the movie or zeitgeist film company . zeitgeist films zeitgeist films logo type privately held company industry film distribution founded june 1988 founders nancy gerstman emily russo headquarters new york city key people adrian curry taso georgakis website zeitgeistfilms.com zeitgeist films is an american independent film distributor based in new york city founded in 1988 by co presidents nancy gerstman and emily russo . films distributed by zeitgeist are strongly auteur driven by directors such as christopher nolan guy maddin atom egoyan todd haynes nuri bilge ceylan olivier assayas abbas kiarostami deepa mehta jan vankmajer and the brothers quay . the expansive zeitgeist film library includes trouble the water the corporation jellyfish examined life into great silence ten and irma vep . in june 2008 the moma honored two decades of zeitgeist successes with a month long twenty film retrospective entitled zeitgeist the films of our time exhibiting the distributor s twenty most critically acclaimed intellectually stimulating titles . 1 contents 1 selected films 2 awards 3 references 4 external links selected films edit year title notes 2015 court july 2015 u.s. theatrical release date 2015 every last child june 2015 u.s. theatrical release date 2015 forbidden films may 2015 u.s. theatrical release date 2014 diplomacy october 2014 u.s. theatrical release date 2014 rocks in my pockets september 2014 u.s. theatrical release date 2014 siddharth june 2014 u.s. theatrical release date 2014 the galapagos affair april 2014 u.s. theatrical release date 2014 child s pose february 2014 u.s. theatrical release date 2013 the pervert s guide to ideology november 2013 u.s. theatrical release date 2013 let the fire burn october 2013 u.s. theatrical release date 2013 hannah arendt may 29 2013 u.s. theatrical release date 2013 one track heart the story of krishna das may 8 2013 u.s. theatrical release date 2012 uprising december 2012 u.s. premiere and golden eagle winner at cine competition 2012 let my people go january 11 2013 u.s. theatrical release date 2012 koch october 8 2012 premiere at hamptons international film festival u.s. release in february 2013 2012 gregory crewdson brief encounters october 31 2012 u.s. theatrical release date 2012 elena may 16 2012 u.s. theatrical release date 2012 the salt of life march 2 2012 u.s. theatrical release date 2012 china heavyweight january 20 2012 premiere at sundance film festival 2012 payback january 20 2012 premiere at sundance film festival u.s. release in april 2012 2011 something ventured premiered april 24 2011 at the san francisco international film festival 2011 paul goodman changed my life october 19 2011 u.s. theatrical release date 2011 the tree 2010 cannes film festival closing night film premiered at the 2010 sydney film festival 2011 women art revolution toronto international film festival official selection sundance film festival official selection berlin international film festival official selection 2011 queen to play tribeca film festival official selection palm springs international film festival special mention for john schlesinger award for outstanding first feature 2011 bill cunningham new york new directors new films festival official selection sydney film festival best documentary film 2010 vision toronto international film festival official selection 2010 last train home sundance film festival official selection 2010 mid august lunch venice film festival best first film best italian film award . london film festival satyajit ray award 2010 the oath sundance film festival best cinematography award us documentary berlin international film festival official selection 2009 a town called panic cannes film festival official selection fantastic festival audience award 2009 act of god hot docs opening night gala 2009 earth days sundance film festival closing night film 2009 the horse boy winner south by southwest audience award 2009 the sun behind the clouds winner palm springs international film festival best of the fest award 2009 afghan star sundance film festival people s choice award the world cinema audience award for a documentary and best director for a documentary the world cinema directing award 2008 trouble the water academy award for documentary feature nominee 2008 tulpan kazakhstan s academy award submission for best foreign language film 2008 three monkeys turkey s academy award submission for best foreign language film directed by nuri bilge ceylan best director award cannes film festival 2008 2008 harlan in the shadow of jew s ss 2008 fados 2008 louise bourgeois the spider the mistress and the tangerine 2008 examined life directed by astra taylor featuring cornel west 2008 stranded i ve come from a plane that crashed in the mountains 2008 up the yangtze 2008 best feature documentary san francisco international film festival 2009 canadian oscar genie award for best documentary and 2008 asian oscar golden horse film festival and awards for best documentary . 2007 jellyfish camera d or 2007 chris & don a love story 2007 billy the kid winner south by southwest jury prize 2006 manufactured landscapes 2006 into great silence sundance film festival special jury prize 2006 my country my country documentary about iraq under u.s. occupation by laura poitras 2005 sophie scholl the final days academy award for best foreign language film nominee 2005 ballets russes 2004 the corporation 2002 derrida san francisco film festival golden gate award 2002 nowhere in africa academy award for best foreign language film 1993 blue final feature film of director derek jarman 1993 manufacturing consent noam chomsky and the media featuring noam chomsky 1992 careful directed by guy maddin 1991 poison sundance grand jury prize directed by todd haynes awards edit trouble the water 2008 academy award nominee for best documentary feature tulpan kazakhstan s 2009 academy award submission for best foreign language film three monkeys turkey s 2009 academy award submission for best foreign language film into great silence 2006 sundance special jury prize nowhere in africa 2002 academy award for best foreign language film sophie scholl the final days 2005 academy award nominee for best foreign language film taste of cherry 1997 palme d or at the cannes film festival poison 1991 sundance grand jury prize winner the umbrellas of cherbourg 1996 re release academy award nominee palme d or winner 1964 references edit zeitgeist the films of our time . moma . retrieved 17 july 2013 . external links edit official website zeitgeist films at imdb zeitgeist films at facebook zeitgeist films at tumblr zeitgeist films at twitter zeitgeist films at instagram retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zeitgeist films & oldid 704150973 categories film distributors of the united statesentertainment companies established in 1988privately held companies based in new york city navigation menu personal tools not logged 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