Harold Boihem is a multifaceted individual with a diverse range of skills and accomplishments. He is an independent filmmaker, visual anthropologist, and creative director of Parallax Pictures, Inc., an internationally recognized and award-winning film and television production and post-production company.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Harold developed an interest in documentary still photography in 1981 and began making documentary and experimental films in 1986. He started his professional career in Hollywood in 1990, working as an assistant director, production coordinator, video playback technician, and post-production supervisor on various feature films, network television, and commercial programs.
In 1997, Harold directed, edited, and co-produced his first feature-length documentary, "The Ad and the Ego," which has been screened and won awards at film festivals worldwide. His work has been recognized at the World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Murphy's Cork Film Festival in Ireland, the Central Florida Film and Video Festival, and the Berlin Film Market.
In addition to his independent film career, Harold is an accomplished director, editor, producer, and post-production supervisor of high-profile television commercials and award-winning public service announcements (PSAs). His innovative critique of Nike's practice of using child labor in overseas manufacturing, "Nike Revolution," won Best PSA at the 1998 Philadelphia Addie awards and received a standing ovation from the congregation of advertising professionals.
Harold has also worked on numerous documentary film and television productions, including the Banyan Productions Discovery Channel Series, "Travelers." He is currently finishing the long-anticipated follow-up to "The Ad and the Ego" (1997),entitled "Escape From Democracy," which is expected to be released late in 2004 or early in 2005 and features Ralph Nader, the late Herbert Schiller, and Sut Jhally.
Furthermore, Harold is developing the film "Consumed," an ambitious documentary feature intended for theatrical release about Ralph Nader, democracy, and the mass media. This film will feature numerous celebrity interviews as well as original super 16mm film footage shot on location by Harold at several of Nader's "Super Rallies" held across the country during the 2000 election.
Harold has taught advanced non-linear digital editing at Temple University in Philadelphia, received a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of California, and earned a master's degree in Anthropology within the visual anthropology program at Temple University.
