Kirk Simon

Directing

Kirk Simon

Born — Died

1954-07-25 — 2018-04-14

Place of birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

9 titles

Kirk Simon was born on July 25, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Kirk Robert Simon. He was a director and producer, known for The Pulitzer at 100 (2016), 2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2015) and Chimps: So Like Us (1990). He was married to Mina Farbood and Karen Goodman. He died on April 14, 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.

Known for

Chimps: So Like Us poster
6.8

An educational documentary on chimpanzees, narrated by and based on the work of zoologist Jane Goodall.

Chimps: So Like Us

1990

The Pulitzer At 100 poster
6.0

The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in conjunction with the Pulitzer Centennial in April 2016. This film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize. With Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi; journalists include Carl Bernstein, Nick Kristof, Thomas Friedman, and David Remnick; authors include Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, Tony Kushner, and Ayad Akhtar; and musicians Wynton Marsalis, David Crosby, and John Adams also share their stories.

The Pulitzer At 100

2017

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud poster
9.0

Filmmakers Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon profile Richard Buckminster Fuller, architect and inventor of the geodesic dome.

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud

1996

Strangers No More poster
7.2

In the heart of Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional school where children from forty-eight different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at Bialik-Rogozin School fleeing poverty, political adversity and even genocide. Here, no child is a stranger. The film follows several students' struggle to acclimate to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy.

Strangers No More

2010

No artwork available
NR

Support for the arts in America may be dwindling, but talent in our high schools isn't. Every year a group of the country's most gifted 17-year-old performing and visual artists - singled out among thousands of their peers - share a week of dreams as they learn from mentors like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vanessa Williams, Jacques d'Amboise, Michael Tilson Thomas... and from each other. For seven transformative days, the passionate young artists revel in the support, encouragement and attention they have earned.

Rehearsing a Dream

2006

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is poster
NR

The life and career of Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

2020

Behind the camera

Chimps: So Like Us poster
6.8

An educational documentary on chimpanzees, narrated by and based on the work of zoologist Jane Goodall.

Chimps: So Like Us

1990

The Pulitzer At 100 poster
6.0

The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in conjunction with the Pulitzer Centennial in April 2016. This film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize. With Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi; journalists include Carl Bernstein, Nick Kristof, Thomas Friedman, and David Remnick; authors include Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, Tony Kushner, and Ayad Akhtar; and musicians Wynton Marsalis, David Crosby, and John Adams also share their stories.

The Pulitzer At 100

2017

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud poster
9.0

Filmmakers Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon profile Richard Buckminster Fuller, architect and inventor of the geodesic dome.

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud

1996

Strangers No More poster
7.2

In the heart of Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional school where children from forty-eight different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at Bialik-Rogozin School fleeing poverty, political adversity and even genocide. Here, no child is a stranger. The film follows several students' struggle to acclimate to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy.

Strangers No More

2010

Strangers No More poster
7.2

In the heart of Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional school where children from forty-eight different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at Bialik-Rogozin School fleeing poverty, political adversity and even genocide. Here, no child is a stranger. The film follows several students' struggle to acclimate to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy.

Strangers No More

2010

No artwork available
NR

Support for the arts in America may be dwindling, but talent in our high schools isn't. Every year a group of the country's most gifted 17-year-old performing and visual artists - singled out among thousands of their peers - share a week of dreams as they learn from mentors like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Vanessa Williams, Jacques d'Amboise, Michael Tilson Thomas... and from each other. For seven transformative days, the passionate young artists revel in the support, encouragement and attention they have earned.

Rehearsing a Dream

2006

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is poster
NR

The life and career of Michael Tilson Thomas, music director of the San Francisco Symphony, founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is

2020

Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut poster
NR

This heartwarming film focuses on Kandice, Alexa and Amanda, three young girls who are all experiencing hair loss due to illness. Their embarrassment and insecurity have been curtailed, however, because of Locks of Love--a non-profit organization where employees painstakingly create custom-molded wigs that allow the girls to feel like themselves once again.

Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut

2008

Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut poster
NR

This heartwarming film focuses on Kandice, Alexa and Amanda, three young girls who are all experiencing hair loss due to illness. Their embarrassment and insecurity have been curtailed, however, because of Locks of Love--a non-profit organization where employees painstakingly create custom-molded wigs that allow the girls to feel like themselves once again.

Locks of Love: The Kindest Cut

2008