• Source: Eduardo Montes-Bradley

Eduardo Montes-Bradley (born July 1960) is a documentary filmmaker known for Evita, Rita Dove: An American Poet, and Harto The Borges. His most recent films are Black Fiddlers and Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor He’s currently working on The Italian Factor: The Piccirilli Story.




Early and personal life


Montes-Bradley was born in Argentina to Nelson Montes-Bradley, co-founder of Discos Qualiton and Sara Kaplan. He moved to New York in 1979, and currently resides in Charlottesville.




Non-fiction



Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor, 2022.
Black Fiddlers, 2022. A history of African-American fiddlers
The Other Madisons, 2021. A history of the African-American descendants of President James Madison. 38 minutes.
Alice: At Home With Alice Parker. The film explores Alice Parker collaborations with Robert Shaw, Archibald MacLeish, and Eudora Welty. Distributed by Kanopy. Produced by HFP in association with Melodious Accord.
Searching 4-Tabernero Biographical portrayal of Peter Paul Weinschenk, also known as Pablo Tabernero for his work in Argentina. The film explores the Jewish origins of Weinschenk in Berlin in ties of the Weimar Republic, and documents his exile in Barcelona as documentarian for the militias of Buenaventura Durruti in times of the Spanish Civil War.
A Soldier's Dream Documentary about Milt Feldman, Private first class with the 106th Infantry Division captured at the Battle of the Bulge and marched to Stalag IV-B, where he remained a POW. "A Soldier's Dream" premiered on August 11, 2018, Aired on PBS. 60 minutes
The Gillenwater Story Biographical portrayal of Jay Y. Gillenwater. 30 minutes.
Monroe Hill, 2015
Unearthed and Understood, 2014
Rita Dove: An American Poet, 2014
Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, 2013.
J.J.Lankes: Yankee Printmaker in Virginia Documentary portrayal of Julius John Lankes exploring his collaborations with Robert Frost, Sherwood Anderson, and Roark Bradford. Made in collaboration with Welford Dunaway Taylor and the University of Richmond. Official Selection at Buffalo International Film Festival presented by the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the State University of New York. Official Selection at the Virginia Film Festival, 2019.
White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans, 2012. Portrait of a Virginian contemporary artist.
Andrés Waissman, 2012. Biographical documentary about contemporary artist Andrés Waissman.
Humberto Calzada Biographical documentary about Humberto Calzada. Music by Gerardo Aguillón (violin) and José Angel Navarro (guitar). Distributed by Alexander Street Press and Kanopy. 30 minutes.
Ernesto Deira Biographical documentary about Ernesto Deira. Produced in partnership with the Museo de Nacional de Bellas Artes.
Pérez Celis, 2005. Biographical documentary about Pérez Celis.

Cortázar: apuntes para un documental, 2001. Documentary on Julio Cortázar. Includes 8mm home movies by Cortázar filmed in Paris with Carole Dunlop; with Aurora Bernardez, and Octavio Paz. Includes conversations with Claribel Alegría, Ernesto Cardenal, Manuel Antín, Carlos Montemayor, and Sergio Ramírez.
Los cuentos del timonel, 2002 About the life of Osvaldo Bayer.
Harto The Borges, Argentina, 1999
Ecce Homo Documentary about Juan Filloy, Produced in part with an award from INCAA
Osvaldo Soriano, Argentina, 1998.
Saavedra: Between Berlin and a place called Peixoto, 2013. The documentary explores life and literary influences of Brazilian writer Carola Saavedra. Official Selection Pedra Azul Film Festival. Filmmaker produces documentaries on Ronaldo Correia de Brito and José Luiz Passos. Heritage Film Project + Writers Made in Brazil, 2013. 30 minutes. Produced in part with a grant from the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations – Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.
Lisboa, 2017. Biographical documentary about Adriana Lisboa Fábregas Gurevitz. The film presents the writer and her perspectives on exile and literature, on living abroad and in a bilingual universe. Festivaletteratura – Mantua, September 5, 2014, 30 minutes. Produced with the support of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations – Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.
Evita (Documentary), 2007.

