SMOKEY FORESTER

Producer/Director/Production Manager

52 East 1 Street (4)

New York, NY 10003

(212) 677-6607 (wire)

(917) 449-6083 (cell)

smokey @ smokey.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 – present FREELANCE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION MANAGER

2003 – 2006 HEAD OF PRODUCTION – Katahdin Foundation

1998 – 2003 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – American Museum of Natural History

1982 – 1998 FREELANCE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION MANAGER

1979 – 1982 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - University of Mid-America

1978 – 1979 PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - South Carolina ETV

1976 – 1978 PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - University of Mid-America

1972 – 1976 PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - New Jersey Public Television

1967 – 1971 PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - Connecticut Public Television

SELECTED WORK

S. O. P. Standard Operating Procedure 2007	FIELD PRODUCER for exteriors in Jordan for Errol Morris’ new theatrical documentary about Abu Ghraib.
Reunion 2006	FIELD PRODUCER and DIRECTOR of a short documentary about the saving of a Jewish brother and sister by brave farm family in Lithuania during World War II for Jewish Foundation for the Righteous.
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action 2005	CO-PRODUCER of a 90-minute super 16mm film about American Indians and environmental justice. The film contains four stories: The Penobscot in Maine and their struggle with paper companies discharging dioxin; the Gwich’in struggle to keep Bush from drilling in ANWR; the Northern Cheyenne and the expansion of coal-bed methane gas drilling; and finally, the Navajo trying to stop another round of uranium mining. Homeland won the 2005 Santa Barbara Film Festival Social Justice Award and Audience Award for Best Documentary and Environmental and Festival Award at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Homeland is available on DVD for educational and home use.
American Masters: F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams 2000	CONSULTING PRODUCTION MANAGER for a 90-minute film about F. Scott Fitzgerald – his life and his literature. The film is a combination of documentary and recreation. DeWitt Sage, director and writer.
Science Bulletins 1998 – 2003	EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of an 12-person new media team shooting and editing high-definition video (1080i HDCAM), kiosk and web sites – current science stories designed to enlighten and entertain 4-million visitors to the three new halls of biodiversity, earth and space science. Also developed MPEG2 distribution system to deliver HD content overnight to other museums on a subscription basis.
Sahara 1997	FIELD PRODUCER for a two-hour special about animals of the Sahara Desert in Morocco. Telenova Productions. Dyanna Taylor, director.
The American Revolution 1996	SERIES PRODUCER for a six-hour series about the American revolution for PBS. A co-production of Middlemarch Films and KTCA (St. Paul).
The Seven Habits 1995	FIELD PRODUCER and PRODUCTION MANAGER for a 90-minute look at Stephen Covey's work in corporations, homes and communities throughout America. Funded by Sprint. John Nathan, director.
Great Performances: In the Fiddler's House 1995	FIELD PRODUCER for an SIP special in which Itzhak Perlman discovers klezmer music in Krakow, Poland.
American Process 1994	FIELD PRODUCER for a series about democracy for high school students.
Woodstock II 1994	LINE PRODUCER of the feature documentary about Woodstock II for Propaganda Films. Barbara Kopple, director.
Visions of Asia 1993	FIELD PRODUCER of an hour film on great tales in Asian literature and the great art they have inspired to be shot in Korea, China, India and Indonesia. Perry Miller Adato, director.
500 Nations With Kevin Costner 1992/93	SUPERVISING FIELD PRODUCER of an 8 hour series on the history of of American Indians from Mexico to Canada. Hosted and funded by Kevin Costner.
American Masters: Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time 1991 - 1992	FIELD PRODUCER and PRODUCTION MANAGER of 90 minute portrait of Paul Simon on tour in Asia and South America and South Africa. Nigel Noble and Susan Steinberg, directors - Susan Lacy producer.
AT&T HDTV 1992	PRODUCTION MANAGER of a 20 minute HDTV dramatic glimpse of the future of the telephone. Presentation was designed for AT&T's largest customers. Maritz Communications, producer - Nigel Noble, director.
