer
, director
and screenwriter
. He is also the co-founder of Constellation.
He most recently wrote and produced the film, Magic Mike, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Reid is also a producer of Jamie Linden's upcoming high-school reunion film, Ten Year. He produced and wrote the documentary, "Earth Made of Glass,"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515197/ about Rwandan President Paul Kagame
and France's hidden role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The film premiered on HBO in April, 2011, after bowing in competition at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/earth_made_of_glass-film26314.html?c=y&3301=170146&curView=browseDetail&sortBy=title, and was directed by Oscar-shortlisted director, Deborah Scranton
('The War Tapes
'), and executive produced by actor Channing Tatum
and his wife, Jenna Dewan
Tatum.
Reid was an associate producer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489281/fullcredits and developed the concept and story for the 2008 Paramount Pi ctures film, Stop-Loss
, and was the cinematographer for the soldier-video sequences in the film.
He is President of Iron Horse Entertainment http://channingtatumunwrapped.com/category/personal/iron-horse-productions, the production company he started with actor Channing Tatum
.
Reid serves on the board of the Red Feather Development Group
, a non-profit organization
that builds straw-bale homes on American Indian reservations. He directed the short film Building One House, which is narrated by Robert Redford
and scored by the rock band, Pearl Jam
.
Reid graduated from Harvard College
and attended the graduate film directing program at the New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, 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:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He is also the co-founder of Constellation.
He most recently wrote and produced the film, Magic Mike, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Reid is also a producer of Jamie Linden's upcoming high-school reunion film, Ten Year. He produced and wrote the documentary, "Earth Made of Glass,"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515197/ about Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame is the sixth and current President of the Republic of Rwanda. He rose to prominence as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front , whose victory over the incumbent government in July 1994 effectively ended the Rwandan genocide...
and France's hidden role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The film premiered on HBO in April, 2011, after bowing in competition at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/earth_made_of_glass-film26314.html?c=y&3301=170146&curView=browseDetail&sortBy=title, and was directed by Oscar-shortlisted director, Deborah Scranton
Deborah Scranton
Deborah Scranton is the director of The War Tapes, a documentary detailing the personal stories of soldiers in the Iraq War. It was the first of its kind in that she sent the soldiers video cameras so they can shoot raw footage of their actual, on hand experiences in combat...
('The War Tapes
The War Tapes
The War Tapes is the first documentary film of the 2003 invasion of Iraq to be produced by the soldiers themselves. The film follows three New Hampshire National Guard soldiers before, during, and after their deployment to Iraq about a year after the invasion...
'), and executive produced by actor Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum
Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor and film producer. He began his career as a fashion model and appearing in television commercials for Pepsi and Mountain Dew before turning to film roles...
and his wife, Jenna Dewan
Jenna Dewan
Jenna Lee Dewan-Tatum , better known by her birth name Jenna Dewan, is an American actress, dancer, and former model.-Early life:...
Tatum.
Reid was an associate producer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489281/fullcredits and developed the concept and story for the 2008 Paramount Pi ctures film, Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss (film)
Stop-Loss is a 2008 American drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films.-Plot:...
, and was the cinematographer for the soldier-video sequences in the film.
He is President of Iron Horse Entertainment http://channingtatumunwrapped.com/category/personal/iron-horse-productions, the production company he started with actor Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum
Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor and film producer. He began his career as a fashion model and appearing in television commercials for Pepsi and Mountain Dew before turning to film roles...
.
Reid serves on the board of the Red Feather Development Group
Red Feather Development Group
Red Feather Development Group is a non-profit organization that builds straw-bale homes on American Indian reservations.The organization has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where they were a recipient of the Oprah's Angel Network's "Use Your Life Award", in Dwell, and in the Chicago Sun...
, a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that builds straw-bale homes on American Indian reservations. He directed the short film Building One House, which is narrated by Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
and scored by the rock band, Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
.
Reid graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
and attended the graduate film directing program at the New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
.