Person
Fred Barzyk
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Oct 18, 1936
- From
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Fred Barzyk is an American television director and producer known for his avant-garde work in public television. During his tenure at WGBH in Boston, he directed and produced innovative programs such as The Lathe of Heaven (1980) and Between Time and Timbuktu (1972), the latter based on the works of Kurt Vonnegut. Barzyk's contributions have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Venice Film Award for Best Television Director Worldwide in 1985.
Credits
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
The Lathe of Heaven
Countdown to Looking Glass
The Medium Is the Medium
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Between Time and Timbuktu
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
The Mystery of the Morro Castle
The Cheats
The Electronic Canvas
Video: The New Wave
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Art in Public Places
The Negro and the American Promise
Joyce Chen's China
A History of America
Jean Shepherd's America
NET Playhouse