Goldberger's critically acclaimed feature film directing debut,
"Trans", screened at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, 1999
Sundance Film Festival, 1999 Berlin International Film Festival
(Readers Jury Prize for Best Film), 1999 New Directors/New Films series
at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, as well as numerous other
international festivals. It was theatrically released by Cowboy
Pictures and on cable via Sundance Channel and England's Channel 4.
In addition, Goldberger was honored as a 2000 Independent Spirit Award
nominee for the Movado "Someone to Watch", recognizing talented
up-and-coming directors with a singular vision.
In 2002, Goldberger was awarded a grant from the Chicago Underground
Film Fund to facilitate the completion of his multi-part ethnology
film, "The Eulipion Chronicles." It premiered at The 2003 Chicago
Underground Film Festival.
Goldberger finished his second feature in 2006, an adaptation of the
Harry Crews novel, "The Hawk is Dying" starring Academy Award nominees
Paul Giamatti and Michelle Williams. It premiered "In Competition" at
the 2006 Sundance Film Festival where it was a nominee for the Grand
Jury Prize. It also screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival
(Directors' Fortnight '06) as well as various international film
festivals, winning both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the
2006 Brasilia International Film Festival.