Biography :
Filmmaker
Craig Schlattman has been making films since the early
70's, he has produced and directed an eclectic array
of award winning short films that have earned him a
following in both the art and film world. His films
have been included in shows at MOMA (Museum Of Modern
Art) in New York, and the Institute For American Studies
in Barcelona. Submitting, Craig's last short film (about
the politics of celebrity and its relationship to bigotry
produced by Rutger Hauer) won Silver and Bronze awards
at the Chicago and Houston International Film Festivals,
and At Ground Zero , his first feature length film,
has had a successful theatrical release and has garnered
an impressive collection of distinguished reviews from
the New York, Los Angeles and European press, and won
festival awards including a Silver at the Houston International
Film Festival. His next feature film, The Seller ,
has won even more impressive reviews and was called "One
of my favorite films of the year" by the Chicago
Tribune, and had it's first theatrical engagement in
Los Angeles awaiting a wide release.
Active in the art world Craig's photographs have
been exhibited in numerous 1 person shows and
nationally in
venues such as the J. Paul Getty Museum, New Museum
Of Contemporary Art in New York, reviewed & published
in ArtForum, Arts, NY Times, LA Times, LA Weekly, and
the Village Voice. His photographs are included in the
permanent collection of the Security Pacific Bank and
J. Paul Getty Museum, and in an eclectic selection of
private collectors from Whoopi Goldberg to John Divola.
Acting in numerous Independent films have earned
him reviews of "disturbing", "frightening
familiarity", "sustained tension throughout",
and "slightly comic, gave me sleepless nights".
He has taught writing, photography and film at the University
level, holds an M.F.A. in Film and Photography from the
California Institute of the Arts and a M.A. from the
University of Minnesota. His background also includes
music (plays trumpet and slide guitar), a winning competitive
cyclist, and a novice love of jazz, blues, opera and
Rock and Roll. Currently he is seeking financing for
a package of dramatic films including Storm Chaser (a
contemporary, American Western about cowardice, and a
poet photographer and his decaying Montana family) and
Testing Oblivion (an American drama/comedy about attempted
suicide, quantum mechanics, and the myth of successful
nuclear families). Filmography :
"What" (1976)
ID (1977)
#3 (1977)
Edit (1977)
Title (1978)
Honest (1979)
Bike Film (1985)
Fun House (1985)
Tense (1986)
Bag (1987)
Slap (1987)
Evidence (1987)
Boat (1988)
Submitting (1989)
Heroic (1990)
Furious (1991)
Say Yes John Bell (1992)
At Ground Zero (1994)
The Seller (1997)
Testing Oblivion (1998)
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