Hollywood director George Hickenlooper has died at the age of 47 in Denver film festival. He won an Emmy in 1992 for the film Hearts of Darkness.
The film-maker was attending a film festival in Denver, where he died of apparent natural causes, his cousin John Hickenlooper, who is a mayor of Denver, said in a statement.The director was in Denver for the premiere of his latest work Casino Jack, a political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and Kelly Preston.
The festival, which starts on Wednesday, "will be dedicated in its entirety to our friend George Hickenlooper," said festival director Britta Erickson.
Hearts of Darkness (1991) was a well-received documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse Now. It won several awards including the National Board of Review award for Best Documentary, while Hickenlooper himself won an Emmy for direction.
His other films include ‘Factory Girl’, ‘Mayor of the Sunset Strip’ and the documentary ‘Hick Town’, based on footage shot while he followed his cousin around during the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
