Joel Singer
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Joel Singer is an American filmmaker and cinematographer best known for his experimental and collaborative film work with poet and avant-garde filmmaker James Broughton in the 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joel Singer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13254959 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joel Singer Context triple: [James Broughton, partner, Joel Singer]
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A.
Hal Singer
Hal Singer was an American jazz and R&B saxophonist and bandleader known for his influential work in the mid-20th century music scene.
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B.
Alan Schlesinger
Alan Schlesinger is an American politician and attorney best known as the Republican nominee in the high-profile 2006 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut against Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont.
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C.
Eric Singer
Eric Singer is an American rock drummer best known as the longtime drummer for the legendary hard rock band Kiss.
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D.
Scott Singer
Scott Singer is an American politician and attorney who serves as the mayor of Boca Raton, Florida.
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E.
Andrew Singer
Andrew Singer is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the satirical sketch comedy series "Portlandia."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joel Singer Target entity description: Joel Singer is an American filmmaker and cinematographer best known for his experimental and collaborative film work with poet and avant-garde filmmaker James Broughton in the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Hal Singer
Hal Singer was an American jazz and R&B saxophonist and bandleader known for his influential work in the mid-20th century music scene.
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B.
Alan Schlesinger
Alan Schlesinger is an American politician and attorney best known as the Republican nominee in the high-profile 2006 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut against Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont.
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C.
Eric Singer
Eric Singer is an American rock drummer best known as the longtime drummer for the legendary hard rock band Kiss.
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D.
Scott Singer
Scott Singer is an American politician and attorney who serves as the mayor of Boca Raton, Florida.
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E.
Andrew Singer
Andrew Singer is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the satirical sketch comedy series "Portlandia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American filmmaker
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cinematographer ⓘ experimental filmmaker ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | avant-garde film ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | James Broughton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental cinema
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independent film ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde film
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experimental film ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
cinematographer
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director of photography ⓘ film editor ⓘ |
| knownFor | experimental and collaborative film work ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | collaborative films with James Broughton ⓘ |
| notableWork | collaborative experimental films with James Broughton ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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filmmaker ⓘ |
| partnerInArtisticCollaboration | James Broughton ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joel Singer Description of subject: Joel Singer is an American filmmaker and cinematographer best known for his experimental and collaborative film work with poet and avant-garde filmmaker James Broughton in the 1970s and 1980s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.