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Bite-sized blog post: Ashley Sabin

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ASHLEY SABIN co-directed the documentary Girl Model (2011) with David Redmond and it premiered at SXSW.

She continues to produce and direct films through her company Carnivalesque Films.

 

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AMAZON

CARNIVALESQUE FILMS

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Filmmaker Magazine Interview
Interview
Moveable Feast article
Kickstarter campaign for Girl Model
THE COMPLICATED BACKSTORY BEHIND NEW DOC GIRL MODEL: WHY ITS SUBJECT, MODEL NADYA VALL, IS FURIOUS OVER HER PORTRAYAL

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Sanctuary (Documentary)
 2014Choreography (Documentary short)
 2013Night Labor (Documentary)
 2012Kingdom of Animal (Documentary)
 2012Downeast (Documentary)
 2011Girl Model (Documentary) (as A. Sabin)
 2008/IIntimidad (Documentary)
 2007Kamp Katrina (Video documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: April Wright

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APRIL WRIGHT directed a documentary on the American Driv-in, Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013).

Wright has an MBA from Northwestern University and studied Computer Science as an undergraduate before getting into filmmaking.

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AMAZON

GOING ATTRACTIONS WEBSITE

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Her film on Facebook
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Going Attractions Website
Interview 1
Interview 2
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

My BFF (Short)
 2010/IInner Beauty (Short)
 2010The Graveyard Shift (Short)
 2009/ILayover
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Bite-sized blog post: Jennie Livingston

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JENNIE LIVINGSTON studied photography and painting with a minor in English Literature at Yale. Her documentary Paris is Burning (1990) won the Sundance Grand Jury prize.

She was born in Texas, raised in Los Angeles and currently lives in New York City.

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NETFLIX

HER WEBSITE

VIMEO

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Her Website
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Indiewire Interview
BuzzFeed Interview
Burning down the house: why the debate over Paris is Burning rages on
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2006Through the Ice (Short)
 2005Who’s the Top? (Short)
 1990Paris Is Burning (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Ry Russo-Young

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RY RUSSO-YOUNG has had two films premiere at Sundance, Nobody Walks (2012) and  You Won’t Miss Me (2009).

Her narrative ficiton film Before I Fall will be released in 2017. She has a documentary in development about the man who donated sperm to her lesbian parents suing for paternal rights.

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Her blog
Director Ry Russo-Young’s “Before I Fall” Gets Spring 2017 Release Date
First Showing
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2017Before I Fall (post-production)
 2012Nobody Walks
 2009You Wont Miss Me
 2007Orphans
 2005Marion (Short)
 2003Babes in Toyland (Short)

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Bite-sized blog post: Arlene Sanford

A VERY BRADY SEQUEL, Director Arlene Sanford, on set, 1996, (c)Paramount

ARLENE SANFORD has been directing for television for over thirty years, sitcoms and hour long dramas.

She began by directing a short film with Jamie Lee Curtis and has gone on to be nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.

 

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iTUNES

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TV.com
TCM
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Grace and Frankie (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Episode #3.3 (2017)
– Episode #3.2 (2017)
– The Road Trip (2016)

 2010-2016Pretty Little Liars (TV Series) (9 episodes)

– The DArkest Knight (2016)
– Don’t Look Now (2015)
– Bloody Hell (2015)
– A Dark Ali (2014)
– Bite Your Tongue (2014)
Show all 9 episodes

 2015-2016Bones (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– The Death in the Defense (2016)
– The Eye in the Sky (2015)

 2014-2015Nashville (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– We’ve Got Nothing But Love to Prove (2015)
– Time Changes Things (2015)
– Road Happy (2014)

 2015Younger (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Shedonism (2015)

 2015The Royals (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon (2015)
– We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts (2015)

 2013-2014Franklin & Bash (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Spirits in the Material World (2014)
– By the Numbers (2013)

 2014Young & Hungry (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Young & Lesbian (2014)

 2014Mind Games (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Apophenia (2014)

 2014Men at Work (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Post-Posal (2014)

 2013Ravenswood (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Devil Has a Face (2013)

 2013Monday Mornings (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Truth or Consequences (2013)

