Terry Sanders

American film director

Terry Sanders

Sanders in 2008

Born|  (1931-12-20) December 20, 1931 (age 92)

New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation| Filmmaker
Spouse| Freida Lee Mock
Parent|

* Altina Schinasi (mother)

Terry Sanders (born December 20, 1931) is an American filmmaker having produced and/or directed more than 70 dramatic features, televisions specials, documentaries and portrait films. He co-heads the American Film Foundation and has produced and photographed the Oscar-winning dramatic short A Time Out of War. He also received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision.[1] He also produced and co-directed Crime & Punishment, USA with his now-deceased brother, Denis Sanders. He is the son of sculptor and designer Altina Schinasi.

## Archive[edit]

The moving image collection of Terry Sanders is housed at the Academy Film Archive.[2]

## Filmography[edit]

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* The Eyes of Don Bachardy
* Return with Honor, presented by Tom Hanks
* Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
* Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (Oscar win) [3]
* Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age, narrated by Robert MacNeil (includes an interview with Tim Berners-Lee and Peter Norton of Norton Utilities)
* Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember, narrated by Edward Kennedy (Oscar nomination) [4]
* Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
* Screenwriters: Words Into Image
* War Hunt
* Crime & Punishment, USA
* A Time Out of War
* Copland Portrait, American Composer with Aaron Copland
* The Japan Project: Made in Japan
* Portrait of Zubin Mehta
* Fighting for Life
* Four Stones for Kanemitsu (Oscar nomination) [5]
* To Live or Let Die
* Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987)

## See also[edit]

* American Film Foundation (co-founder)
* Denis Sanders

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Winners & Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
2. ^ "Terry Sanders Collection". Academy Film Archive.
3. ^ Documentary Winners: 1995 Oscars
4. ^ Documentary Winners: 1991 Oscars
5. ^ Documentary Winners: 1974 Oscars

## External links[edit]

* Terry Sanders at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Spain
* Germany
* Israel
* United States
* Netherlands

Other|

* SNAC