# Steve York
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'''Steven H. York''' (born July 1, 1943-2021) was a documentary filmmaker and video game creator who has worked in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America on subjects ranging from religious fundamentalism to American history to nonviolent conflict.
== Life and career ==
Originally from [St. Louis, Missouri](/source/St._Louis%2C_Missouri), York moved to [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) in 1972, where he began editing and directing films for [Bill Moyers](/source/Bill_Moyers) and [Charles Guggenheim](/source/Charles_Guggenheim). Since 1976, York has written, produced and directed films and television programs ranging from network series to prime-time specials, political campaign spots, advocacy and educational films.
His latest production, ''[Orange Revolution](/source/Orange_Revolution_(film))'', is a feature-length documentary about the stolen election in Ukraine in 2004 and the demonstrations that followed. It is currently airing on local public broadcast stations.
He has received two [George Foster Peabody Awards](/source/George_Foster_Peabody_Awards): One for an [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)) Special, ''Pearl Harbor: Two Hours That Changed the World'',[[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/pearl-harbor-two-hours-that-changed-the-world], Peabody Awards Website.] anchored by [David Brinkley](/source/David_Brinkley), and another for his one-hour film about the nonviolent opposition movement which brought an end to the regime of [Slobodan Milosevic](/source/Slobodan_Milosevic), ''[Bringing Down A Dictator](/source/Bringing_Down_a_Dictator)'',[{{Cite web|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/bringing-down-a-dictator.|title = Bringing Down a Dictator}}] narrated by [Martin Sheen](/source/Martin_Sheen), which aired on [PBS](/source/PBS) in the spring of 2002.
In 1997 York began development on an in-depth examination of the history of nonviolent conflict. ''[A Force More Powerful](/source/A_Force_More_Powerful)'' debuted as a feature-length documentary in the fall of 1999 and was expanded into a three-hour series for broadcast on national public television in the fall of 2000. York also produced ''A Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Conflict'', a computer game that incorporates many of the themes of strategic nonviolent conflict explored in his recent films and ''[People Power: The Game of Civil Resistance](/source/People_Power%3A_The_Game_of_Civil_Resistance)'', which was released in the summer of 2010.
Other notable films and television programs by Steve York include ''Turning Point at Normandy: The Soldiers' Story'' (ABC News, with [Peter Jennings](/source/Peter_Jennings)); the Emmy-nominated ''Vietnam Memorial'' ([PBS Frontline](/source/PBS_Frontline)); ''Letter from Palestine'', a first-person profile of a Palestinian medical team in the West Bank; and two films about the [U.S. Supreme Court](/source/U.S._Supreme_Court): a two-part PBS series, [http://www.yorkzim.com/pastProd/thisHonorableCourt.html ''This Honorable Court''], and ''The Supreme Court of the United States'', a 30-minute film which ran continuously in the Court's Visitors' Center for over a decade.
Along with his partner Miriam Zimmerman, York runs his production company, [http://www.yorkzim.com/ York Zimmerman Inc.], from Washington, D.C.
===References===
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http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/pearl-harbor-two-hours-that-changed-the-world
http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/bringing-down-a-dictator
== External links ==
*[http://www.yorkzim.com/ York Zimmerman Inc.]
*[http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org/ ''A Force More Powerful'' Official Site]
*[http://www.orangerevolutionmovie.com/ ''Orange Revolution'' Official Site]
*[http://www.peoplepowergame.com/ ''People Power Game'' Official Site]
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