 2013Necessary Roughness (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Fall Guy (2013)

 2013Emily Owens M.D. (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Emily and… The Love of Larping (2013)

 2012White Collar (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Honor Among Thieves (2012)

 2012Baby Daddy (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Take Her Out of the Ballgame (2012)

 2012Jane by Design (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Finger Bowl (2012)

 2012Switched at Birth (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Les Soeurs D’Estrees (2012)

 2011Harry’s Law (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Insanity (2011)
– In the Ghetto (2011)

 2004-2010Desperate Housewives (TV Series) (8 episodes)

– Pleasant Little Kingdom (2010)
– Coming Home (2005)
– You’ll Never Get Away from Me (2005)
– Live Alone and Like It (2005)
– The Ladies Who Lunch (2005)
Show all 8 episodes

 2006-2010My Boys (TV Series) (9 episodes)

– Puss ‘N’ Glutes (2010)
– Facebook the Past (2009)
– Carpe Burritoem (2009)
– Jack and Bobby (2008)
– Dudes Being Dudes (2008)
Show all 9 episodes

 2010Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) (1 episode)

– A Mother’s Secret (2010)

 2007-2010Medium (TV Series) (9 episodes)

– Dead Meat (2010)
– There Will Be Blood… Type A (2010)
– New Terrain (2009)
– Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo (2009)
– How to Make a Killing in Big Business: Part 1 (2009) … (part two)
Show all 9 episodes
 200912 Men of Christmas (TV Movie)

 2008Grey’s Anatomy (TV Series) (1 episode)

– All by Myself (2008)

 2008Lipstick Jungle (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Chapter Fourteen: Let the Games Begin (2008)

 2008The Starter Wife (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Ex-Files (2008)

 2008Monk (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Mr. Monk Falls in Love (2008)

 2004-2008Boston Legal (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– The Mighty Rogues (2008)
– Breast in Show (2006)
– Schadenfreude (2005)
– A Greater Good (2004)

 2008Unhitched (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet (2008)

 2007Psych (TV Series) (1 episode)

– If You’re So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? (2007)

 2007The Wedding Bells (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Fools in Love (2007)

 2006-2007The Game (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– The Iceman Cometh (2007)
– Brittany’s Super Sweet Sixth (2006)
– Gifted (2006)

 2007Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Everybody Hates Hall Monitors (2007)
 2006More, Patience (TV Movie)
 2006Women of a Certain Age (TV Movie)

 20063 lbs. (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Of Two Minds (2006)

 2005-2006Girlfriends (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Everybody Hates Monica (2006)
– Hot Girl on Girl Action (2005)

 2006Pepper Dennis (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Star Anchor Weds Colleague (2006)
 2006What About Brian (TV Series)

 2005Love, Inc. (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Three’s Company (2005)
– Hope & Faith (2005)
– Bosom Buddies (2005)

 2005Arrested Development (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Mr. F (2005)

 2005Weeds (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Dead in the Nethers (2005)

 2005The Bad Girl’s Guide (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Guide to Doing It Now (2005)

 2004Kevin Hill (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Going for the Juggler (2004)

 2003-2004Rock Me, Baby (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Love at First Flight (2004)
– Ring of Fire (2003)
– Would I Lie to You? (2003)
– Coupling (2003)

 2004I’m with Her (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Friends in Low Places (2004)

 2003Miss Match (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Santa, Baby (2003)

 2003Eve (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Player Down (2003)

 2002-2003Everwood (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– The Miracle of Everwood (2003)
– Everwood Confidential (2003)
– Deer God (2002)

 2003Dawson’s Creek (TV Series) (1 episode)

– All the Right Moves (2003)

 2001-2002Boston Public (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Chapter Forty-Six (2002)
– Chapter Forty-Two (2002)
– Chapter Nine (2001)

 1997-2002Ally McBeal (TV Series) (7 episodes)

– Love Is All Around: Part 2 (2002)
– Love Is All Around: Part 1 (2002)
– Tis the Season (2000)
– Changes (1999)
– Those Lips, That Hand (1999)
Show all 7 episodes

