Lionel Rogosin

Known for

Directing

Born

January 23, 1924

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

December 8, 2000 (aged 76)

Biography

Lionel Rogosin was an independent American filmmaker. Rogosin worked in political cinema, non-fiction partisan filmmaking and docufiction, influenced by Italian neorealism and Robert Flaherty.

Best known work

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968

On the Bowery

1957

Come Back, Africa

1959

Good Times, Wonderful Times

1966

Black Roots

1970

Birth of a Nation

1997

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid

1994

An American in Sophiatown

2007

Black Fantasy

1972

How Do You Like Them Bananas

1966

Filmography

2009
The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'
as Self
2008
Man's Peril: The Making of Good Times Wonderful Times
as Self
2007
An American in Sophiatown
as Self
1997
Birth of a Nation
as Self
1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self
1981
Cinématon XIII
as N°124
1974
Arab-Israeli Dialogue
Director, Producer
1973
Woodcutters of the Deep South
Director
1972
Black Fantasy
Director
1970
Black Roots
Director, Producer
1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
1966
Good Times, Wonderful Times
Director, Writer, Producer
1966
Oysters Are in Season
Director, Producer
1966
How Do You Like Them Bananas
Director
1959
Come Back, Africa
Director, Writer, Producer
1957
On the Bowery
Director, Producer, Writer
1957
Out
Director
1956
Out
Producer