Avi Zev Weider
Quick Facts
Biography
Avi Zev Weider is an American film director, writer, producer, and sound mixer. He is best known for his work on the films Welcome to the Machine and I Remember.
Career
Avi wrote, directed, and produced the short film, I Remember, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. He is the owner of the production company LOOP Filmworks. He wrote and developed the Sloan Foundation and Sundance Institute-supported project Zeros and Ones. He is the recipient of a 2008 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellowship in screenwriting and a 2009 Sloan Fellowship for Zeroes and Ones. In 2012, his feature documentary, Welcome to the Machine premiered at South by Southwest. As a sound supervisor, designer, and mixer, Avi has credits in the broadcast, cable, studio, livestream, and feature film.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | American Santa | Director, Editor, and Producer | Short Documentary |
| 2018 | Ghostbox Cowboy | Story Producer | Feature film |
| 2012 | Welcome to the Machine | Director,writer,editor, and Producer | Documentary |
| 2012 | Danland | Producer | Documentary |
| 2006 | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man | Associate producer | Documentary |
| 2002 | Cinemania | Associate producer | Documentary |
| 1998 | I Remember | Director, writer, and producer | Short film |
As sound mixer
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nominated | South by Southwest | Documentary Feature | Welcome to the Machine |
