73-year-old Mitchell Block, Oscar-nominated director of 'Poster Girl' and 'Big Mama', passed away on May 30.

Mitchell Block, Oscar-nominated director of the 2010 documentary 'Poster Girl', passed away on May 30 at 73. Block, also a professor at the University of Oregon, shared director duties with Sara Nesson on 'Poster Girl', which followed the story of an Iraq War sergeant, Robynn Murray, battling PTSD. Block was also an executive producer for the 2000 documentary 'Big Mama', which won an Oscar for short subject documentary.

June 02, 2024
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