Scott Crary (also known as S. A. Crary; born 1978) is an American film
director, producer and writer, best known for having directed,
produced, filmed and edited the film Kill Your Idols, a documentary
examining three decades of New York art punk bands.Crary's debut film,
Kill Your Idols, features such noted no wave and art punk bands as
Sonic Youth, Swans, DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Suicide, Black
Dice, Gogol Bordello, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, among others. The film
received the award for Best Documentary at the 2004 Tribeca Film
Festival and was subsequently screened at over 50 international film
festivals, before being released theatrically in 2006. It was acquired
for distribution in North America by Palm Pictures, in Europe by
Minerva Pictures/RARO Video, and in Japan by Uplink. Kill Your Idols
was also acquired for television by Showtime and Sundance
Channel.Crary served on the jury of the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival
alongside Alan Cumming, Whoopi Goldberg, Darren Arronofsky, Tom Wolfe,
Damon Dash, and others.In 2005, Nokia commissioned Crary to direct the
short film Perdu Dans La Ville, shot entirely on Nokia 6682 Imaging
Smartphones.
director, producer and writer, best known for having directed,
produced, filmed and edited the film Kill Your Idols, a documentary
examining three decades of New York art punk bands.Crary's debut film,
Kill Your Idols, features such noted no wave and art punk bands as
Sonic Youth, Swans, DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Suicide, Black
Dice, Gogol Bordello, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, among others. The film
received the award for Best Documentary at the 2004 Tribeca Film
Festival and was subsequently screened at over 50 international film
festivals, before being released theatrically in 2006. It was acquired
for distribution in North America by Palm Pictures, in Europe by
Minerva Pictures/RARO Video, and in Japan by Uplink. Kill Your Idols
was also acquired for television by Showtime and Sundance
Channel.Crary served on the jury of the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival
alongside Alan Cumming, Whoopi Goldberg, Darren Arronofsky, Tom Wolfe,
Damon Dash, and others.In 2005, Nokia commissioned Crary to direct the
short film Perdu Dans La Ville, shot entirely on Nokia 6682 Imaging
Smartphones.
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