Louis Alvarez (born January 23, 1955) and Andrew Kolker (born February
20, 1952) are American documentary filmmakers whose works deal with
various aspects of American society and culture. Their films have been
shown frequently on the American Public Broadcasting Service and are
notable for their use of humor in the examination of serious subjects
such as social class and politics. Alvarez and Kolker's work has been
recognized by two Peabody Awards and two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia
University Awards.Alvarez and Kolker first met in New Orleans in the
mid 1970s as activist videomakers working in the city's poor
neighborhoods, and their earlier work portrays life in New Orleans and
surrounding parishes.Their best-known works are People Like Us: Social
Class in America, which is a wide-ranging examination of the American
class system from 2001, and American Tongues, a 1987 study of dialects
of North American English and their social implications. They have
also collaborated with the filmmaker Paul Stekler on several films
about American politics and culture, including Louisiana Boys - Raised
on Politics and Vote for Me: Politics in America.Between 1994 and 2014
Alvarez and Kolker collaborated with the film editor and producer
Peter Odabashian on their films.
20, 1952) are American documentary filmmakers whose works deal with
various aspects of American society and culture. Their films have been
shown frequently on the American Public Broadcasting Service and are
notable for their use of humor in the examination of serious subjects
such as social class and politics. Alvarez and Kolker's work has been
recognized by two Peabody Awards and two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia
University Awards.Alvarez and Kolker first met in New Orleans in the
mid 1970s as activist videomakers working in the city's poor
neighborhoods, and their earlier work portrays life in New Orleans and
surrounding parishes.Their best-known works are People Like Us: Social
Class in America, which is a wide-ranging examination of the American
class system from 2001, and American Tongues, a 1987 study of dialects
of North American English and their social implications. They have
also collaborated with the filmmaker Paul Stekler on several films
about American politics and culture, including Louisiana Boys - Raised
on Politics and Vote for Me: Politics in America.Between 1994 and 2014
Alvarez and Kolker collaborated with the film editor and producer
Peter Odabashian on their films.
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