Bite-sized blog post: Rainy Kerwin

Rainy Kerwin

RAINY KERWIN’s directorial debut premiered recently at the Palm Beach International Film Festival and is making its way to NYC April 23rd at the Manhattan Film Festival.

Kerwin is an actress who wrote and produced shorts getting her feet wet and inspiring her to direct The Wedding Invitation (2016) with an all female crew.

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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2016 The Wedding Invitation (post-production)

Bite-sized blog post: Dorothy Davenport

Dorothy Davenport

DOROTHY DAVENPORT was one of the women of Early Hollywood. She was an actress, author, producer and all-around filmmaker as many women were in the early days of the industry.

She directed several films but was first officially credited on the film Linda (1929).

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THE RED KIMONA – DIRECTED BY DOROTHY DAVENPORT AND WALTER LANG
Dorothy Davenport From Social Conscience to Exploitation Pioneer
Celebrating Women in Classic Film: The Silent Directors.
Women Film Pioneers
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 1934The Woman Condemned (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)
 1934The Road to Ruin (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)
 1933Sucker Money (as Dorothy Reid)
 1929Linda (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)
 1928The Road to Ruin (as Mrs. Wallace Reid)
 1925The Red Kimona (uncredited)
 1923Human Wreckage (uncredited)

Bite-sized blog post: Karyn Kusama

Karyn Kusama

KARYN KUSAMA’S first film Girlfight (2000) premiered at Sundance and after its success she went on to direct the studio feature Aeon Flux (2005).

Her most recent feature The Invitation (2015) was part of the new narrative fiction funding offspring of Chicken & Egg – Gamechanger films.

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Interview
10 Things We Learned About Karyn Kusama’s Tumultuous Career from Her BuzzFeed Profile
How director Karyn Kusama got her indie groove back with ‘The Invitation’
Gamechanger films bio
How Karyn Kusama Broke Out of Movie Jail
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Billions (TV Series) (1 episode)

Quality of Life (2016)

 2016Casual (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Big Green Egg (2016)

 2015The Man in the High Castle (TV Series) (1 episode)

End of the World (2015)

 2014-2015Halt and Catch Fire (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2015Chicago Fire (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2013/ISpeechless (Short)

 2007The L Word (TV Series) (1 episode)

Little Boy Blue (2007)
 2005Æon Flux
 2000Girlfight

Bite-sized blog post: Jennifer Lynch

Jennifer Lynch

JENNIFER LYNCH is the daughter of cult classic director David Lynch but she is also a director in her own right.

Her first feature film Boxing Helena (1995) was plagued with a lawsuit with famous actress Nicole Kidman but was still made and led to a successful career for Lynch directing television and features.

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More Than David’s Daughter: An Interview with Jennifer Lynch
I didn’t make Hisss: Jennifer Lynch
Jennifer Lynch: a new peak for the daughter of darkness
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 A Fall from Grace (announced)
2016The Last Ship (TV Series) (1 episode)
Sea Change (2016)
2015-2016Quantico (TV Series) (2 episodes)
Answer (2016) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Cover (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2016Recovery Road (TV Series) (1 episode)

Sick as Our Secrets (2016) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2016Second Chance (TV Series) (1 episode)

May Old Acquaintance Be Forgot (2016) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2014-2016Teen Wolf (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Codominance (2016) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Perishable (2014) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
I.E.D. (2014) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Silverfinger (2014) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2015South of Hell (TV Series) (2 episodes)

I See You (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
The One That Got Away (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2015The Walking Dead (TV Series) (2 episodes)

JSS (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Spend (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2014-2015Finding Carter (TV Series) (5 episodes)

Riptide (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Something to Talk About (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Love the Way You Lie (2015) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Love Story (2014) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Do the Right Thing (2014) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
 2013Five Directors’ Interpretations of Opening Suite (Short) (segment “Nearly Invisible”)
 2013The Vacation (Short)

 2013Warehouse 13 (TV Series) (1 episode)

Instinct (2013) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2012-2013Psych (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Juliet Wears the Pantsuit (2013) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Cirque du Soul (2013) … (as Jennifer Lynch)
Autopsy Turvy (2012) … (as Jennifer Lynch)

 2013The Trouble with Billy (TV Series) (1 episode)

Pilot (2013)
 2012/IChained (as Jennifer Lynch)
 2010Hisss (as Jennifer Lynch)
 2008/ISurveillance (as Jennifer Lynch)

Bite-sized blog post: Neema Barnette

Neema Barnette

NEEMA BARNETTE is the first African-American sticom director and she has directed numerous sitcoms.

Barnette has joined forces with Ava Duvernay on her new show Queen Sugar which brags an all female directing slate. She graduated with a BA from the City College of New York and an MFA from NYU Tisch School o f the Arts.

