Cal Lewin is a writer-director of international award-winning public television documentaries, TV commercials and web videos, filmed across the US, Europe and Japan.
Most recent news: He just finished writing a novel. For extracurricular activity Cal programs the monthly chamber music concert series at Cascadia Art Museum, serves on the board of the Seattle Philharmonic and practices tai chi. Born in LA, he’s been a restless citizen of the West Coast having lived in the Bay Area, Eugene, Anchorage, Lahaina and Seattle.
Recognition:
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- New York International Film & TV Festival
- Advertising Club of New York
- Milan International Film Festival
- Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
- Houston International Film Festival
- DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
- International Bank Marketing Association
- Telly Awards
- Aurora Awards
- CINE Awards
- Eastman Kodak Awards
- Public Relations Society of America
- SONY Professional Showcase
- Maui Matsuri Award
- Seattle Philharmonic Howell Award
A sampling of his film credits:
Great Grandfather’s Drum Portrays the century-long struggle and success of Japanese Americans in Hawai’i, plantation life, heroism and internment during WWII, and helping create statehood. Told through the stories of the members of the Maui Taiko drum ensemble. (Director-writer)
Sam Fox The life and work of the noted Alaska Eskimo artist. (Director-writer)
The World in a Box The UN prevents famine and the World Wildlife Fund saves endangered species using a new kind of software which models the real world, also used to plan the growth of our cities, help resolve conflicts about the environment and peer hundreds of years into the future. (Director-writer)
Standing Together High school students open up to each other about discrimination in their community. (Director-writer)
Iditarod The grueling 1,000-mile sled dog race reveals the warm and fierce character of rural Alaskans. (Director-writer)
Oregon Bach Festival, Seattle Philharmonic, Bishop Museum, Cascadia Art Museum, Anchorage Museum, Art films, TV PSAs and podcasts for various classical music organizations and museums. (Director-writer)
Contact: cal@ofcstudio.com
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