Month / July 2016

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Bite-sized blog post: Alana Cash

Alana Cash

ALANA CASH has directed documentaries about women and science which have been successfully distributed in academic circles, including the feature Marie Curie: The Woman Behind the Mind (2002).

Her narrative fiction film Tom’s Wife (2004) is based on a novel she wrote of the same name.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Variety
Meet the writer Alana Cash
Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2001Mileva Maric: The Other Einstein (Video documentary short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Shari Berman

Shari Berman

SHARI BERMAN’s feature film My Life as Abraham Lincoln (2012) toured the festival circuit to critical acclaim.

The self-taught director then went on to direct Sugar! (2015) starring Tony-award winning actress Alice Ripley which is now touring the festival circuit – premiering Wednesday July 20th at the Long Island International Film Expo.

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Where to watch her films:

HER WEBSITE

VIMEO

VIMEO ON DEMAND

SUGAR WEBSITE

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Website for Sugar
New York Times
Variety

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Sugar!
 2004The Trial of Jack (Short)
 2002Act as If
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Bite-sized blog post: Jennifer Yuh

Jennifer Yuh

JENNIFER YUH is a director and storyboard artist. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).

Since the success of Kung Fu Panda (2 and 3) Yuh has been slated to direct her first live-action film  The Darkest Minds.

 

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Facebook
Variety
Kung Fu Panda’s’ Jennifer Yuh Nelson Eyes Virtual Reality’s Creative Possibilities
Jen Yuh Nelson: The Soft-Spoken Powerhouse Behind Kung Fu Panda
The Animation Guild
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Kung Fu Panda 3 (as Jennifer Yuh)

 1998-1999Spawn (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Hunter’s Moon (1999) … (as Jennifer Yuh)
– The Mindkiller (1999) … (as Jennifer Yuh)
– Send in the KKKlowns (1998) … (as Jennifer Yuh)
– Home, Bitter Home (1998) … (as Jennifer Yuh)
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Bite-sized blog post: Lorene Scafaria

Lorene Scafaria

Before directing for film LORENE SCAFARIA wrote and produced a play at the Producer’s Club in NYC (a small dingy theatre that is the home to many Off-Off-Off Broadway productions).

She went on to write for film and television and has directed for the hit comedy series New Girl. Her latest film directorial endeavor, The Meddler (2015) stars Susan Sarandon.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her onTwitter
NPR
How Lorene Scafaria used Susan Sarandon to break Hollywood barriers with ‘The Meddler’
Huffington Post
New York Times
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013-2014New Girl (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Background Check (2014)
– Basketsball (2014)
– Quick Hardening Caulk (2013)
 Love Is Dead (TV Movie)
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Bite-sized blog post: Ivana Massetti

Ivanna Massetti

IVANA MASSETTI originally hails from Italy and since moving to the US has continued to pursue her love for film and social justice issues with One Day in America, a transmedia project “about Justice and the controversial issues that divide this country.”

She has been an active advocate for more women’s directorial voices with her website and movement Women Occupy Hollywood – inspired by the Occupy movement in response to the financial crisis.

 

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE
One Day In America project Website
Find her on Twitter
Find Women Occupy Hollywood on Facebook
Women Occupy Hollywood
Montalvo Arts Center
Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 1998Nadro

 19943000 scénarios contre un virus (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Le sida, c’est les autres (1994)
 1988Domino
 1984Aloha
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Bite-sized blog post: Emily Ting

Emily Ting

EMILY TING began directing documentaries and producing narrative fiction before directing her first narrative fiction feature film Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015).

Ting is a graduate of NYU.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her film on Twitter
Her Company Unbound Feet Productions Website
LAFF 2015 Women Directors: Meet Emily Ting – ‘It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong’
Interview
Shockya Interview
Hong Kong Women Filmmakers

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012The Distance Between (Short)
 2008Family Inc. (Documentary)
 2006/IIReality Check (Documentary short)
 2004/IIOne Night Stand (Short)
 2002What’s Love Got to Do with It? (Documentary short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Wendy Jo Carlton

Wendy Jo Carlton

WENDY JO CARLTON is based in Chicago and . Her most recent project is the web series Easy Abby (2013) tells the story of Abby, a 30-year old lesbian woman navigating the world of romance and life and is shot in Chicago.

