Biography
Cevin Soling is an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, musician, music producer, and artist.
Soling writes articles and books in addition to producing documentaries, animations, short films, and feature films that engage in social critique. He is president of Spectacle Films and Xemu Records.
Soling produced and directed the well-received documentary The War on Kids, which argues that American schools are failing to educate and that perceptions of the dangers posed by and to children have become distorted. The New York Times described the film as "a shocking chronicle of institutional dysfunction." It was honored as the best educational documentary of its year at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival, and received accolades from Variety and The Huffington Post, among others. He appeared as a guest on The Colbert Report to discuss the film.
Soling's other notable works include the following documentaries and animated shorts: A Hole in the Head, Urine: Good Health, Boris the Dog, The Bill Johnson Show, Great Moments in Rock, and Captain Stickman vs The Color Black. Cevin Soling was born in New York Hospital in New York City, and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. His father, Chester Soling, was an architect and real estate developer who founded The Soling Program at Syracuse University.
He attended the University of Michigan, as well as Union College, and ended up majoring in English. He has four graduate degrees from Harvard University. These include degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School, where Soling had a fellowship, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Filmography
all 8
Movies 8
Director 4
Producer 3
Narrator 1
Ikland (2012)
The War on Kids (2009)
Urine: Good Health (1999)
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
A Hole in the Head (1998)
Boris the Dog (1998)
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GenderMale
Birthday1966-08-05 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
ReligionThe Satanic Temple
CitizenshipsUnited States
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