by Sandra Brennan
biography
Born in New York City, Lionel Rogosin, the son of a prominent industrialist, was a chemistry major at Yale and a Navy engineer before becoming the director of several socially conscious documentaries in the mid-'50s. His first, On the Bowery, won an award at the 1956 Venice Film Festival. His next film, a secretly filmed look at South African life, Come Back Africa (1959), earned him international acclaim. Rogosin then became known as the owner of the prestigious Bleecker Street Cinema, a now-defunct art theater in Greenwich Village. He also continued working on the occasional documentary through the early '70s.
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Arab Israeli Dialogue
Director, Producer |
1974 | |||
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Woodcutters of the Deep South
Director, Producer |
1973 | |||
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Black Fantasy
Director, Screenwriter |
1972 | |||
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Black Roots
Director |
1970 | |||
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Good Times, Wonderful Times
Director |
1965 | |||
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Come Back Africa
Director |
1959 | |||
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Out
Director |
1957 | |||
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On the Bowery
Director |
1956 |