Jeremy Osbern is an American director and

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Biography

Jeremy Osbern first entered the film business at the age of 17, working as director and director of photography for the documentary ''Evaporated'', which chronicled the lives of four people who were dying of smoking-related illness. All four subjects died shortly after filming was complete. Musician

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was so moved by the project he contributed the music for the piece. ''Evaporated'' was accepted into numerous film festivals and then picked up by for distribution in schools by the

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, as well as for use in smoking cessation clinics by the drug manufacturer

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. At the age of 19, Osbern shot and directed a spec commercial for

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. The commercial was purchased by the network used in heavy rotation during the early 2000s. His first feature film as director and cinematographer was Air: The Musical. That film went on to be distributed across North America by Cinema Epoch, Taiwan by AVJet, and South Africa by

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. In 2009, a Western Osbern shot on 35mm film,

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premiered at the

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. In their review of the film,

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specifically mentioned the film's "impressive 35mm lensing". In 2010, Osbern was the director of photography for the Kansas City portion of the movie

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. In 2011, Osbern collaborated with

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when he directed the music video ''Disintegration Man'' for Mamet's wife, actress and musician

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. Osbern was the director of photography and executive producer of

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, a feature-length period piece about

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and

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. On February 12, 2015, '' There Will Be No Stay'', a documentary that Osbern shot and produced through his company

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premiered at the

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recommended the film, saying it provides a "unique and powerful perspective" on the death penalty. The film was distributed through Film Buff and made available on iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, VUDU, and GooglePlay. In January 2016, Osbern was tapped as a short film programmer and then as member of the Jury for the 2016

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. Co-created and co-wrote the western web series ''

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'' with his wife Misti Boland. The series starred

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, Alexandra Goodman and Ian Stark. Osbern also acted as cinematographer and executive producer. Osbern has worked on a variety of music projects, including videos for

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, and

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Films as director

*'' Air: The Musical'' *'' Andy McKee: Joyland (film)''

Films as director of photography

*'' Air: The Musical'' *'' Andy McKee: Joyland (film)'' *'' Jayhawkers (film)'' *''

'' *''Spiral Bound'' *''There Will Be No Stay'' *''What We've Become'' *''The Empty Acre'' *''Last Breath'' *''The Fat Boy Chronicles'' *'' What Would Jesus Buy?'' *''

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'' 'Kansas City Portion'

Notable music videos

- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy -

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Version as director / director of photography *

- "Hunter's Moon" as director / director of photography *

- "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" as director / director of photography *

- "Joyland" as director / director of photography *

- "Never Grow Old" as director / director of photography *

- "Evil Voices" as director of photography *

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- "Life is Peachy" as director of photography *

Icky Blossoms Icky Blossoms is an electropop trio formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 2011, bringing together singer/synth player Sarah Bohling and singer/multi-instrumentalists Derek Pressnall and Nik Fackler. The three became acquainted through the Omaha arts scene ...

- "Perfect Vision" as director of photography *

- "Babes" as director of photography *

- "And I Am Nervous" as director of photography *Syn City Cowboys - "Bad Side" as director / director of photography *

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- "I Like It" as director of photography *

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- "The Industry" as director of photography *

- "ESP" as producer / director of photography *

- "Disintegration Man" as director / director of photography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osbern, Jeremy Living people American cinematographers American film directors Year of birth missing (living people)