Sheldon Renan

Directing

Sheldon Renan

Born

1941-01-01 (85)

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Sheldon Renan (born 1941) is a writer. His first book, An Introduction To The American Underground Film, was published in America by Dutton in 1967. In England it was printed by Studio Vista (1968) as "The Underground film. An introduction to its development in America." It was the first book about underground film. He is a graduate of Yale University and a Rockefeller Grant recipient.

Known for

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster
7.2

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Lambada poster
5.5

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds collide, threatening his job and reputation.

Lambada

1990

The Killing of America poster
7.2

A documentary of the decline of America, composed of archival material and exclusive footage, carnage, madness, and mayhem with an unapologetic sincerity on the factual depiction of violence in the industrialized nation of the United States. Featuring a juxtaposition of detailed accounts of terrible acts, brutal behavior, and interviews from experts and convicted killers alike.

The Killing of America

1981

Birth of a Nation poster
7.0

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of commercial film.

Birth of a Nation

1997

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen poster
6.0

Members of the audience fight against stage performers set to a specially created Xena/Hercules movie.

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen

1997

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse poster
6.5

A young woman follows clues across America, searching for a missing statuette of a golden horse. Viewers were invited to solve the film's mystery to find a real buried treasure hidden somewhere in the United States. No one solved the puzzle by the contest's deadline, and in 1989 the money was donated to charity.

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

1984

Film credits

Behind the camera

Lambada poster
5.5

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds collide, threatening his job and reputation.

Lambada

1990

The Killing of America poster
7.2

A documentary of the decline of America, composed of archival material and exclusive footage, carnage, madness, and mayhem with an unapologetic sincerity on the factual depiction of violence in the industrialized nation of the United States. Featuring a juxtaposition of detailed accounts of terrible acts, brutal behavior, and interviews from experts and convicted killers alike.

The Killing of America

1981

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen poster
6.0

Members of the audience fight against stage performers set to a specially created Xena/Hercules movie.

Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen

1997

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse poster
6.5

A young woman follows clues across America, searching for a missing statuette of a golden horse. Viewers were invited to solve the film's mystery to find a real buried treasure hidden somewhere in the United States. No one solved the puzzle by the contest's deadline, and in 1989 the money was donated to charity.

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

1984

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse poster
6.5

A young woman follows clues across America, searching for a missing statuette of a golden horse. Viewers were invited to solve the film's mystery to find a real buried treasure hidden somewhere in the United States. No one solved the puzzle by the contest's deadline, and in 1989 the money was donated to charity.

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse

1984

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9.0

The film provides information about the course and symptoms of AIDS, the effect of AIDS viruses on the immune system, the routes of infection, the main risks of infection and the protective measures against them.

AIDS: What Everyone Needs to Know

1985

No artwork available
9.0

The film provides information about the course and symptoms of AIDS, the effect of AIDS viruses on the immune system, the routes of infection, the main risks of infection and the protective measures against them.

AIDS: What Everyone Needs to Know

1985

No artwork available
10.0

A Documentary about basic film terms, applied through a short film.

Basic Film Terms: A Visual Dictionary

1971

No artwork available
10.0

A Documentary about basic film terms, applied through a short film.

Basic Film Terms: A Visual Dictionary

1971