 2001Go Fish (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Go Wrestling (2001)
– Go Student Council (2001) … (as Arlene Sandford)

 2001Once and Again (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Standing Room Only (2001)

 2001Ed (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Hook, Line and Sinker (2001)

 2000-2001Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Krelboyne Girl (2001)
– Funeral (2000)
– Red Dress (2000)

 2000Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Lorelais’ First Day at Chilton (2000)

 2000Battery Park (TV Series) (5 episodes)

– Walter’s Rib (2000)
– You Give Law a Bad Name (2000)
– Fast Times at Union High (2000)
– Black Monday (2000)
– Rabbit Punch (2000)

 2000The West Wing (TV Series) (1 episode)

– He Shall, from Time to Time… (2000)
 2000Live Girls (TV Movie)

 1999Wasteland (TV Series) (1 episode)

– My Ex-friends Wedding (1999)
 1999Ally (TV Series)

 1997Caroline in the City (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Caroline and the Desperate Cat (1997)
– Caroline and the Egg (1997)
– Caroline and the Blind Date (1997)

 1997Temporarily Yours (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Voice of Reason (1997)

 1996The Last Frontier (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Single White Pest (1996)
– Babes in Joyland (1996)
– The One with the Friends’ Theme (1996)
– Pilot (1996)

 1995Simon (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Simon Saves a Restaurant (1995)
– Simon Says Surprise! (1995)
– Simon’s Ship Comes In (1995)
– Simon Gets Carl a Job (1995)
 1995New York Daze (TV Series)

 1995The Great Defender (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Def Poets Society (1995)

 1995Pig Sty (TV Series) (5 episodes)

– Leap Into an Open Grave (1995)
– Party!!! (1995)
– Five Cards, No Studs (1995)
– Iowa vs. New York (1995)
– Beauty & the Beasts (1995)

 1995Pride & Joy (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Genius (1995)

 1995All-American Girl (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Young Americans (1995)

 1994Friends (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The One with the Butt (1994)
 1993Arly Hanks (TV Movie)

 1993The Second Half (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Halloween (1993)
– Guess Who’s Channeling Dinner? (1993)
– Prelude to a Job (1993)
– Coughing Up Meat (1993)

 1993Almost Home (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– To Date or Not to Date? (1993)
– Duelling Birthdays (1993)
– Sleeping with the Enemy (1993)
– New Moon (1993)

 1993Where I Live (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Occupant (1993)

 1990-1992Dream On (TV Series) (11 episodes)

– Domestic Bliss (1992)
– Pants on Fire (1991)
– Play Melville for Me (1991)
– No, I’m Just Happy to See You (1991)
– Futile Attraction (1991)
Show all 11 episodes

 1992Camp Wilder (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– The First Kiss (1992)
– See Spot Go (1992)
– Bad Influence (1992)

 1991-1992The Torkelsons (TV Series) (19 episodes)

– Aunt Poison (1992)
– The Egg and I (1992)
– The Long Goodbye (1992)
– Say Uncle (1992)
– Swear Not by the Moon (1992)
Show all 19 episodes

 1991Sisters (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Deja Vu All Over Again (1991)

 1990-1991True Colors (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Homies Alone (1991)
– Soft Shell (1990)

 1990Ferris Bueller (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Scenes from a Grandma (1990)

 1990Cop Rock (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Cop-a-Felliac (1990)
– The Cocaine Mutiny (1990)

 1990Elvis (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Grand Ole Opry (1990)
– The Locket (1990)

 1989-1990Open House (TV Series) (6 episodes)

– Lost Weekend (1990)
– The Bad Seed (1990)
– In Vegas… with Showgirls!: Part 2 (1989)
– In Vegas… with Showgirls!: Part 1 (1989)
– Murder, He Wrote (1989)
Show all 6 episodes

 1989Hooperman (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Some of That Jazz (1989)
– Love Bytes (1989)

 1989Coach (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Whose Team Is It, Anyway? (1989)
– 19 Candles (1989)

 1989Newhart (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Another Saturday Night (1989)

 1987-1989Duet (TV Series) (20 episodes)

