Paul Devlin

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Paul Josiah Devlin is a sports editor and documentary filmmaker A fivetime Emmy winner for his work on NBCs Olympics and CBSs Tour de France Paul Devlins films include Power Trip which screened in 60 countries theatrically across the United States and on PBSs Independent Lens was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and has won 10 film festival awards including top prizes at Berlin Hot DocsToronto and Florida Paul also made the awardwinning film SlamNation which follows the fierce competition at the National Poetry Slam and helped popularize the dynamic genre with its release in theaters and on HBOCinemax and EncoreStarz An interview with Devlin compromises an entire chapter in the book Words In Your Face A Guided Tour through the New York City Poetry Slam which refers to the book as Slams Second Bible Pauls second film Power Trip captures a clash of culture that combusts when an American energy company AES must transform the dysfunctional electricity distribution system in Tbilisi capital of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia Power Trip was nominated for the 2004 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Power Trip is available on home and educational DVD as well as for download on iTunes Pauls latest film is BLAST which follows a team of international astrophysicists led by Pauls brother Dr Mark Devlin as they attempt to launch a telescope on a NASA high altitude balloon BLAST is currently in being screened theatrically and the home DVD will be released in the fall of 2010 BLAST is the first film to ever partner with the website ArtistShare a website that allows fans to support the work of their favorite artists Devlins current project is titled Super Star Dumb and is a documentary which follows the rockandroll career of the Loaded Poets a band from North Brunswick NJ The film documents the bands struggle for success and the members continued dream of rock and roll fame The band also appeared in Devlins first film Rockin Brunswick which documented the 1980s New Brunswick NJ music scene Pauls other credits include his fiction film The Eyes of St Anthony and his work as producing editor on the Organic film FREESTYLE The Art of Rhyme broadcast on VH1 and winner of the Special Jury Award for Documentary Filmmaking at the Florida Film Festival As an editor Pauls credits include commercials music videos television shows and major sports broadcasts including CBSs Super Bowls and ABCESPNs World Cup Soccer Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Devlin filmmaker licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia