birth_place article_title name occupation
united states gary conklin
 gary conklin director , producer
gary conklin

gary conklin is an independent american filmmaker based in los angeles , california .
conklin works predominantly in the documentary genre .
his films focus on cultural icons of the 20th century .
subjects have included the late american writer and composer paul bowles , in `` paul bowles in morocco '' , which is as much about the north african country as it is about bowles ; gore vidal while running for u.s. senate in 1982 ; the american painter edward ruscha , and the mexican painter rufino tamayo .
conklin produced and directed '' '' .
the film features interviews with christopher isherwood , louise brooks , and arthur koestler , among others , discussing the culturally significant period of the 1920s in berlin , during the weimar republic .
he also has produced and directed a documentary about english literary society during the period after world war i until world war ii , which includes stephen spender , anthony powell , harold acton , james lees-milne , peter quennell , christopher isherwood , and diana mosley .
conklin also made `` notes from under the volcano '' about john huston 's making of the film `` under the volcano '' .
