Taggart Siegel
Encyclopedia
Taggart Siegel is an American documentary filmmaker
. For 25 years, he has produced and directed Emmy-nominated, award-winning documentaries and dramas that reflect cultural diversity. He is co-founder of Collective Eye, Inc., a nonprofit media production and distribution organization.
His most recent film, Queen of the Sun
(2010), is marketed as a profound, alternative look at the bee crisis.
(2005) has won 31 international film festival awards, including the 2005 Nashville Film Festival
Reel Current Award selected by Al Gore
. The film was featured on Independent Lens
.
The Disenchanted Forest
(1999) follows endangered orphan orangutans on the island of Borneo
as they are rehabilitated and returned to their rainforest home. It centres on the three main Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS)
projects - Wanariset, Nyaru Menteng and Mawas. It is narrated by Brooke Shields
.
The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman in America and Between Two Worlds follow the story of Hmong people
adapting to life in America. Both films have aired on Public Broadcasting Corporation
. Between Two Worlds was nominated for an Emmy Award
in 2004.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
. For 25 years, he has produced and directed Emmy-nominated, award-winning documentaries and dramas that reflect cultural diversity. He is co-founder of Collective Eye, Inc., a nonprofit media production and distribution organization.
His most recent film, Queen of the Sun
Queen of the Sun
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a 2010 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel. The film investigates multiple angles of the recent bee epidemic colony collapse disorder. It also explores the historical and contemporary relationship between bees and humans...
(2010), is marketed as a profound, alternative look at the bee crisis.
Films
The Real Dirt on Farmer JohnThe Real Dirt on Farmer John
The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics.-Awards:The Real Dirt on Farmer John has won awards at over 30 film festivals...
(2005) has won 31 international film festival awards, including the 2005 Nashville Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
The Nashville Film Festival , held annually in Nashville, Tennessee, is the oldest running film festival in the South and one of the oldest in the United States. In 2009, Nashville Film Festival received close to 2000 submissions from 86 countries, programmed nearly 260 films and had an attendance...
Reel Current Award selected by Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
. The film was featured on Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Airing weekly on PBS through ITVS, the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens introduces new drama and documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie...
.
The Disenchanted Forest
The Disenchanted Forest
The Disenchanted Forest is an award-winning 1999 film that follows endangered orphan orangutans on the island of Borneo as they are rehabilitated and returned to their rainforest home. It centres on the three main Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation projects - Wanariset, Nyaru Menteng and Mawas....
(1999) follows endangered orphan orangutans on the island of Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
as they are rehabilitated and returned to their rainforest home. It centres on the three main Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS)
Borneo Orangutan Survival
The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation is an Indonesian non-profit NGO founded by Dr Willie Smits in 1991 and dedicated to the conservation of the endangered Bornean Orangutan and its habitat through the involvement of local people...
projects - Wanariset, Nyaru Menteng and Mawas. It is narrated by Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
.
The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman in America and Between Two Worlds follow the story of Hmong people
Hmong people
The Hmong , are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China...
adapting to life in America. Both films have aired on Public Broadcasting Corporation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
. Between Two Worlds was nominated for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2004.
Documentaries
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Queen of the Sun Queen of the Sun Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a 2010 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel. The film investigates multiple angles of the recent bee epidemic colony collapse disorder. It also explores the historical and contemporary relationship between bees and humans... |
Director/Producer |
| 2005 | The Real Dirt on Farmer John The Real Dirt on Farmer John The Real Dirt on Farmer John is a 2005 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel about the life of Midwestern farmer John Peterson, operator of Angelic Organics.-Awards:The Real Dirt on Farmer John has won awards at over 30 film festivals... |
Director/Producer/DP |
| 2001 | The Split Horn: Life of a Hmong Shaman in America | Director/Producer/DP/Editor |
| 1999 | The Disenchanted Forest The Disenchanted Forest The Disenchanted Forest is an award-winning 1999 film that follows endangered orphan orangutans on the island of Borneo as they are rehabilitated and returned to their rainforest home. It centres on the three main Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation projects - Wanariset, Nyaru Menteng and Mawas.... |
Producer/DP |
| 1990 | Heart Broken In Half | Director/Producer/Editor |
| 1988 | Blue Collar and Buddha | Director/Producer |
| 1986 | Between Two Worlds | Director/Producer/Editor |
| 1984 | Bitter Harvest | Director/Producer/DP/Editor |
Fictional Work
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Beloved | Producer |
| 1996 | Destroying Angel | Producer |
| 1995 | Shadow of the Pepper Tree | Director/Producer |
| 1994 | Body Memories | Director/Producer |
| 1989 | Ember Days | Director/Producer/Editor |
| 1983 | Affliction | Director/Producer/DP/Editor |
External links
- Collective Eye
- Real Dirt on Farmer John Filmmaker Q&A with Independent LensIndependent LensAiring weekly on PBS through ITVS, the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens introduces new drama and documentary films made by independent filmmakers. Past seasons of Independent Lens have been presented by hosts Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Terrence Howard, Maggie...
- Queen of the Sun review