
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
7.2A 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
5.5Kevin 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
7.2A 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
7.0Jonas 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
6.0Members of the audience fight against stage performers set to a specially created Xena/Hercules movie.
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
1997
6.5A 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
5.5Kevin 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
7.2A 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
6.0Members of the audience fight against stage performers set to a specially created Xena/Hercules movie.
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen
1997
6.5A 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
6.5A 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
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
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
A Documentary about basic film terms, applied through a short film.
Basic Film Terms: A Visual Dictionary
1971
A Documentary about basic film terms, applied through a short film.
Basic Film Terms: A Visual Dictionary
1971
