Alan Greenberg

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Alan Greenberg (film director)

Alan Greenberg (born October 14, 1950 in New York City, died January 27, 2015 in Portland, OR) was an American film director, screenwriter, photographer and author.

Greenberg visited Jamaica from a young age, and was a friend of Bob Marley. Following Marley's death, Marley's family asked Greenberg to make a film about Marley. In 1981, Greenberg filmed Land of Look Behind (1982), a documentary film that includes footage of Marley's funeral as well as scenes filmed in Jamaica's remote Cockpit Country and the capital city of Kingston. The film ended up being more of a visionary portrait of the Jamaica of that period (focusing on the Rastafari movement and reggae culture) than a film primarily about Marley. The film has won considerable critical acclaim, as well as winning the Gold Hugo Award for Best Documentary in the Chicago International Film Festival, the U.S.'s largest film competition. Land of Look Behind has also been honored as the best American documentary film of its era, and the legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog says "'Land of Look Behind' has achieved things never seen before in cinema."

Alan Greenberg (businessman)

Alan Greenberg (born November 6, 1950) has served as a creator and operator of interactive and traditional media focused on the education, healthcare, and global travel service sectors. He is the President of Avenues: The World School, the first worldwide system of high quality, private K-12 schools.

History and Career

Greenberg graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1972 from the College of Communications with a degree in advertising.

He went on to become the Vice President of Whittle Communication, where he launched publishing, interactive and broadcast properties.

In 1981, Greenberg took over as publisher of Esquire magazine. Greenberg then founded Greenberg News Network, building a medical education and healthcare news organization, which was purchased by WebMD.

He established Travel Holdings as a global interactive travel distribution firm, which now does business in 13 languages and in over 100 countries. He served as CEO of Travel Holdings until 2008.