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Since 1980, he wrote, produced, and directed twenty documentaries through his independent production company, Public Policy Productions. These documentaries have won over sixty awards including a Peabody, an Emmy, and duPont-Columbia award. While all of Weisberg's documentaries ultimately were broadcast on national public television, his 1993 feature documentary, ROAD SCHOLAR had a broad theatrical release before airing on PBS. The film won top honors at dozens of domestic and international film festivals before it was released in theaters across the country by the Samuel Goldwyn Company. The feature documentary won a Peabody award after it premiered on national public television in 1995, and television networks in 8 foreign countries subsequently broadcast ROAD SCHOLAR.
Since the theatrical release of ROAD SCHOLAR, Weisberg has written, produced and directed "Sex, Teens and Public Schools" (1995, TV); OUR FAMILIES, OUR FUTURE; WHAT'S AILING MEDICINE; MAKING WELFARE WORK; SEX AND OTHER MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH (1997); ENDING WELFARE AS WE KNOW IT; and "A Brooklyn Family Tale" (2002, TV). His 2002 production, "The Main Stream", follows humorist Roy Blount Jr. on a whimsical offbeat journey down the Mississippi River in search of the literal and metaphorical "mainstream" of America. SOUND AND FURY (2000) and WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN? (2002) were nominated for Academy Awards®. Subsequent productions include AGING OUT (2004), WAGING A LIVING (2005), and CRITICAL CONDITION (2008).
Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Features 2000: SOUND AND FURY - Producer (w. Josh Aronson)
Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Features 2002: WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN? - Producer (w. Murray Nossel)
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