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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Rachman (born in New York, NY on September 13) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Rachman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
This Is Buzz
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Daughters
Movie Co-Producer
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2023
Ignore Heroes - The True Sounds of Liberty
Movie Executive Producer
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2021
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Movie Editor
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2019
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
Movie Story Editor
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2018
San Miguel
Movie Producer
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2015
Lost Rockers
Movie Director
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2014
Zoe Rising
Movie Writer
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2006
American Hardcore
Movie Director
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2004
Zoe XO
Movie Director
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2001
Who Is Bernard Tapie?
Movie Co-Producer
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2000
Four Dogs Playing Poker
Movie Director
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1993
Memories by Joe Frank
Movie Director
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1992
Inside Out 4
Movie Director
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1992
Inside Out 3
Movie Director
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1992
Inside Out 2
Movie Director
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1991
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell
Movie Director