Steven H. York (born July 1, 1943) is a documentary filmmaker and video game creator who has worked in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America on subjects ranging from religious fundamentalism to American history to nonviolent conflict.

Life and career

Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, York moved to Washington, D.C. in 1972, where he began editing and directing films for

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and

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. Since 1976, York has written, produced and directed films and television programs ranging from network series to prime-time specials, political campaign spots, advocacy and educational films. His latest production, ''

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'', is a feature-length documentary about the stolen election in Ukraine in 2004 and the demonstrations that followed. It is currently airing on local public broadcast stations. He has received two

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: One for an

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Special, ''Pearl Harbor: Two Hours That Changed the World'',
Peabody Awards Website. anchored by

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, and another for his one-hour film about the nonviolent opposition movement which brought an end to the regime of

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, ''

Bringing Down A Dictator ''Bringing Down A Dictator'' is a 56-minute documentary film by Steve York about the nonviolent defeat of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. It focuses on the contributions of the student-led Otpor! movement. The film originally aired on nationa ...

'', narrated by

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, which aired on

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in the spring of 2002. In 1997 York began development on an in-depth examination of the history of nonviolent conflict. ''

A Force More Powerful ''A Force More Powerful'' is a 1999 feature-length documentary film and a 2000 PBS series written and directed by Steve York about nonviolent resistance movements around the world. Executive producers were Dalton Delan and Jack DuVall. Peter Ack ...

'' debuted as a feature-length documentary in the fall of 1999 and was expanded into a three-hour series for broadcast on national public television in the fall of 2000. York also produced ''A Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Conflict'', a computer game that incorporates many of the themes of strategic nonviolent conflict explored in his recent films and '' People Power: The Game of Civil Resistance'', which was released in the summer of 2010. Other notable films and television programs by Steve York include ''Turning Point at Normandy: The Soldiers' Story'' (ABC News, with

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); the Emmy-nominated ''Vietnam Memorial'' (

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); ''Letter from Palestine'', a first-person profile of a Palestinian medical team in the West Bank; and two films about the U.S. Supreme Court: a two-part PBS series,
''This Honorable Court''
and ''The Supreme Court of the United States'', a 30-minute film which ran continuously in the Court's Visitors' Center for over a decade. Along with his partner Miriam Zimmerman, York runs his production company
York Zimmerman Inc.
from Washington, D.C.

References

http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/pearl-harbor-two-hours-that-changed-the-world http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/bringing-down-a-dictator

External links

York Zimmerman Inc.''A Force More Powerful'' Official Site''Orange Revolution'' Official Site''People Power Game'' Official Site
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