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Los
Angeles-based film composer Miriam Cutler has been writing, producing,
and performing music for over 20 years. Her evocative scores have
graced numerous narrative features and award-winning documentaries,
as well as television, corporate videos, cartoons, and even two
circuses. She's known for her versatility, her soulful integration
of world music styles, and her enthusiasm for working collaboratively.
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** GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB
Award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy explores how, given the right circumstances, typical boys and girls next door can commit atrocious acts of violence. Premiered in competition at Sundance 2007, aired on HBO starting in February 2007, and won the 2007 Emmy award for Outstanding Non Fiction Special.
ABSOLUTE WILSON
Premiered Berlin Film Festival 2006
Opens Theatrically in New York on October 27, 2006
at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas
STOLEN
CHILDHOODS
A feature documentary on global child labor,was recently featured
on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and the subject of a special report on
ABC's Nightline, and on CNN NewsNight with Aaron Brown.
LOST
IN LA MANCHA
Won the Evening Standard 'Peter Sellers Comedy Award' at the Savoy
in London and received nominations for Best Documentary—Prix
Arte at the European Film Academy Awards and the British Independent
Film Awards.
THIN
Premiered at Sundance 2006, aired on HBO in 2007. Nomintaed for
an Emmy Award.
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VIEW
FROM THE BRIDGE
A
study of the human cost of ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
Premiered in Kosovo just prior to the Serbian elections 2007
LIFE
AND TIMES TONIGHT
Emmy winning local news program
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hear more scores!
Cutler
began her musical career as a singer/horn player in several bands, including the
popular MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE OINGO BOINGO. She also led THE NEW MISS ALICE STONE
LADIES SOCIETY ORCHESTRA and the jazzy SWINGSTREET, writing most of their music
and arrangements, producing several recordings, and touring with them. Her love
of jazz also led to a stint co-producing albums for Polygram-Verve including Joe
Williams (nominated for a Grammy), Nina Simone, Marlena Shaw, and Shirley
Horn.
Miriam
has served on documentary juries including the first-ever World
Cinema Documentary competition at Sundance, The Independent Spirit
Awards, International Documentary Association Awards, and American
Film Institute's Film Festival Awards.
She
also serves on the Board of The
Society of Composers and Lyricists and has been an advisor for
the Sundance Institute’s Composers Lab.
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