Paul Rachman (born in New York, New York, on September 13, 1962) is an American film director who directed the highly praised 2006 documentary on punk music American Hardcore, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures Classics. He is also one of the founders of the Slamdance Film Festival. He started his career as a music video director with low-budget videos for hardcore punk bands Gang Green and the Bad Brains. He was later signed to Los Angeles–based Propaganda Films, where he directed music videos for bands Alice in Chains, The Replacements, Kiss, Pantera, Joan Jett, and Roger Waters, among many others. He made his feature film debut with the low-budget film noir Four Dogs Playing Poker, starring Forrest Whittaker, Tim Curry and Balthazar Getty, released by Warner Home Video. He lives in New York City.
[Commenting on the early relationship between the Sundance and Slamdance, which he co-founded] "It was like a honeymoon."
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[on showing his film American Hardcore (2006) at the Sundance film festival rather than at Slamdance] "No, I haven't sold out. It's more punk for me to bring this film to Sundance. The obvious audience is Slamdance; the less obvious audience, is bringing 'American Hardcore' to Sundance. Preaching to the unconverted."
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Was a co-founder of the Slamdance Fesival in Park City, Utah, which he helped organize as an edgier alternative to the Sundance Film Fesitval.
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Attended Boston University, where he studied International Relations.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lost Rockers
2017
Documentary post-production
Redux 20
2015
Short
Zoe Rising
2014
Documentary short
American Hardcore
2006
Documentary
Zoe XO
2004
Short
Home
2002/I
Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000
Alice in Chains: Music Bank - The Videos
1999
Video video "Man in the Box"
Drive Baby Drive
1995
Short
Sepultura: Third World Chaos
1995
Video documentary segment "Territory"
Memories by Joe Frank
1993
Short
Inside Out IV
1992
Video episode "Jilted Lover"
Inside Out III
1992
Video
Inside Out II
1992
Video
Temple of the Dog: Hunger Strike
1992
Video short
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell
1991
Video documentary short
Alice in Chains: Man in the Box
1991
Video short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Song of Hiawatha
2017
Documentary associate producer post-production
Lost Rockers
2017
Documentary producer post-production
Redux 20
2015
Short producer
Zoe Rising
2014
Documentary short producer
We're Not Broke
2012
Documentary associate producer
Buffalo Girls
2012
Documentary executive producer
Pip & Zastrow: An American Friendship
2008
Documentary associate producer
American Hardcore
2006
Documentary producer
Zoe XO
2004
Short producer
Home
2002/I
producer
Who Is Bernard Tapie?
2001
Documentary co-producer
Drive Baby Drive
1995
Short producer
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lost Rockers
2017
Documentary post-production
Jimi Hendrix Electric Church
2015
TV Movie documentary
Redux 20
2015
Short
Zoe Rising
2014
Documentary short
25 Years of Sexy: People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive!
2010
TV Movie documentary
The IFC Media Project
2008
TV Series 1 episode
The First 48
2008
TV Series 1 episode
American Hardcore
2006
Documentary
Zoe XO
2004
Short
Chappelle's Show
2003
TV Series
Home
2002/I
Crossing Over with John Edward
1999
TV Series
Memories by Joe Frank
1993
Short
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lost Rockers
2017
Documentary post-production
Redux 20
2015
Short
Zoe Rising
2014
Documentary short
American Hardcore
2006
Documentary
Zoe XO
2004
Short
Home
2002/I
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Zoe Rising
2014
Documentary short
Zoe XO
2004
Short
Home
2002/I
Drive Baby Drive
1995
Short
Redux 20
2015
Short
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
P.O.V.
2014
TV Series documentary consulting editor - 1 episode
$300,000
