Zachary Mortensen
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Zachary Mortensen is an American producer
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" by iconoclastic music video director Steve Barron
, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival
and "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" a film about E. H. Bronner
by director Sara Lamm, which premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival. "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" was released in theaters in the summer of 2007 by Balcony Releasing. Mortensen's feature film "Road" by director Leslie McCleave premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2005 where it was awarded outstanding performance for the two leads, Catherine Kellner
and Ebon Moss-Bachrach and was released theatrically in 2006 by 7th Art Releasing.
In 2001 Mortensen produced the feature documentary "Hell house
" by director George Ratliff which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
and was released theatrically in fall 2002. Mortensen produced the award winning documentary features "Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box" and "The Federation of Black Cowboys." He also associate produced the theatrical documentary "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator" directed by Helen Stickler
.
Mortensen produced "The New Arrival" by Amy Talkington. "The New Arrival" was the first motion picture using 360 degree video technology. The movie was a collaboration between Intel Corporation
, Atom Films
and BeHere, the company behind the revolutionary technology, and it premiered at the market at the Cannes Film Festival
2000. The following year Mortensen produced the first commercially released Music video
created entirely with Machinima
software. That video was "In The Waiting Line" by the band Zero 7
, directed by Tommy Pallotta
.
In 1997 - 1998 Mortensen was the Director of Production at Caipirinha Productions where he supervised the post-production & distribution of the critically acclaimed documentary feature "Modulations
."
Mortensen continues to produce feature films, commercials, music videos and television.
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...
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Biography
Zachary Mortensen is the founder of Ghost Robot, a production and management company in New York City. In 2006 Mortensen produced the feature films "Choking ManChoking Man
Choking Man is a 2006 independent film, written and directed by Steve Barron. The film stars Octavio Gómez Berríos and Eugenia Yuan.-Synopsis:...
" by iconoclastic music video director Steve Barron
Steve Barron
Steven "Steve" Barron is a director and producer, best known for directing the films Coneheads , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the innovative music videos for a-ha's "Take on Me" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"....
, which premiered at the 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...
and "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" a film about E. H. Bronner
E. H. Bronner
Emanuel H. Bronner was the maker of Dr. Bronner's castile soap, a concentrated liquid notable for the vast amount of lather produced from a few drops and the vast amount of tiny text on its packaging...
by director Sara Lamm, which premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival. "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" was released in theaters in the summer of 2007 by Balcony Releasing. Mortensen's feature film "Road" by director Leslie McCleave premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2005 where it was awarded outstanding performance for the two leads, Catherine Kellner
Catherine Kellner
Catherine Kellner is an American character actress.Kellner was born in Manhattan, New York to a psychologist/photographer mother and a squash player/Greek classics scholar father who was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant...
and Ebon Moss-Bachrach and was released theatrically in 2006 by 7th Art Releasing.
In 2001 Mortensen produced the feature documentary "Hell house
Hell house
Hell houses are haunted attractions typically run by American, fundamentalist Christian churches or parachurch groups. These depict sin, the torments of the damned in Hell, and usually conclude with a depiction of heaven...
" by director George Ratliff which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
and was released theatrically in fall 2002. Mortensen produced the award winning documentary features "Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box" and "The Federation of Black Cowboys." He also associate produced the theatrical documentary "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator" directed by Helen Stickler
Helen Stickler
Helen Stickler is an American-born filmmaker whose works include Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator and Andre the Giant Has a Posse...
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Mortensen produced "The New Arrival" by Amy Talkington. "The New Arrival" was the first motion picture using 360 degree video technology. The movie was a collaboration between Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
, Atom Films
Atom Films
Atom.com is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators...
and BeHere, the company behind the revolutionary technology, and it premiered at the market at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
2000. The following year Mortensen produced the first commercially released Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
created entirely with Machinima
Machinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
software. That video was "In The Waiting Line" by the band Zero 7
Zero 7
Zero 7 is a British musical duo consisting of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. The group members began their musical careers as studio engineers and in 1997 formed the group Zero 7. Their debut album, Simple Things was released in 2001 and received critical acclaim...
, directed by Tommy Pallotta
Tommy Pallotta
Tommy Pallotta is an American film director and producer.-Biography:Pallotta received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. There, he met Richard Linklater and began his film career as an actor and production assistant on Linklater's directorial debut, Slacker...
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In 1997 - 1998 Mortensen was the Director of Production at Caipirinha Productions where he supervised the post-production & distribution of the critically acclaimed documentary feature "Modulations
Modulations
Modulations is a multi-media exploration into the history of electronic music, consisting of a documentary film, its soundtrack album, and a book...
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Mortensen continues to produce feature films, commercials, music videos and television.
Selected filmography
- Against The Current (2008) (co-executive producer)
- Cropsey (2008) (producer)
- Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2006) (producer)
- Choking ManChoking ManChoking Man is a 2006 independent film, written and directed by Steve Barron. The film stars Octavio Gómez Berríos and Eugenia Yuan.-Synopsis:...
(2006) (producer) - Road (2005/I) (producer)
- Phileine zegt sorry (2003) (line producer)
- In the Waiting Line (2003) (V) (producer)
- The Federation of Black Cowboys (2003) (producer)
- Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002) (associate producer)
- Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat BoxBreath Control: The History of the Human Beat BoxBreath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box is a documentary exploring the world of beatboxing, a form of music using the human mouth, throat and diaphragm to generate sounds that are usually produced by machines. Over 30 practitioners of this art form discuss their techniques and the...
(2002) (producer) - Destiny (2002) (V) (producer)
- Trappedinfreedom (2002) (producer)
- Hell House (2001) (producer)
- The New Arrival (2000) (producer)
- Second Skin (1998) (producer)
- March 29, 1979 (1997) (producer)
- Highball (1997) (line producer)
- Vertical City (1996) (line producer)
- "America's Most WantedAmerica's Most WantedAmerica's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
" (producer) (4 episode) - Bittersweet MotelBittersweet MotelBittersweet Motel is a documentary about the rock group Phish. The film was directed by Todd Phillips and covers the band's summer and fall 1997 tours, plus footage from their 1998 spring tour of Europe...
(2000) (production manager: The Great Went) - ModulationsModulationsModulations is a multi-media exploration into the history of electronic music, consisting of a documentary film, its soundtrack album, and a book...
(1998) (post-production supervisor) - Wrestling with Alligators (1998) (production manager)
- Scrapple (1998) (production manager)
- Ties to Rachel (1997) (unit manager)