William Gazecki is an American film director and former

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best known for his documentary '' Waco: The Rules of Engagement'' (1997), which earned a

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and was nominated for an

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. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, was awarded the International Documentary Association's Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award, and won awards at both the Melbourne International Film Festival and the

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. Gazecki was nominated another three times for an Emmy award (1986, 1987, 1988), and for an

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in 1998.

Record production and sound mixing

Gazecki started as a recording engineer in the music industry but in 1979, Gazecki along with Paul A. Rothchild produced the song " The Rose" by Bette Midler. The single was certified

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by the RIAA for over a half million copies sold in the United States. Gazecki went on to Associate Produce with Paul Rothchild (Producer) two record albums by

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, "

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" and " The Doors' Greatest Hits Vol. 2", the first going Gold, and the latter going Platinum. Much of Gazecki's career was in post-production sound mixing for film and television productions including '' St. Elsewhere'' (for which he was a co-recipient of an Emmy Award for sound mixing in 1986). Gazecki received awards for sound mixing from both the

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(CAS) and the

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society (MPSE), and several

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and platinum albums.

Director

Gazecki directed ''The Natural Solutions'', produced with

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for

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broadcast in 1993 related to FDA attempts to regulate

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s and health

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. In 1997, ''Waco: The Rules of Engagement'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was awarded the International Documentary Association's Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award, and won awards at both the Melbourne International Film Festival and the

as well as an Emmy. In 2000 he followed ''Waco'' with the documentary ''Reckless Indifference'' about a group of American teenagers sentenced to life in prison without parole under the

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. Gazecki directed 2002's ''Crop Circles: Quest for Truth''. In 2004 he co-produced campaign advertisements for Aaron Russo's Nevada gubernatorial campaign. In 2014, Gazecki directed '' The Outrageous Sophie Tucker'', showcased at the New York Jewish Film Festival. The ''New York Times'' reviewed it as not "especially well made", yet "because Tucker is such a gloriously rich figure...she renders its formal and aesthetic shortcomings (mostly) irrelevant". ''The Hollywood Reporter'' called it a "loving documentary", yet having "its share of missteps". Gazecki is a member of the

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and the

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Filmography

As sound mixer

As director

References

External links

* *William Gazecki at LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-gazecki-4609292/
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gazecki, William Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American record producers American documentary film directors News & Documentary Emmy Award winners