Oren Jacoby Filmography

Occupation:: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

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Constantine's Sword

Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Synopsis: Academy Award-nominated director Oren Jacoby helmed this documentary adaptation of former Catholic priest James Carroll's nonfiction book of the same name. An anti-war activist, Carroll delves into Christianity's history to learn how a faith founded on peace could come to be used as a tool for Read More

4/18/08
Sister Rose's Passion

Crew: Director

Actors: Sister Rose Thering

Synopsis: The remarkable life story of Sister Rose Therling, a Dominican nun who dedicated her entire life to a tireless crusade against anti-Semitism, is explored in director Oren Jacoby's Academy Award-nominated documentary. A woman whose tenacity and toughness found her struggling against the status quo Read More

2004
The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 3 - Up From City Streets

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part three of the acclaimed PBS series explores the golden age of Irish-Americans living in America as immigrants, with children who begin to make their first indelible marks upon American society. Included are brief profiles of such figures as Al Smith and Ned Harrigan. Also covered is the rise Read More

1998
The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 4 - Success

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part four of the acclaimed PBS series explores the rise of two great Irish dynastic families in America, the Kennedys and the O'Neills. The trial, triumphs, and tragedies of these two clans are investigated in detail and held up as examples of the final arrival of the Irish in the New World. The Read More

1998
The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 1 - The Great Hunger

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part one of this acclaimed PBS series explores the earliest roots of the Irish people in the New World. Centering on the crucial event of the Potato Famine, this tape examines the causes of what would become one of the greatest mass migrations in world history. The conditions faced by early Read More

1998
The Irish In America: Long Journey Home, Part 2 - New Lives

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: The Chieftains, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Mary Black

Synopsis: Part two of the acclaimed PBS series explores the path taken by new Irish arrivals in the New World. Irish roles in the building of the American nation are examined, as well as the emergence of Irish-American heroes including such figures as John L. Sullivan and John Mackey. Still dogged by Read More

1998
Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself

Crew: Director

Actors: Sam Shepard

Synopsis: This hour-long documentary presents the playwright, actor, and director Sam Shepard giving viewers a glimpse of his inner self through the prism of a group of his plays presented off-Broadway in 1996 and 1997. Shepard, who won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for his play Buried Child, is also the writer Read More

1997
Benny Goodman: Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing

Crew: Director, Producer

Actors: Benny Goodman

Synopsis: This biography of musical legend Benny Goodman contains testimonials from various contemporaries and scholars, and offers several clips of the man in performance. Nearly two-dozen songs can be heard including "California, Here I Come," "A Fine Romance," "Why Don't You Do Right," "I've Got a Heart Read More

1993