Leon Rozitchner's Window, 2008. Anecdotical documentary with philosopher León Rozitchner.*
The Unanimous Night, 2018. With Luis Harrs.
Dialogue and Moisture, 2018. With Luis Harrs.
Child of the Forest, 2014. Yona Bromberg, recalls her life as Holocaust Survivor from Rokitno
American Manifesto, 2005.
Che: Rise & Fall, 2006. Produced and directed for National Geographic.
Samba On Your Feet, Contrakultura Films, 2005. The film traces the influences of Carnival and Samba in Rio.
Ismael Viñas: Witness of a Century, Contrakultura Films, 2005. Documentary about Ismael Viñas, founder of Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (MALENA), Directed by Montes-Bradley as Diana Hunter.
The Great Pretender, 2007. Official Selection of the International Film Festival of Buenos Aires (BAFICI). Released in Uruguay as "No a los papelones". On the director's request the film did not participate "in competition" to avoid further turmoil. Released by Editorial Perfil in April 2008.
Un Certain Regard, Contrakultura, 2004. Sociologist Juan Jose Sebreli introduces the audience into the social, and cultural impact of the architectural history of Buenos Aires.
Crónicas Mexicas, Contrakultura Films, 2004. Martín Caparrós and Montes-Bradley follow on the trail of Hernán Cortés from Veracruz to Tenochtitlan revealing multiple aspects of local cultures.
Le Mot Just, Contrakultura Films, 2004. Biographical portrayal of Héctor Tizón.




Fiction



El Sekuestro, 1997. Writer-Driector. Parody of the misadventures of a revolutionary cell in South America. Starring Sandra Ballesteros, and Rodolfo Rani.
Double Obsession, 1992. Writer-Driector.TriStar Columbia. Thriller. Starring Margaux Hemingway,Scott Valentine, Jamie Horton, Maryam D'Abo and Frederic Forrest. Edited by John Venzon.
SmoothTalker, 1990. Writer-Driector. TriStar ColumbiaThriller. Starring Peter Crombie, Stuart Whitman, Sidney Lassick, Paul Raci and Burt Ward. Editor Sandra Adair.




Experimental


Frogments, 2000. Based on 8 mm images captured by Julio Cortázar in India and Africa with voice over by Allen Ginsberg.
Freedom, 1986. Based on 8 mm images captured by Montes-Bradley in and around Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami with highlights of homelessness.




Music videos


Rumbera, by Willy Chirino, Sony Music, Super 16mm 1994. Theatrical premiere at the Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, 1994.
Guadalajara, by Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Polygram Latino.
Mujer de Fuego, by Olga Tañon,WEA Latina.
Vendras Llorando, by Olga Tañon,WEA Latina.
Amor Equivocado by Fabiana Cantilo, Warner Music.
Dale Pascual, by "Los enanitos verdes", Warner Music Group.




