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Ward Serrill

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  • Writer
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Ward Serrill in The Heart of the Game (2005)
Ward Serrill is an award-winning director of The Heart of the Game, released by Miramax to wide critical acclaim and which Ebert and Roeper called "an Oscar level piece of work." He has created more than 90 short films including Building One House with Robert Redford and Wild America with Sissy Spacek. He produced and directed Success at the Core, 50 films for Vulcan Productions, Something in the Water a documentary on Seattle's music scene for PBS and Babies Behind Bars for Starfish Media.

His created the feature documentary, Song of the New Earth, as well as TreeStory, a six-part series devoted to humanity's relationship to trees. His latest feature, The Bowmakers, is in world wide release. Dancing with the Dead: The Life and Times of Red Pine is slated for 2023.

His memoir, To Crack the World Open: Solitude, Alaska, and a Dog Named Woody, is available in bookstores nationally. He taught advanced non-fiction film at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, is an avid tango dancer and lives in Port Townsend, Washington.
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    Known for

    The Heart of the Game (2005)
    The Heart of the Game
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2005
    Song of the New Earth (2014)
    Song of the New Earth
    8.4
    • Director
    • 2014
    Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation (2023)
    Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
    • Director
    • 2023
    The Bowmakers (2019)
    The Bowmakers
    8.3
    • Director
    • 2019

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    Director



    • Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation (2023)
      Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
      • Director
      • 2023
    • The Bowmakers (2019)
      The Bowmakers
      8.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Roots: Homeless in Seattle
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • TreeStory
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2018
    • Babies Behind Bars
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Song of the New Earth (2014)
      Song of the New Earth
      8.4
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Something in the Water
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Success at the Core
      Video
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Heart of the Game (2005)
      The Heart of the Game
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2005
    • The Bear Stands Up
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1994

    Writer



    • Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation (2023)
      Dancing with the Dead: Red Pine and the Art of Translation
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • The Bowmakers (2019)
      The Bowmakers
      8.3
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • TreeStory
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016–2018
    • Babies Behind Bars
      7.0
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Song of the New Earth (2014)
      Song of the New Earth
      8.4
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Something in the Water
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • The Heart of the Game (2005)
      The Heart of the Game
      7.6
      • written by
      • 2005
    • The Bear Stands Up
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1994

    Producer



    • Roots: Homeless in Seattle
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Tough Love
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Royal Disease
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Something in the Water
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • The Heart of the Game (2005)
      The Heart of the Game
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2005
    • The Bear Stands Up
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1994

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