Anthony Maurice Hemingway (born 1977) is an American television and
film director. He has worked extensively in television, directing
numerous episodes of CSI: NY, Treme, True Blood and Shameless, among
others. He has also directed one feature film, Red Tails in 2012.
Before becoming a director he worked extensively as an assistant
director in television and film.Hemingway began working in the
industry on Tom Fontana's HBO prison drama Oz as an assistant
director. He later worked with Fontana on The Jury. He was the first
assistant director on the film Freedomland in 2006 which was written
by The Wire writer Richard Price and featured several cast members
from that show alongside Samuel L. Jackson. He first worked with
Jackson as assistant director on the 2002 film Changing Lanes. He
first worked with director/producer Joe Chappelle on the 2000 film
Takedown and has since collaborated with him on The Wire and CSI:
NY.For The Wire Hemingway served as the first assistant director on
several episodes in the first season and throughout the second and
third season. He returned in 2006 as a director for the seventh
episode of the fourth season "Unto Others". Showrunner David Simon
said that Hemingway's directing debut proved what they already knew,
"that it was time." The experience has led to directing work on
several other series for Hemingway.In 2012, Hemingway's first feature
film Red Tails, produced by George Lucas, was released.
film director. He has worked extensively in television, directing
numerous episodes of CSI: NY, Treme, True Blood and Shameless, among
others. He has also directed one feature film, Red Tails in 2012.
Before becoming a director he worked extensively as an assistant
director in television and film.Hemingway began working in the
industry on Tom Fontana's HBO prison drama Oz as an assistant
director. He later worked with Fontana on The Jury. He was the first
assistant director on the film Freedomland in 2006 which was written
by The Wire writer Richard Price and featured several cast members
from that show alongside Samuel L. Jackson. He first worked with
Jackson as assistant director on the 2002 film Changing Lanes. He
first worked with director/producer Joe Chappelle on the 2000 film
Takedown and has since collaborated with him on The Wire and CSI:
NY.For The Wire Hemingway served as the first assistant director on
several episodes in the first season and throughout the second and
third season. He returned in 2006 as a director for the seventh
episode of the fourth season "Unto Others". Showrunner David Simon
said that Hemingway's directing debut proved what they already knew,
"that it was time." The experience has led to directing work on
several other series for Hemingway.In 2012, Hemingway's first feature
film Red Tails, produced by George Lucas, was released.
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