Director, Author and Speaker BILL CARTER “CARTER’S BOOK READS LIKE a “Dante’S Inferno for the MTV Generation
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Director, Author and Speaker BILL CARTER “CARTER’S BOOK READS LIKE A “Dante’s Inferno for the MTV Generation. NOVEL, evoking a lost city inhabited by What a guide Bill Carter turns out to be angels, bandits, punks and adrenaline to the hell of Sarajevo during the Bosnian fiends. (He) reaches far beyond War. Oddly, and inspiringly, he finds some personal experience to find a story heaven there” of a wounded city, and a war that - BONO pitted neighbor against neighbor in a nightmare of endless hatred.” - Ginanne Brownell NEWSWEEK “This book is like Good Morning Vietnam crossed with a Conrad novel.” - The London Times “Bill Carter’s graphic memoir opens a whole new window on modern conflict.” - What’s On In London “After reading FOOL’S RUSH IN, you “FOOLS RUSH IN is a totally may find yourselves giving much admirable book, the memoir of a greater consideration to what in life is young man written out of necessity, important and what is merely trivial.” the only true reason to write a book... -JON KRAKAUER its consciousness will become part of Best-selling author of “Into the Wild” your life.” -JIM HARRISON, Author of LEGENDS OF THE FALL and TRUE NORTH. Bio Store Media Share Spotlighting contemporary issues Bill Carter has written the acclaimed Check out links to Bill Carter’s Download an editable event from war to natural resources; memoirs Fools Rush In and Red interviews from television, radio & poster, Tweet, become a inspiring people to follow their Summer, and directed the award- print. Facebook fan, post and share with passions. winning film Miss Sarajevo. your networks. ” ” “Fools Rush In “Fools “Miss Sarajevo Monitor Award International Award Director The Maverick Golden Hugo ” Award-winning film Award-winning Acclaimed memoirs “Red Summer “Red | E HAR S | A , which includes MEDI | E Miss Sarajevo TOR S | O BI | - and has directed short documentary films short documentary - and has directed Spin - an honor normally bestowed upon heads of state upon heads of state - an honor normally bestowed and is the true story of his experience set net fishing in Egegik, is the true story of his experience set net fishing in Egegik, , is about his experiences hand-delivering 1,200 tons of food 1,200 tons of food , is about his experiences hand-delivering Red Summer Red Fools Rush In Fools honorary citizenship to Sarajevo honorary Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, Gear Rolling BILL CARTER Bill Carter is the director of the award-winning documentary film is the director of award-winning documentary Bill Carter during the aid to the besieged city of Sarajevo his experiences delivering personal accounts from a established during the war Carter circumstances, extraordinary In completely Bosnian War. band U2. concerts of the rock and European the people of Sarajevo between feed satellite “live” under people about life this was an opportunity to speak millions of young Sarajevans, For also action to end the conflict. Carter and helped to spur world siege and destruction of Sarajevo, had an opportunity to address which Sarajevans through with MTV, a contact established “window.” two-hour audience of 100 million people during an inedited & University New York such as Harvard, He’s since held more than 50 lectures at universities about the war in Bosnia. In 2009 he and talking his film “Miss Sarajevo” - showing Boston College was given Christiane Amanpour). the honor, after (he is the second journalist to receive first book, Carter’s to Sarajevo Alaska from the reader on an emotional journey and takes during the Bosnian War and back again. The memoir, to which Jim Harrison describes as, “a memoir to the Southwest is a story of passionate life,” dimension and its consciousness will become part of your of grand when the odds seem - even make a single person can loss and the difference tragic love, insurmountable. second memoir Carter’s the seasons. The book chronicles the course of four on the shores of Bristol Bay over Alaska the largest wild salmon from in harvesting exhaustion involved and mental extreme physical Sharon the rugged sea captain The memoir follows fish run in the world. and most sustainable mostly her skill and experience in a profession for and highly respected