Don Argott
{{short description|American film director}}
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| name = Don Argott
| image = Don Argott (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Argott at the 2018 Montclair Film Festival
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|9|14}}
| birth_place = Pequannock Township, New Jersey, U.S.
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| occupation = Film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, musician
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| website = {{URL|www.914pictures.com}}
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Don Argott (born September 14, 1972) is an American documentary filmmaker and musician. He has directed several documentary films and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} He co-owns the production company 9.14 Pictures with producer Sheena M. Joyce.
Biography
Originally from Pequannock Township, New Jersey,{{cite news |last=Biese |first=Alex |url=http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/04/12/nj-talent-display-tribeca-film-festival/25514287/ |title=NJ talent on display at Tribeca Film Festival |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |date=12 April 2015}} Argott currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He has worked with film score in a rock band format, releasing original music under the name Pornosonic.{{cite web |url=http://www.ink19.com/issues_F/00_04/wet_ink/music_pr/pornosonic.shtml |title=Pornosonic Music Review |first=Julio |last=Diaz |work=Ink 19 |date=12 April 2000}} Pornosonic's work has been featured in numerous films, including Old School.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} Argott currently plays guitar in the proto-metal band Serpent Throne along with 9.14 Pictures editor Demian Fenton.{{cite news |url=http://citypaper.net/Serpent-Thronersquos-Adventures-in-Metal-and-Celluloid/ |title=Serpent Throne’s Adventures in Metal and Celluloid |first=Elliott |last=Sharp |newspaper=Philadelphia City Paper |date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013200532/http://citypaper.net/Serpent-Thronersquos-Adventures-in-Metal-and-Celluloid/ |archivedate=13 October 2015 }}
Filmography
- Rock School (2005)
- Two Days in April (2007)
- The Art of the Steal (2009)
- Last Days Here (2011) (co-directed with Demian Fenton)
- The Atomic States of America (2012, co-directed with Sheena M. Joyce)
- Slow Learners (2015, co-directed with Sheena M. Joyce)
- Lamb of God - As The Palaces Burn Documentary (2014)
- Batman & Bill (2017, co-directed with Sheena M. Joyce)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0034531}}
- [http://www.914pictures.com 9.14 Pictures] official website
- [http://www.myspace.com/serpentthrone Serpent Throne] at MySpace
- [http://www.myspace.com/officialpornosonic Pornosonic] at MySpace
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