Scott Crary
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Crary at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival
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| Born |
Scott Aaron Crary April 12, 1978 Oahu, Hawaii, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | S.A. Crary |
| Occupation | director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Spouse(s) | Paola Alejandra Crary |
Scott Crary (also known as S.A. Crary) 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.
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