Adolfo Doring

Mexican filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. His tool of expression has been through film and photography since he was 13 years old. His most recent documentary Blind Spot (blind) will be displayed on the DOCS City in October 2009 in Mexico City. Doring came to New York City in the mid-eighties to study Sociology at Columbia University, then interned for Rock and Roll photographer Joel Brodsky.

Doring began his film career in middle school when he started using Super 8 film to make small documentaries as a way to avoid term papers. The combination of his photographic skills and well developed understanding of cinematic language led him to an early career in cinematography. Adolfo was Director of Photography for the classic Grunge music videos for Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Stone Temple Pilots, while also flying back east to work in the hip hop world (Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Naz, Redman).

Doring's first directing job for Atlantic Records was for heavy metal group Testament. It led to direct music videos for artists including Sting, Savage Garden, Bon Jovi, Vanessa Mae, Hootie and the Blowfish, Gin Blossoms, The Dixie Chicks, Diana Krall and Del Amitri amongst others. In 1994 Doring won an MTV Video Music Award for the Hootie and the Blowfish single, "Hold My Hand", and directed the video for the band's next single, "Let Her Cry", which was that year's most played video. He was nominated by the MVPA for Best Country Video for The Dixie Chicks' "When You Were Mine"