Bibliography


Habeas corpus: Peter Paul Weinschenk, alias Pablo Tabernero. Buenos Aires, Argentina: 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, INCAA. 2019. pp. 144 : photographs, 23 cm.Ideography, Biographical approach to Peter Paul Weinschenk, life and works of Pablo Tabernero, cinematographer of Prisioneros de la tierra directed by Mario Soffici.
Los dedos del huracán. Short story. Children Literature. Included on "De Ola en Ola 3" School Textbook for Third Grade. Group Macmillan. Editorial Estrada S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina. Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati. p. 62–67
Montes-Bradley, Eduardo (2012). La resurreción de Ocantos. Los Angeles, CA. pp. 62 Hard Cover : illustrations, 23 cm. ISBN 978-1449907402.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Bio-bibliographical essay on Carlos María Ocantos.
Cortázar sin barba. Madrid: Random House Mondadori. 2005. pp. 394 Hard Cover : illustrations, 23 cm. ISBN 84-8306-603-3. Biography of Julio Cortázar. 1st edition Editorial Sudamericana, Argentina 2004. 3rd edition, Pesódromo 21, 2014.
Água No Terceiro Milenio. Brasilia Montevideo: Bianchi Editores Ediciones Pilar, Collección Señales de Vida. 2000. pp. 318, 21 cm. ISBN 9974-663-17-2. Bilingual Anthology of Short Stories. Selection of awarded works at the Literary Award "Agua no terceiro Milenio", Brazil. Bilingual: Portuguese-Spanish. Pilar Editors, Brasília, 2000. Includes the short story "Das schwerste gewicht" previously published in "Ya se que todo es mentira" (1999), Editorial del Nuevo Extremo, Buenos Aires 1999.
'Osvaldo Soriano': Un retrato. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editorial Norma. 2000. pp. 171 Rustic. ISBN 9879334353. Sperling & Kupfer Editori, Milan, Italy, 2001, 164pp. Translated by Gina Maneri. Collection: Continente Desaparecido, directed by Gianni Minà ISBN 88-200-3201-5. Based on the homonymous documentary by the author.
Ya se que todo es mentira. Buenos Aires: Editorial del Nuevo Extremo. 1999. p. 200. ISBN 950-9681-85-7. (trad. I know It's All Lies). Some of the short stories included have been previously published in literary magazines. Foreword by Osvaldo Bayer. 199 pp. 23 cm. Foreword by Osvaldo Bayer.
'Senxo', Selected Poems. Editorial Grupo Archivo de Comunicación, New York City, 1984. Foreword by Armando Tejada Gómez. Out of print.




Journalism


Montes-Bradley contributed to El País, Babelia, Les cinemas de la Amerique Latine by Association Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse France; La Jornada, México; the monthly review Latinoamérica e Tutto il Sud dell Mondo, Italy; and in Argentina to the literary magazine Esperando a Godot; the art-magazine Revista Lote, Venado Tuerto, Suplemento Radar published by Página/12, El Amante de cine, "Diario Perfil," "Revista Ñ" Clarin, Critica de Argentina; and La Nación. Montes-Bradley was a frequent collaborator with the literary blog "Nación Apache."




Photography


Montes-Bradley was recognized by the National Council on Public History with the "Outstanding Public History Project Award" as part of the exhibit "The Mere Distinction of Colour" produced by James Madison's Montpelier. His photo-work appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, La Nacion,The Independent, Deutsche Welle, Diario Clarin other newspapers and magazines as well as "Escenas de la memoria. La Casa Argentina en la voz de sus antiguos residentes", and "Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center 20th Anniversary". His work is partially preserved at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, the University of Virginia.




Awards and honors


Alice: At Home With Alice Parker Mystic Film Festival, 2021, Grand Jury Prize; Virginia Film Festival Official Selection, 2020.* "Los cuentos del timonel" Best Documentary by the Argentine Film Critics Association.
A Soldier's Dream Best Documentary, 9th Historical and Military Film Festival, Warsaw; Best Biography; Oniros Film Awards, 2019; Best Feature Documentary, Port Orchard Film Festival, 2019; Official Selection, Western European Film Festival, 2019; Courage Film Festival, Berlin, 2019; San Francisco Veteran's Film Festival, 2018, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2018, Great Western Catskills International Film Festival, 2018.
The Other Madisons: Official Selection, Mystic Film Festival,2021; Martha's Vineyard Film Festival; Atlanta Black Pride Film Festival, 2021; Official Selection DC Black Film Festival, 2021; Official Selection Roxbury International Film Festival, 2021. Honorable Mention; Black Truth Film Festival, 2022.
White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans: 4th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra, Best Documentary; Richmond International Film Festival, Best Documentary; Virginia Film Festival, Official Selection. Best Documentary, Richmond International Film Festival.; Best Documentary Film 6th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra Awards, 2017
Monroe Hill: Jefferson Trust Award
Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement: 4th Annual Baltimore International Black Film Festival, Best Documentary Film
Harto The Borges: 12e Rencontres Cinémas d'Amerique Latine, Official Selection, Toulouse,2000.