– Read Between the Lines (1989)
– Too Many Cooks (1989)
– It’s My Party (1988)
– Deja Two (1988)
– Partners (1988)
Show all 20 episodes

 1988Dear John (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Dancing in the Dark (1988)

 1988Annie McGuire (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Fried Shoe (1988)

 1988Eisenhower & Lutz (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Don’t Change a Hair for Me (1988)

 1988The Wonder Years (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Dance with Me (1988)

 1987The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Box (1987)

 1987Designing Women (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Reese’s Friend (1987)
 1986Welcome Home (Short)

 1985Rituals (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Episode #1.141 (1985)
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Bite-sized blog post: Kat Candler

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KAT CANDLER’s feature film Hellion (2014), based on a short she directed, premiered at Sundance.

She was one of the directors selected by Ava Duvernay to direct for her series Queen Sugar, Candler’s first foray into television which then led to her directing for the series 12 Monkeys.

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Her Website
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Film Financing 101 with ‘Hellion’ Director Kat Candler
Watch: Kat Candler on How Short Filmmaking Encourages Experimentation
Blog
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

12 Monkeys (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Episode #3.6 (2017)

 2016Queen Sugar (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Next to Nothing (2016)
– Where with All (2016)
 2015The Rusted (Short)
 2014Hellion
 2013Black Metal (Short)
 2012Hellion (Short)
 2009Love Bug (Short)
 2008Quarter to Noon (Short)
 2005Pilot and Olo (TV Short)
 2004Roberta Wells (Short)
 2002The Absence of Wings (Short)
 2000Cicadas
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Bite-sized blog post: Sophie Huber

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SOPHIE HUBER is an actress who has worked as a director in documentary films. She was born in Switzerland and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles.

Her documentary film Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2012) about her relationship with Harry Dean Stanton.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Facebook
Interview 1
Interview 2
Cherry Jones on getting married and playing a lesbian feminist in Season 2 of “Transparent”
Swiss Films
Interview: VIDEO

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2017Untitled Blue Note Project (Documentary) (filming)
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Bite-sized blog post: Danishka Esterhazy

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DANISHKA ESTERHAZY is a graduate of the National Screen Institute, the Canadian Film Centre and the Talent Lab at the Toronto International Film Festival. She is a member of the Los Angeles based group Alliance of Women Directors.

Her work focuses on female centered content, including feature Black Field (2009) which screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

BLACK FIELD WEBSITE

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Black Field Website
DANISHKA ESTERHAZY WINS UBC CREATIVE WRITING AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Alliance of Women Directors
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016The Singing Bones (Short) (attached) (post-production)
 2015Scallywags (Short) (attached) (completed)
 Level 16 (attached) (pre-production)
 2013H & G
 2012/IVFallen (Short)
 2011Bullies – Not Cool! (TV Series)
 2009The Red Hood (Short)
 2009Infectious (Short)
 2006Protection (Short)
 2005The Snow Queen (Short)
 2004Threefold (Video short)
 2003Endings
 2002Embowered (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Eleonore Dailly

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ELEONORE DAILLY was co-director for the documentary film Dirt (2009) which was distributed through PBS’ Independent Lens.

Before getting her MFA in USC’s Peter Stark program she worked as an attorney. Dailly runs her production company Film Invaders and is a co-chair for the Alliance of Women Directors.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Film Invaders Website
BFI
Independent Lens
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014Paradise Palms (Short)
 2010/IIChicas (Documentary)

 2010Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (co-director – 1 episode)

– Dirt! The Movie (2010) … (co-director)
 2009Dirt! The Movie (Documentary) (co-director)
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Bite-sized blog: Cindy Baer

CINDY BAER began her career as an actress. After forming her company Free Dream Pictures she directed and produced  her narrative feature film Purgatory House (2004).

Her feature Odd Brodsky (2014) premiered at The Mill Valley Film Festival.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

FREE DREAM PICTURES WEBSITE

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Free Dream Pictures Website
Find her on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Odd Brodsky Website
Canon
Her blog
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Hands Up (Video)
 2006Claire’s Prayer (Video short)
 2006Morbid Curiosity (Short)
 2005The Making of ‘Purgatory House’ (Video documentary)