Her feature film Hannah Free (2009) was based on the play of the same name by Claudia Allen. When she’s not directing Carlton works as a producer for PBS Television and Sirius Radio.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Interview
Indiewire
Jamie and Jessie are Not Together blog
Wendy Jo Carlton: Rebel With a Camera

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Easy Abby (TV Series)

 2009-2012Biz Kid$ (TV Series) (6 episodes)

– What to Do with a Windfall (2012) … (profile segment)
– It’s a Job Getting a Job! (2012) … (profile segment)
– The Economics of Economics (2012) … (profile segment)
– A World Without Taxes (2011) … (profile segment)
– Are You Financially Literate? (2010) … (profile segment)
Show all 6 episodes
 2007If We Never Left This Room (Documentary short)
 2001The Boys in the Bean (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Rosemary Rodriguez

Rosemary Rodriguez

After her first feature film Acts of Worship (2001) premiered at Sundance Film Festival ROSEMARY RODRIGUEZ began directing television thanks to the John Wells Women and Minority Fellowship.

Her film Silver Skies (2015) had Dennis Farina attached who Rodriguez had worked with on Law & Order and eh passed away two weeks before shooting. She dedicated the finished film to him.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her Twitter
Find her on Facebook
Her Website
DGA
Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

The Good Wife (TV Series) (18 episodes)

– Party (2016)
– Judged (2016)
– Discovery (2015)
– Winning Ugly (2015) … (as Mary Rodriguez)
– Open Source (2015)
Show all 18 episodes

 2016Outsiders (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Day Most Blessed (2016)
– Trust (2016)

 2012-2016Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Collateral Damages (2016)
– Father Dearest (2012)

 2015Jessica Jones (TV Series) (1 episode)

– AKA 1,000 Cuts (2015)

 2015Empire (TV Series) (1 episode)

– False Imposition (2015)

 2014Manhattan (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The New World (2014)

 2014Rake (TV Series) (1 episode)

– 50 Shades of Gay (2014)

 2013Hell on Wheels (TV Series) (1 episode)

– It Happened in Boston (2013)

 2013Low Winter Sun (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Catacombs (2013)

 2013Vegas (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Unfinished Business (2013)

 2013Red Widow (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Captive (2013)

 2012Elementary (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Rat Race (2012)

 2012I Just Want My Pants Back (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Love Equation (2012)
– A Piece of Cake (2012)
– Safety Nets (2012)

 2011Covert Affairs (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Horse to Water (2011)

 2011Hawthorne (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2011)
– Price of Admission (2011)
– Just Between Friends (2011)

 2011Lights Out (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Comeback (2011)

 2010Blue Bloods (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Re-Do (2010)

 2010Undercovers (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Crashed (2010)

 2010White Collar (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Company Man (2010)

 2010Criminal Minds (TV Series) (1 episode)

– …A Thousand Words (2010)

 2010Castle (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Third Man (2010)
 2010Pregnancy Pact (TV Movie)

 2009Rescue Me (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Initiation (2009)
– Wheels (2009)
– Control (2009)

 2009The Unusuals (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Tape Delay (2009)

 2008Canterbury’s Law (TV Series) (1 episode)

– What Goes Around (2008)

 2006-2007Without a Trace (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Connections (2007)
– Expectations (2006)

 2005Law & Order (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Life Line (2005)

 2004-2005Third Watch (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Too Little, Too Late (2005)
– Sins of the Fathers (2004)
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Bite-sized blog post: Alicia Dwyer

Alicia Dwyer

ALICIA DWYER directed for the Independent Lens series The Calling.

Her work with PBS and ITVS on The Calling led to their distribution of her feature length film Xmas Without China (2013). She has also produced fiction films, including the feature Hostile Border (2015).

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Where to watch her films:

ITVS – THE CALLING

ITVS – NINE TO NINETY

VIMEO

VERACITY PRODUCTIONS WEBSITE

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Veracity Productions Website
Veracity Productions on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Xmas Without China Website
Indiewire Interview
American Film Showcase
New Day Films

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Nine To Ninety (Documentary short)
 2013Xmas Without China (Documentary)
 2010Starter Home (Short) (collaborating director)
 2010The Calling (Documentary)
 2010Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)
 2008Homes and Homelands (Video documentary short) (collaborating director)
 2008Unbroken Circle (Video documentary short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Aimee Lagos

Aimee Lagos

AIMEE LAGOS was active in theatre while at Washington University while studying social thought, analysis and legal studies. All of those experiences would culminate in her feature fiction film 96 Minutes (2011).

Her screenplay No Good Deed (2014) was directed by Sam Miller and starred Idris Elba.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

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For filmmaker Aimee Lagos, ’96 Minutes’ took years to craft
Interview
Video Interview
Indiewire Interview
96 Minutes by alumna Aimee Lagos April 23

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2003Underground (Short)