Passport Films, the Santa Monica shop headed by executive producers Patti Coulter and David Coulter, has signed New York-based director Bobby Sheehan for commercial and branded content projects. His filmography spans commercials (adidas, American Express, Chrysler, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Budweiser, McDonald’s, Miller Beer, Motorola, Pepsi, Reebok), features (Seed, Cayman West), documentaries (Listen To The World, Arias With A Twist: The Docufantasy) shorts, (I Thee Wed for the United Nations) and television (The Talent Collector for AMC; reality series Repo Men for TLC and Discovery Networks, TV documentaries Jeff Koons: Beyond Heaven and Mr. Prince, a tribute to Broadway director Hal Prince for the Ovation channel).
Sheehan is currently in post on Doctored, a feature-length documentary that offers and details simple lifestyle choices recommended by the brightest minds from the chiropractic and functional medicine modalities.
Sheehan and his wife, executive producer/partner, Sara Feldmann Sheehan, own long format production and editorial company Working Pictures, New York. Passport is aligning with Working Pictures to co-produce some long format projects and branded content TV shows.
Bobby Sheehan is also a photographer. His work has been exhibited nationally in galleries such as Bridgewater Lustburg in NY, Stephen Cohen Gallery in L.A. and the Vision Gallery in San Francisco. Sheehan graduated from NYU’s film division of the Tisch School of the Arts.
He has most recently been working on varied projects via Working Pictures. Earlier he was repped for commercials by Celsius Films and later did some spot jobs via Socket Films and then Working Pictures.
Sheehan has in development Standing 8 and Blur, two companion films that are both semi-autobiographical and deal with the struggles of being part of the New York underclass desperately looking for hope.
Sheehan recently produced, directed and wrote the original series Motor City Rising for Ovation which shines a light on the vibrant, entwined artistic culture of Detroit and the ways its people are reshaping the city in ways that are small yet profound.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More