THE YEAR I WORKED WITH MAVERICK DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR, LIONEL ROGOSIN

Lionel Rogosin

The Northwest Film Forum is hosting a series called, Fact Maverick: Three Films From Lionel Rogosin – a filmmaker that John Cassavettes called, “ the greatest documentary filmmaker of all time.” When they discovered I had worked with Lionel Rogosin while attending film school in New York, they asked me to write a blog about my experience. Here is what I wrote…

Barbara Ireland

Lionel Rogosin

When I read that the Northwest Film Forum would be screening three films by Lionel Rogosin from April 29th to May 12th, memories immediately flooded back to me of the year I worked with Lionel in New York City.

I was in my early-20s and was attending NYU, working towards my degree in Film Directing. Lionel hired me to help him with scriptwriting and some organizational work.

His ‘office’ was in his home. And his home was a room in the infamous Chelsea Hotel – yes, the same . . . → Read More: THE YEAR I WORKED WITH MAVERICK DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR, LIONEL ROGOSIN