Appearances in other media


Margaux Hemingway,E! True Hollywood Story. USA, 1996.
Jorge Giannoni. NN, ése soy yo, 2000.
Derrumbe. Novel by Daniel Guebel. Random House Mondadori, 2012.
Mis escritores muertos. Novel by Daniel Guebel. Random House Mondadori, 2012.
Zenitram, film by Luis Barone.




References






External links


Eduardo Montes-Bradley at IMDb




Notes


Roca, Pilar Las vidas paralelas de Montes-Bradley Grupo Archivo de Comunicación. New York, 2010. University of Virginia Libraries; University of Virginia Library; UVa Library [13]
Abos, Alvaro Xul Solar: Pintor del misterio. Sudamericana, 2004. p. 289
Lindner, Franco Cooke: El heredero maldito de Perón: la biografía. Editorial Sudamericana, 2006
Arnold, Jorge Revista de critica literaria latinoamericana.. Latinoamericana Editores.
Nagy-Zekmi, Silvia Moros en la costa: Orientalismo en America Latina. Iberoamericana.p. 192.
Sebreli, Juan JoseEl tiempo de una vida: Autobiografía. Editorial Sudamericana, 2005
"Reviews on Latin American and Chinese Art by Eduardo Montes-Bradley" Art and Wealth [14]
Bustos, Graciela Audiovisuales de combate: Acerca del Videoactivismo Contemporáneo. Published by Centro Cult. de España, Bs.As., 2006. p. 83
Kriger, Clara / Spadaccini, Silvana Páginas de cine. Archivo General de la Nación, República Argentina, 2003. p. 103
Tiempo de hoy. Published by Ediciones Tiempo, S.A., Spain, 2005. p. 84
Mazzeo, Miguel / Ramb, Ana María Osvaldo Bayer: Miradas sobre su obra. C.C.C., ED. del Inst. Movilizador de Fondos Coo., 2003. p. 96
Neifert, Agustin, Del papel al celuloide: Escritores argentinos en el cine. La Crujía Ediciones, 2003. pp. 48, 49, 54.
Di Benedetto, Antonio and Lebenglik, Fabian El Pentágono: Novela en forma de cuentos. Adriana Hidalgo Editores, 2005. p. 13
Aguilar, Gonzalo Moisés Otros mundos: Ensayo sobre el nuevo cine argentino. Santiago Arcos Editor, 2006. pp. 228, 130, 231.
Fernandez Naval, F.X. Respirar por el idioma: (los Gallegos y Julio Cortázar). Contributor Emilia Veiga Torre. Editorial Corregidor, 2007. pp. 14, 38, 192
Versants. By Collegium Romanicum. Published by L'age d'homme, 2001. 262, 266.
Nelson Bayardo and José Pedro Rilla Carlos Gardel: A la luz de la historia. Editorial Aguilar, 2000. p. 117
María Gabriela Barbara, Cittadini. Vindicaciones del infinito.Fundación Internacional Jorge Luis Borges, 2003. p. 38
Neifert, Agustín. Del papel al celuloide Edition: illustrated. La Crujía Ediciones, 2003
Mesa Gancedo, Daniel Avatares del personaje artificial en la novela Argentina de los 90. America Latina Hy, 30, 2002, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. p. 168.
Neyret, Juan Pablo. Para textos bastan y sobran. La conformación del espacio paratextual en Triste, solitario y final, de Osvaldo Soriano. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.
Sainz Borgo, Karina. "Julio Cortázar: franquista en Buenos Aires, marxista en Estados Unidos y burgués en Cuba" [15]
Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. "Notes On Myself" [16]
Les cinemas de la Amerique Latine
Alexander Street Press
Greenacord [17]
Thomas Osgood Bradley Foundation TOBF
Mar del Plata Film Festival [18]

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