Name Paul Devlin Role Documentary Filmmaker | Education University of Michigan | |
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Spouse Emily Callis Raabe (m. 2011) Parents Nancy Devlin, Thomas J. Devlin Awards Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Team Studio Movies SlamNation, Power Trip, The Front Man, BLAST! Similar People Beau Sia, Jessica Care Moore, Tony Petitti, Taylor Mali, Saul Williams | ||
Paul Josiah Devlin is a sports editor and documentary filmmaker.
Contents
- Director filmography
- Articles written by Paul Devlin
- Articles About Paul Devlin
- Interviews with Paul Devlin
- References
A five-time Emmy winner for his work on NBC's Olympics and CBS's Tour de France, Paul Devlin's films include Power Trip, which screened in 60 countries, theatrically across the United States and on PBS's Independent Lens, was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and has won 10 film festival awards, including top prizes at Berlin, Hot Docs-Toronto, and Florida.
Paul also made the award-winning film SlamNation, which follows the fierce competition at the National Poetry Slam and helped popularize the dynamic genre with its release in theaters and on HBO/Cinemax and Encore/Starz. An interview with Devlin compromises an entire chapter in the book Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour through the New York City Poetry Slam, which refers to the movie as "Slam's Second Bible."
Paul's second film - Power Trip - captures a clash of culture that combusts, when an American energy company, AES, must transform the dysfunctional electricity distribution system in Tbilisi, capital of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Power Trip was nominated for the 2004 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary. Power Trip is available on home and educational DVD, as well as for download on iTunes.
Paul's film BLAST! follows a team of international astrophysicists led by Paul's brother, Dr. Mark Devlin, as they attempt to launch a telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. BLAST! is currently available on DVD for home and educational release. BLAST! is the first film to ever partner with the website ArtistShare - a website that allows fans to support the work of their favorite artists.
Devlin's latest film, The Front Man, is a documentary which follows the rock-and-roll career of the Loaded Poets, a band from North Brunswick, NJ. The film documents the band's struggle for success and the member's continued dream of rock and roll fame. The band also appeared in Devlin's first film Rockin' Brunswick, which documented the 1980s New Brunswick, NJ music scene.
Paul's other credits include his fiction film The Eyes of St. Anthony and his work as producing editor on the Organic film FREESTYLE: The Art of Rhyme, broadcast on VH1 and winner of the Special Jury Award for Documentary Filmmaking at the Florida Film Festival.
As an editor, Paul’s credits include commercials, music videos, television shows, and major sports broadcasts, including CBS's Super Bowls and ABC/ESPN's World Cup Soccer.
Mr. Devlin is a B.A. graduate of the University of Michigan