David Loeb Weiss

David Loeb Weiss

Warsaw, Poland

Former proofreader at the New York Times and documentary director.

Most Known for...

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No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger 1968 (6.5)

In defending his refusal to be conscripted into the Vietnam War, champion boxer Muhammed Ali defiantly declared: ‘No Vietcong ever called me a nigger, my enemies are white people, not the Vietcong.’ His rebuttal suggested the title of this documentary, which depicts an anti-Vietnam-War rally in New York in 1967.
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Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu 1980

The last day of hot metal typesetting at The New York Times. This film shows the entire newspaper production process from hot-metal typesetting to creating stereo moulds to high-speed press operation.
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Profile of a Peace Parade 1967

David’s first film, “Profile of a Peace Parade,” (1968) features interviews with antiwar New Yorkers at a large demonstration in Manhattan.