John Borowski

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John Borowski
File:John Borowski Headshot.jpg
Born Chicago, Illinois
Occupation Director, producer, writer, author
Website http://www.johnborowski.com

John Borowski is an American independent filmmaker and author. The focus of his work has been on late nineteenth and early twentieth century serial killers, initially in a trilogy of documentaries on American criminals, more recently on particular international criminals, on the commerce that has grown up around such crimes, and on other niche artists.

Early life

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Career

Film Work

Borowski directed a trilogy, based on America serial killers, H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer (2004), Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007), and Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (2012).[citation needed]

John Borowski received the 2003 award for Best Director for H.H. Holmes from the Midwest Independent Film Festival,[citation needed] and the film was voted the Best Horror Documentary at the 2004 Screamfest Horror Film Festival.[1][better source needed] The film has been featured on PBS.[citation needed]

Carl Panzram featured John DiMaggio as the voice of title criminal and murderer, Carl Panzram. Locations for the film included the maximum security prisons of Leavenworth Penitentiary and Clinton Correction Facility,[citation needed] and made use of Panzram's handwritten autobiographical papers at San Diego State University;[citation needed] Carl Panzram received the director's choice award at the 2012 Chicago Horror Film Festival.[citation needed]

Borowski has a further film on the work of Vincent Castiglia, in production, Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia (2015).[2]

In addition, Borowski served as a producer on the feature Toro Loco (2010), by Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares.[citation needed]

Music videos

Written work

The Strange Case of Dr. H.H. Holmes is an illustrated book written and self-published by Borowski, with the assistance of Herman W. Mudgett and Dimas Estrada, focusing on material from the H.H. Holmes movie and history.[3]

Projects in development

Borowski is currently[when?] involved in work Serial Killer Culture, which focuses on musicians, filmmakers, authors, and collectors who are inspired to create and collect art based on serial killers. The film features interviews with artists and collectors,[citation needed] including Joe Coleman (owner of The Odditorium), Macabre (a death metal band), Murder Junkies (a punk rock band), and Matthew Aaron, owner of The Last Dime Museum and founder of "The Crime Scene" events.[4]

Borowski is also producing a documentary on the German serial killer Peter Kurten,[when?][citation needed] who was beheaded for his crimes in 1931.[citation needed]

References in published works

Borowski’s work was featured in The Documentary Moviemaking Course: The Starter Guide to Documentary Filmmaking by K.J. Lindenmuth,[5][page needed] and in a self-published work, Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting, by S.F. Scouller.[6][page needed]

The Swedish Band, Sparzanza used the narration by Tony Jay in the Borowski movie Albert Fish in their song, Mr. Fish.[when?][citation needed]

Guest appearances

Borowski was a special guest speaker at the 2012 Indie Horror Fest.[7]

Personal life

Borowski currently resides in Chicago.[citation needed]

Filmography

As director

Other roles

Awards

Further reading

  • Bears Fonte, 2014, "Murderbelia and the Serial Killer Culture: An Interview With John Borowski," at AMFM MAGAGINE (online), November 20, 2014, see [8], accessed 15 May 2015.
  • Harold Schechter, Lee Mellor, Michael Newton, Kim Cresswell, Aaron Elliott, Robert Hoshowsky (Lee Mellor, Ed., William Cook, Illustr.), 2014, “Unsolved in North America,” Serial Killer Quarterly, Vol.1 No.3, pp. 8–10, Grinning Man Press, ISBN 099382322X, see [9], accessed 15 May 2015.
  • Matt Forster, 2014, "Movie Review: John Borowski’s “Serial Killer Culture,” TuffGnarl (online), August 30, 2014, see [10], accessed 15 May 2015.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Anon., 2004, "John Borowski, winner Best Documentary for 'H.H.Holmes'," at Getty Images (online), see [1], accessed 15 May 2015.[better source needed]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Inked Staff, 2015, "John Borowski’s Inside Look at the Art of Vincent Castiglia," at InkedMag (online), February 26, 2015, see [2], accessed 15 May 2105.
  3. John Borowski, with Herman W. Mudgett (Dimas Estrada, Ed.), 2005, "The Strange Case of Dr. H.H. Holmes," Toronto, Canada:Waterfront Productions, ISBN 0975918516, see [3], accessed 15 May 2015.
  4. David Lindquist, 2012, "Matthew Aaron Stages 'The Crime Scene II'," at INDYSTAR (online), August 9, 2012, see [4], accessed 15 May 2015.
  5. Kevin J. Lindenmuth, 2010, The Documentary Moviemaking Course: The Starter Guide to Documentary Filmmaking, York, U.K.:Methuen, ISBN 1408128586, see [5], accessed 15 May 2015.[page needed]
  6. Steven F. Scouller, 2010, Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting, Bloomington, IN:AuthorHouse, ISBN 144909421X, see [6], accessed 15 May 2015.[page needed]
  7. Anon., 2013, "News: John Borowski – Special Guest @ Indie 2012!!!," at The Indie Horror Film Festival (online), March 19, 2012, see [7], accessed 15 May 2015.