 

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Exclusive! Neema Barnette Talks “On The 7th Day” Re-Writes, Casting Nicole Beharie + New Film on Boy Reincarnated as Dalai Lama
Pioneer Director, Neema Barnette Joins Ava DuVernay as Producing Director for OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’
UCLA
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Queen Sugar (TV Series) (1 episode) (pre-production)

 2015Being Mary Jane (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Hot Seat (2015)
 2007Super Sweet 16: The Movie (TV Movie)

 2005Miracle’s Boys (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

 2003Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2000The PJs (TV Series) (1 episode)

 1994-1998Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Shanda’s Song (1994)

 19987th Heaven (TV Series) (1 episode)

Rush to Judgment (1998)
 1997Close to Danger (TV Movie)

 1996Deadly Games (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Trash Man (1996)

 1994-1995The Cosby Mysteries (TV Series) (2 episodes)

The Hit Parade (1995)
Camouflage (1994)
 1994Sin & Redemption (TV Movie)
 1993Scattered Dreams (TV Movie)

 1993The Sinbad Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

 1993Better Off Dead (TV Movie) (as M. Neema Barnette)

 1991The Royal Family (TV Series) (1 episode)

 1990-1991A Different World (TV Series) (7 episodes)

Soldier Boy (1990)
Sweet Charity (1990)

 1990American Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

Zora Is My Name! (1990)

 1990China Beach (TV Series) (1 episode)

A Rumor of Peace (1990)

 1989The Robert Guillaume Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

Together Again (1989)

 1988-1989It’s a Living (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Just Say Yes (1989)
Dot Casts Off (1988)

 1989Hooperman (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Dating Game (1989)

 1987Frank’s Place (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 1986What’s Happening Now! (TV Series) (1 episode)

Shirley’s Little Sister (1986) … (as M. Neema Barnette)

 1984NBC Special Treat (TV Series) (1 episode)

One More Hurdle (1984)

Bite-sized blog post: Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong

Australian director GILLIAN ARMSTRONG after several successful films in Australia directed the Hollywood film Little Women (1994) starring Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Susan Sarandon and Christian Bale.

QUOTE:
I think there is still a misconception that all directors are Cecil B. De Mille types with a loud voice and a whip. Perhaps maybe that’s why there’s always been some puzzlement about a woman in the director’s role.

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Women: Director Gillian Armstrong on Film Making Challenges in Hollywood
Gillian Armstrong on her Orry-Kelly film: friendship, fame and homophobia
Gillian Armstrong: Award-winning director on smashing through glass ceilings; paying tribute to Australian costume designing legend Orry-Kelly
Biography
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2010Love, Lust & Lies (Documentary)
 1996Not Fourteen Again (Documentary)
 1988Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces (Documentary)
 1987High Tide
 1986Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert (Video documentary)
 1985Decade of Women (Short)
 1983Having a Go (Documentary)
 1980Touch Wood (Short)
 1976Smokes and Lollies (Documentary short)
 1973Gretel (Short)
 1973One Hundred a Day (Short)
 1973Satdee Night (Short)
 1971Roof Needs Mowing (Short)
 1970Old Man and Dog (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy may be a famous French actress but she’s also a director. Her first feature film Looking for Jimmy (2002) was shot in real time in Los Angeles – only stopping the shoot when camera batteries had to be changed.

She went on to write and direct Two Days in Paris (2007) and the sequel Two Days in New York (2012).

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Julie Delpy Says Hollywood Dumps on Women Most: ‘I Sometimes Wish I Were African American’ (Video)
The Guardian
Julie Delpy: Hollywood needs to fix its women problem
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Lolo
 2011Skylab
 1995Blah Blah Blah (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Miranda July

Miranda July

MIRANDA JULY was raised in Berkeley, CA and made her feature film debut with Me and You and Everyone  (2005) which was shot digitally before ti was ubiquitous and won the Camera d’Or at Cannes.

She went on to make the feature film The Future (2011) and has recently written a novel.

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Miranda July: ‘I had some rough episodes when I was younger’
Makers
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Somebody (Short)
 2000Nest of Tens (Short)
 1998The Amateurist (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Tanya Hamilton

Tanya Hamilton

TANYA HAMILTON moved to the United States from Jamaica at the age of eight. She studied at Cooper Union and then got her MFA at Columbia before making her first feature film Night Catches Us (2010).

Night Catches Us  was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

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Movie director Tanya Hamilton talks about debut film ‘Night Catches Us’
Night Catches Us Website
Columbia University
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Good Country People (Short)

 1999Split Screen (TV Series) (1 episode)

 1995The Killers (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Lisa Gottlieb

Lisa Gottlieb

LISA GOTTLIEB credits her opportunity to make the gender role reversal comedy classic Just One of the Guys (1985) to the lawsuit filed against Columbia Pictures in the early eighties by the Original Six and the DGA.

Gottlieb has gone on to direct for television and teach filmmaking at various Universities including USC.

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Chatting With The Just One Of The Guys Director
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Black Friday (post-production)
 1998Boy Meets World (TV Series) (1 episode)
The Eskimo (1998)
 1995Across the Moon
 1994Dream On (TV Series) (1 episode)
‘Tis Pity She’s a Neighbor (1994)
 1988Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series) (1 episode)