The Dance Project 1990 – 1991	SERIES ADVISOR and PRODUCTION MANAGER – documentary series about cross-cultural look at dance around the world - Middlemarch Films, Inc. - Rhoda Grauer, executive producer.
Art of Indonesia: Tales of Indonesia 1990	PRODUCER – documentary about temples of Indonesia for Festival of from the Shadow World - for PBS, Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art - Andrea Simon, director.
Power of the Past with Bill Moyers 1989	PRODUCER - documentary about Florence and the Renaissance for PBS. David Grubin, executive producer.
Saturday Night with Connie Chung 1989	LINE PRODUCER - Dramatic recreation of newsworthy events – Vicki Samuels, Director, CBS News.
NBC White Paper: To Be an American 1989	PRODUCTION MANAGER - documentary with Tom Brokaw about the new wave of immigrants to America from Southeast Asia - Tom Spain, producer.
IBM Senior Management Meeting 1989	PRODUCER - annual meeting of top IBM executives worldwide – for David Grubin Productions, Inc.
Dukakis Presidential Campaign 1989	DIRECTOR - Spots for Dukakis 1988 Campaign - Sawyer Miller Group, producer.
CBS News True Stories 1988	PRODUCTION MANAGER - docudrama pilot for series of reenacted true stories shot on location - Andy Lack, director.
U. S. Constitution with Bill Moyers 1987	PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - PBS series examining the meaning of the Constitution in our daily lives for Agency for Instructional Technology.
The Health Century 1987	COORDINATING PRODUCER - PBS series of documentaries exploring medical advances of the past hundred years for The Blackwell Corporation.
NBC White Paper: To be a Teacher 1986	FIELD PRODUCER - a view of teaching from the teachers' perspective with Tom Brokaw - Tom Spain, producer.
In America 1985	SENIOR PRODUCER - English as a second language home video series for Reeves Corporate Services.
USA: Mr. Wilson and the Great War 1984	PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - documentary profile of Woodrow Wilson and World War I - CPB/Annenberg Project.
NBC Reports: Iacocca An American Profile 1984	FIELD PRODUCER - profile of Lee Iacocca and the Chrysler recovery – Tom Spain, producer.
NBC Reports: Labor in the Promised Land 1983	FIELD PRODUCER - examination of organized labor and its future in the Sunbelt - Tom Spain, producer.
Close to Home 1982	EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - three dramas on child abuse prevention.
Listening for Understanding: Work Redesign 1981	EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - two films on management and psychology.
Loosening the Grip 1980	EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - series about the use and abuse of alcohol.
ThinkAbout 1978 – 1979	PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - children's dramatic series for Agency for Instructional Television.
Japan: The Changing Tradition 1977-1978	PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - sixteen half hour films about the history and culture of Japan with advisor Edwin O. Reischauer.
New Jersey Nightly News 1974 – 1976	DIRECTOR - live, nightly news show.

AWARDS

2005 GRAND TETON – Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival – Homeland

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM – Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival – Homeland

CINE GOLDEN EAGLE – Homeland

GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Berkeley Video & Film Festival – Homeland

CHRIS AWARD – Columbus International Film & Video Festival – Homeland

INDIAN SUMMER FILM & VIDEO IMAGE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Homeland

EARTHVISION ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD – Homeland

AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY – Santa Barbara Film Festival – Homeland

SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD – Santa Barbara Film Festival - Homeland

2001 PEABODY – American Masters: F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

1997 EMMY - Great Performances: In the Fiddler's House

1994 PEABODY - American Masters: Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time

1988 AMERICAN FILM AND TV FESTIVAL - To Be a Teacher

1987 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL -

U. S. Constitution with Bill Moyers

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION - To Be a Teacher

1984 SAN FRANCISCO FILM FESTIVAL - Labor in the Promised Land

1980 OHIO STATE AWARD for Japan: The Changing Tradition

1979 CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL - Gold Hugo - Equality in the 200th Year

IFPA - Equality in the 200th Year

GABRIEL - Equality in the 200th Year

EDUCATION

1969 Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Trinity College, Hartford, CT