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. 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
The moving image collection of Terry Sanders is housed at the Academy Film Archive.
Filmography
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) 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) 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) To Live or Let Die Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record (1987)
See also
American Film Foundation (co-founder) Denis Sanders