Rick Goldsmith is an award-winning director and producer known for his innovative documentaries. He is best known for his films “The Day My God Died” and “Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle”.
Goldsmith was born in New York City in 1961. He received a BA in film and television from New York University in 1983. From there, he went on to become an assistant director for several feature films and documentaries, including “The Cotton Club” and “The Little Sister”.
In 1992, Goldsmith made his directorial debut with the documentary “The Day My God Died”, which explored the issue of child trafficking in India and Nepal. The film won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award.
In 1995, Goldsmith directed and produced “Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle”, a documentary about the civil rights movement. The film was nominated for an Academy Award and won numerous awards, including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural and Historical Programming.
Goldsmith has since directed and produced several other award-winning documentaries, including “Love and Diane”, “Unfinished Symphony”, “The Portrait of Wally”, and “The Last Word”. He has also directed several episodes of the television show “Frontline”.
Goldsmith has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Cannon Award from the International Documentary Association, the Special Jury Prize from the Hot Docs Festival, and the Humanitarian Award from the International Documentary Film Festival.
In addition to his work as a director and producer, Goldsmith is a professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He teaches courses in documentary filmmaking and is a mentor to many aspiring filmmakers.
Rick Goldsmith is an accomplished director and producer who has made a lasting impact on the documentary genre. His films have earned him numerous awards and his teaching has inspired a new generation of filmmakers.
