Directing
Albert Maysles
26 November 1926† 5 March 2015 (aged 88) Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Directed
- 51
- Written
- 1
- Produced
- 8
- Movies
- 15
Biography
Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).
Known For
- 2016
- 2015
- In Transit · Film · Director
- 2014
- Iris · Film · Director
- Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity · Film · Director of Photography
- 2013
- The Secret of Trees · Film · Cinematography
- 2012
- Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas · Film · Director
- 2011
- Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales · Film
- The Love We Make · Film · Director
- 2009
- 30 for 30 · Series · Director
- South of the Border · Film · Director of Photography
- Soul Power · Film · Director of Photography
- Muhammad and Larry · Film · Director
- 2008
- Capturing Reality · Film
- Morris Engel: The Independent · Film
- The Gates · Film · Director
- Four Seasons Lodge · Film · Director of Photography
- A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy · Film · Editor
- 2007
- Wild Blue Yonder · Film · Self (Archive)
- A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory · Film
- Addiction · Film · Director
- Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!! · Film · Director
- 2006
- Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye · Film
- The Beales of Grey Gardens · Film
- The Beales of Grey Gardens · Film · Director
- Stolen · Film · Director of Photography
- Time Piece · Film · Director
- 2005
- After Frank · Film
- This Is an Adventure · Film · Director
- 2004
- Michael Moore Hates America · Film
- The Making of the Beatles First U.S. Visit · Film · Filmmaker
- The Jeff Koons Show · Film · Director of Photography
- Masada: Live at Tonic 1999 · Film · Camera Operator
- Ilona, Upstairs · Film · Camera Operator
- 2002
- Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances · Film · Cinematography
- 2001
- LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton · Film · Director
- With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson · Film · Camera Operator
- 1997
- Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center · Film · Director
- 1996
- When We Were Kings · Film · Director of Photography
- Letting Go: A Hospice Journey · Film · Director
- 1995
- Accent on the Offbeat · Film · Director
- 1994
- Umbrellas · Film · Director
- 1993
- Horowitz: A Reminiscence · Film
- 1992
- Abortion: Desperate Choices · Film · Director of Photography
- 1991
- The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit · Film · Director
- Soldiers of Music · Film · Director
- 1990
- Christo in Paris · Film · Director
- Jessye Norman Sings Carmen · Film · Director
- 1989
- James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket · Film · Executive Producer
- 1987
- Shake! Otis at Monterey · Film · Camera Operator
- Jimi Plays Monterey · Film · Camera Operator
- Islands · Film · Director
- Horowitz Plays Mozart · Film · Director
- 1985
- Ozawa · Film · Director
- Horowitz: The Last Romantic · Film · Director of Photography
- 1980
- Muhammad and Larry · Film · Director
- 1977
- The Grateful Dead Movie · Film · Director of Photography
- Running Fence · Film · Director
- Six American Families · Series · Co-Director
- 1976
- Grey Gardens · Film
- Grey Gardens · Film · Director of Photography
- The Burks of Georgia · Film · Director
- 1974
- Christo's Valley Curtain · Film · Director
- 1970
- Gimme Shelter · Film
- Gimme Shelter · Film · Director of Photography
- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert · Film · Director
- 1969
- The Maysles Brothers · Film
- Salesman · Film · Director
- 1968
- Monterey Pop · Film · Camera Operator
- Experiment on 114th Street · Film · Director
- 1966
- Meet Marlon Brando · Film · Director
- With Love from Truman · Film · Producer
- Orson Welles in Spain · Film · Director of Photography
- Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream · Film · Director
- 1965
- Six in Paris · Film · Director of Photography
- Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland · Film · Cinematography
- Cut Piece · Film · Director
- 1964
- What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA · Film · Director of Photography
- IBM: A Self Portrait · Film · Director
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York · Film · Director
- The Face on the Cover · Film · Director of Photography
- 1963
- 1962
- Anastasia · Film · Director
- 1961
- Adventures on the New Frontier · Film · Director
- On the Pole: Eddie Sachs · Film · Cinematography
- Safari Ya Gari · Film · Producer
- 1960
- Primary · Film · Camera Operator
- Integration Report 1 · Film · Camera Operator
- ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! · Film · Director of Photography
- ABC Close-Up! · Series · Director
- 1957
- Russian Close-Up · Film · Producer
- 1955
- Psychiatry in Russia · Film · Director