Paul Buchman’s Films
- Paul
Buchman (Paul Reiser) is a documentary filmmaker living in
Manhattan on the sitcom MAD ABOUT YOU/NBC/1992-99. During
his career he has worked at the Explorer Channel and
produced a number of films. They included:
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A Day
at the Zoo
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A Day
in the Life of a Button
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The
Fastest Tailor in New York
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The
Fastest Short-Order Cook in NYC
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A
Halloween Parade
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History
of the television for HBO
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Hooter
Vacation [made under a pseudonym]
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How to
Find ’em and Make ‘em Yours
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The
Last Milkman in New York City
-
Mr.
Sciences episodes
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New
York at Night
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On Dog
Sledding for ESPN2
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The
70th Anniversary of Yankee Stadium
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Slumlords
-
Weed
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(a film
about an Iraqi Janitor at the Pentagon)
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(a film
about a so-called survivor of the Titanic)
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(a film
about Falcons at the Chrysler Building)
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(a film
about The Time Square Ball Dropping Ceremony on New Year’s
Eve)
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(an
autobiography portrait called Buchman)
Paul has
begun but not finished films about the Boston Garden,
coyotes in Central Park and a project about Freddy Stadler.
He’s also done other projects including work for the NYC
tourism campaign, a project for Yoko Ono, an airline safety
video, a gum commercial and political coverage for
Brockwell’s mayoral campaign. Paul colleagues in the
documentary business included
Ike, Paul's editor; Remy and Stacey, Paul's assistants;
Eddie Mermelman, a.k.a. Warren, Paul's editor and cameraman;
Lou Bonaparte, Paul's producer; and documentary filmmakers
Ken Burns, Seymour Loach, Andre Duquette and the two
Yee brothers.