Geri Ashur

Geri Ashur (1947-1984) born Geraldine, was an American film editor, screenwriter, foreign language dubbing specialist, and filmmaker.[1]

Geri Ashur
Born1947
Died1984
EducationBarnard College
Known forFilmmaker

Early life and education

Ashur graduated from Barnard College in 1968 and began making films with the New York Newsreel, a political collective.[1]

Career

From 1974 to 1982 Ashur specialized as a dubbing editor, working on such films as Ingmar Bergman's ''Autumn Sonata,'' Bernardo Bertolucci's ''1900,'' Francois Truffaut's ''The Last Metro'' and Lina Wertmüller's ''Seven Beauties.''[1]

Ashur directed the documentary Janie’s Janie (1971), which uses a more personal approach, following one woman’s journey to self-determination, or as Janie says, “First I was my father’s Janie, then I was my Charlie’s Janie, now I’m Janie’s Janie.”[2]

Ashur also directed Me and Stella (1975), a portrait of the American blues and folk musician, Elizabeth Cotten.[1]

Ashur died of lung cancer in 1984 at the age of 37.[1]

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References
  1. "Geri Ashur, Film Maker, 37; A Specialist in Dubbing". The New York Times. 1984-07-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. "Janie's Janie + Three Lives | Metrograph". metrograph.com. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
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