Warren Sonbert

Known for DirectingBorn 1947-06-26Died 1995-05-31Brooklyn, NY

Warren Sonbert (1947-1995), was one of the key figures of American independent filmmaking. Works spanning Sonbert's entire career are now available for rental through Canyon Cinema, beginning with AMPHETAMINE (1966), made when he was still a teenager at New York University film school, through WHIPLASH (1995/1997), completed posthumously according to the filmmaker's specific instructions. Sonbert was the subject of a major retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in April-May 1999, guest curated by Jon Gartenberg. These new prints were struck directly from the preservation internegatives made by the Academy Film Archive from the camera original and original prints in the Estate of Warren Sonbert.Read more

Movies & web series

Divided Loyalties

Noblesse Oblige

The Tenth Legion

Where Did Our Love Go

Short Fuse

Holiday

Amphetamine

Rude Awakening

Hall of Mirrors

Carriage Trade

A Woman's Touch

The Bad and the Beautiful

Truth Serum

Johnny Minotaur

In Search of the Miraculous

Whiplash

Warren

Friendly Witness

Honor and Obey

The Cup and the Lip

The Stone Age

The Tuxedo Theatre

Ted and Jessica