Month / September 2016

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Bite-sized blog post: Sophie Fiennes

Sophie Fiennes

SOPHIE FIENNES worked with director Peter Greenaway and ran a dance company before directing her own films. 

Her documentary The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (2012) premiered at DOC: NYC.

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AMAZON

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Sophie Fiennes: ‘My film is about an artist, not about my name’
Filmmaker Magazine Interview
Sophie Fiennes: ‘Film-goers are bored with being talked down to’
British Film Council
VIDEO Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Hopper Stories (Short)
 2012First Row Orchestra (Short)
 2002Hoover Street Revival (Documentary)
 1998Lars from 1-10 (Documentary short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Deborah Riley Draper

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DEBORAH RILEY DRAPER has a background in advertising and directed her first feature documentary Versailles ’73:American Runway Revolution tackled the subject of French vs American designers.

Her most recent endeavor, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice, delves into the story of African American athletes who “who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.” The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice Website
Interview 1
Interview 2
Tavis Smiley Interview: VIDEO
Woman to Watch: Deborah Riley Draper

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (Documentary) (attached)
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Bite-sized blog post: Martha Shane

Martha Shane

MARTHA SHANE’s directorial debut premiered at SXSW, Bi the Way (2008) which she produced as well as co-directed.

Her documentary After Tiller (2013) was directed with Lana Wilson and garnered her an Emmy and Independent Spirit Award nomination.

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AMAZON

PBS

NETFLIX

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PBS
CALMING THE CONTROVERSY: “AFTER TILLER” DIRECTORS LANA WILSON AND MARTHA SHANE
From this Day Forward Website
Indiewire
VIDEO: Interview
LANA WILSON AND MARTHA SHANE ON ‘AFTER TILLER’ AND TELLING STORIES THAT MATTER

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– After Tiller (2014)
 2013After Tiller (Documentary)
 2008Bi the Way (Documentary) (co-director)
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Bite-sized blog post: Zatella Beatty

Zatella Beatty

ZATELLA BEATTY’s documentary Iverson (2014) about sports legend Allen Iverson premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was televised on Showtime.

Beatty is also an actress who has appeared in film and television.

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AMAZON

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ESPN Interview
Interview
Showtime Set to Premiere ‘Iverson’ Documenary on the Legacy of NBA Great Allen Iverson

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2014 Iverson (Documentary)

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Bite-sized blog post: Crystal Moselle

Crystal MOselle

CRYSTAL MOSELLE’s feature length documentary The Wolfpack won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

She has worked for Vice and The New York Times creating video content.

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AMAZON

NETFLIX

VICE

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VICE VIDEO Interview
Variety Interview
Filmmaker Magazine Interview
Indiewire Interview
Interview
Her Website

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Separating Ourselves (Video short)
 2015The Wolfpack (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Maria Maggenti

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MARIA MAGGENTI studied philosophy as Undergrad at Smith college then went on to get her MFA from NYU. She has worked as a writer and script editor for television.

Her narrative feature film Puccini for Beginners premiered at Sundance.

 

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AMAZON

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Variety
ACT UP Interview
Deadline
Los Angeles Times
VIDEO: Maria Maggenti talks about living on residuals
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 1994La donna è mobile (Short)
 1993Name Day (Short)
 1991Waiting for War (Short)
 1990The Love Monster (Short)
 1988Doctors, Liars & Women (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Adi Lavy & Maya Stark

Maya Stark and Adi Lavy

ADI LAVY is a documentarian who is recognized internationally for her photography. She attended Columbia University and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. MAYA STARK also studied at SVA and has edited both narrative fiction and documentary films.

Stark and Lavy co-directed the feature film documentary Sun Kissed (2012) which can be viewed on PBS.

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Adi Lavy Website
Vision Maker Media Adi Lavy
Vision Maker Media Maya Stark
Meet the 2012 LAFF Filmmakers #5: ‘Sun Kissed’ Directors Maya Stark & Adi Lavy
VIDEO Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):
2012 Sun Kissed (Documentary)

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Bite-sized blog post: Ramona S. Diaz

Ramona S Diaz

RAMONA S. DIAZ studied communications at Stanford University and has gone on to direct documentaries which have been distributed by PBS’ Independent Lens.

She founded her production company Cine Diaz in 2000 to produce documentary feature films.

 

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AMAZON

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ WEBSITE

NETFLIX

POV

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Cine Diaz Website
Indiewire Interview
Don’t Stop Believin’ Website
POV – PBS
Guggenheim Fellows
American Film Showcase

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

– Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey (2013)
– Imelda (2005)

 2011P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– The Learning (2011)
 2003Imelda (Documentary)
 1996Spirits Rising (Documentary)

 

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Bite-sized blog post: Eliza Hittman

Eliza HIttman

ELIZA HITTMAN was named as one of the 25 New Faces of Film to watch by Filmmaker Magazine in 2013. She got her MFA at Cal Arts.

Her feature directorial debut It Felt Like Love (2013) premiered at Sundance and was according to the New York Times shot for less than $100,000 in 18 days.

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VIMEO

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Interview 1
Interview 2
New York Times Interview
Filmmaker Magazine
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2009Trickster (Short)
 2008A Lumiere (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Sini Anderson

Sini Anderson

SINI ANDERSON began her career as a professional dancer while still a teenager in Chicago.

Her documentary The Punk Singer (2013) premiered at SXSW and was distributed by IFC.

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Lyme Disease Is a Feminist Issue: An Interview With Sini Anderson
Indiewire Interview
Filmmaker Magazine Interview
VIDEO: Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013The Punk Singer (Documentary)
 2011All Those Girls, Jolie Holland (Video short)