Hart who is both revered Mine issue that threatens has since become an expert on the Pebble men. Carter by dominated on a new book about copper. the entire Bristol Bay fishery, and is at work magazines for to more than 45 countries and has written he has traveled In the past 15 years including Emmylou Harris and Calexico. for in Southern Arizona. He currently lives DVD Features: DVD - Director’s commentary seen before - Never with Bono interview link-up - First satellite Sarajevo between and U2’s Zooropa tour | E HAR S | A MEDI | E TOR S | O BI | ! e her serves as executive producer and U2, along with Luciano Pavorotti, sing the theme and U2, along with Luciano Pavorotti, producer as executive serves Bono Some trips are chosen, others choose you. When tragedy strikes Bill Carter’s life he finds himself drawn to a war zone. to a war zone. he finds himself drawn life Bill Carter’s strikes When tragedy Some trips are chosen, others choose you. meet a man we into a modern heart of darkness, the besieged city Sarajevo, journey Sharing his extraordinary of places. self in the most unlikely rebuilding the ruins of his former and food and dodges snipers shells to deliver Trip,’ aid organization, ‘The Serious Road joins a maverick Carter fights and Sarajevo of community artistic the with friends makes He reach. can’t NGOs the and UN the those to supplies day, but crucially meet death every where you are scarce, and water in a place where food survival alongside them for of people and humour of a select group determination ring out all the same. The sorrow, and laughter love where life, recovery. to his own of times will lend him the key living in the worst and back Angeles to Sarajevo to Dublin Los Alaska ride from us on an emotional roller-coaster Rush In takes Fools and at times hopeful humorous, he had. Compelling, know to questions he didn’t even seeks answers again while Carter belief, it is nonetheless all true. almost beyond Miss Sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia, during the height the capital of Sarajevo, portrait is a surreal and startling Miss Sarajevo Director Award Golden Hugo, and the Maverick Monitor Award, the city’s siege. Winner of International that the main media so often the scenes of carnage of following Instead (Newport Beach Film Festival). scene of artists, the alternative follows camera Carter’s sound bites, squeezes into thirty second dramatic could under the most difficult and as they as normal a life to live people and the determined young conditions. dangerous U2’s singer managed to at a U2 concert during the war when Carter and Bono met in Italy Carter song, Miss Sarajevo. connections on the satellite on to do the well-documented went They television. Sarajevo Bono for interview tour. leg of the Zooropa European BILL CARTER A vivid, unforgettable account of the danger, pain, and joy of working on a salmon fishing boat and living in of working account of the danger, pain, and joy A vivid, unforgettable edge of Alaska. small village on the farthest Summer is the Red Bristol Bay, Bill Carter’s on the shores of Alaska’s village of Egegik Set in the tiny Native beautiful, the course of four to seasoned fisherman over novice from thrilling story of one man’s journey their toward remaining wild places. As millions of salmon race summers in one of the earth’s few brutal of the set net fisherman, one learns the ancient, back breaking trade Carter annual spawning grounds, jobs in the world. and dangerous most exhilarating Summer website Visit the official Red m Appearances and lecture appearance For inquiries, please contact: Michael Phillips Communications Watershed [email protected] OR | NYC Portland, 503-827-6564 | E HAR S | A MEDI | E TOR S | O BI | Author discusses the danger, madness of commercial fishing : Fools Rush In : Fools From Sarajevo to Hollywood: Bill Carter’s life under siege life Bill Carter’s to Hollywood: Sarajevo From Bill Carter isn’t just the ‘Sarajevo guy’ anymore isn’t just the ‘Sarajevo Bill Carter Outlook Portland A passionate witness on the road to Sarajevo witness on the road A passionate Bill Carter Bill Carter: Honorary Citizen of the City of Sarajevo 2009 Citizen of the City Sarajevo Honorary Bill Carter: (click to view) Missing Sarajevo Missing Sarajevo link to Sarajevo U2 satellite Miss Sarajevo......U2....... 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