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Bite-sized blog post: Peggy Holmes

Peggy Holmes

PEGGY HOLMES is a choreographer, dancer and director. She choreographed the scene with Michelle Pfeiffer on the piano in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).

Her film directing debut was The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning (2008). She has gone on to direct other Disney projects.

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AMAZON

NETFLIX

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ONLINE

Interview
VIDEO: Interview 1
VIDEO: Interview 2
Her agency profile
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014The Pirate Fairy (Video)
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Bite-sized blog post: Abby Epstein

Abby Epstein

ABBY EPSTEIN directed for the theater for a number of years before adding documentary filmmaking to her repertoire. She formed a theatre company in Chicago (Roadworks Productions) and then went on to form Ricki & Abby Films with Ricki Lake.

Epstein’s first documentary Until the Violence Stops (2003) stemmed from her work on Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues.

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AMAZON

NETFLIX

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ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Ricki & Abby Films Website
Business of Being Born Website
Filmmaker Interview
Huffington Post
Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2008The Business of Being Born (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Caroline Suh

Caroline Suh

CAROLINE SUH has produced many documentaries and directed for the Sundance series Iconoclasts.

She directed the documentary Frontrunners (2008) and most recently directed a short film about gender inequity in the film industry, The 4% – which also can be viewed as a series of shorts on the Epix website.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

FANDOR

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Frontrunners Website
Eye for Film Interview
Epix’s ‘The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem’ Docu-Series To Debut On Intl. Women’s Day – Sundance
‘The 4%’ Short Films Highlighting Hollywood’s Female Director Gap to Air on Epix
SXSW Interview
VIDEO Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Cooked (TV Mini-Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Water (2016)

 2012Iconoclasts (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

– Jamie Oliver & Paul Smith (2012)
– James Franco & Marina Abramovic (2012)
 2008Frontrunners (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Michele Josue

Michele Josue

MICHELE JOSUE headed to Los Angeles after graduating from Emerson College and started working as an editor and in the Art department of several features.

Her debut feature film Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine (2014) is a documentary about the tragic death of her friend Matthew Shepard.

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AMAZON

NETFLIX

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ONLINE

Her blog
Find her on Twitter
Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine Website
Her Kickstarter campaign
Indiewire
New York Times

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2014 Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (Documentary)

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Bite-sized blog post: Leigh Janiak

Leigh Janiak

LEIGH JANIAK co-wrote  her first feature Honeymoon (2014) with her friend Phil Graziadei and it premiered at SXSW. Producer Patrick Baker had hired Janiak to work for the production company he was helming and two years later read the script and signed on to produce.

Janiak has gone on to direct for television and is attached to direct a remake of The Craft.

 

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Interview 1
Interview 2
Filmmaker Interview
Sony Remaking ’90s Cult Classic ‘The Craft’ With ‘Honeymoon’ Director Leigh Janiak

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Scream: The TV Series (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– The Orphanage (2016)
– In the Trenches (2015)

 2016Outcast (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Damage Done (2016)
 2014Honeymoon
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Bite-sized blog post: Anne Renton

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Director Anne Renton visits SiriusXM Studio on May 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

ANNE RENTON hails from Australia but directs in Los Angeles.

Her first feature film The Perfect Family (2011) stars Kathleen Turner and Emily Deschanel and tackles religion’s taboos concerning homosexuality. She has gone on to direct for television including the TV series Bones.

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iTUNES

YOUTUBE

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ONLINE

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Indiewire Interview
After Ellen Interview
Huffington Post
Emily Deschanel and out director Anne Renton talk “The Perfect Family”

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

The Fosters (TV Series) (1 episode)
– EQ (2016)
2014-2015Bones (TV Series) (3 episodes)
 2007Love Is Love (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Laura Dern

Laura Dern

LAURA DERN is of course well known as an actor but she has also had a turn at directing a few short segments for television.

Laura Dern was a director on the Lifetime series Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013), five stories surrounding mental illness all directed by women. The series was a follow-up to the series Five of stories about women and breast cancer also all directed by women.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

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Deadline
Laura Dern: There are too few women directors in Hollywood
Lifetime Website
Biography
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (TV Movie) (segment “Grace”)
 1994The Gift (TV Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Alison Eastwood

Alison Eastwood

ALISON EASTWOOD has followed in her father’s footsteps (Clint Eastwood) and directed films.

Eastwood began studying acting and then moved into directing with her first feature film Rails and Ties (2007).

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AMAZON

iTUNES

VIMEO

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Telluride Interview
Alison Eastwood on Father Clint’s Top Directing Advice: “Get a Lot of Sleep”
Indiewire
VIDEO: Interview
For father-daughter duo Clint and Alison Eastwood, directing is a family business
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

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Bite-sized blog post: Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg

Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg

RICKI STERN and ANNIE SUNDBERG met while students at Dartmouth and have since gone on to direct several documentaries together, a reality series following Anna Wintour’s and Diane Von Furstenberg’s Fashion Fund competition and have formed a company, Break Thru Films.

Their documentary The Trials of Daryl Hunt (2006) was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Their latest endeavor Marathon: The Patriots’ Day Bombing is part of the HBO slate of films announced for this year.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

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ONLINE

Find Annie Sundberg on Twitter
Find Ricki Stern on Twitter
Break Thru Films Website
American Film Showcase
The Devil Came on Horseback Website
Meet the 2015 Tribeca Filmmakers
Indiewire Interview
Filmmaker Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

RICKI STERN on IMDb

The Fashion Fund (TV Series) (22 episodes)

– Winner Announced (2016)
– Instagram Challenge/LA Fashion Show (2016)
– Fossil Design Challenge (2016)
– Vogue Magazine Shoot (2016)
– Women’s Fashion Week (2016)
Show all 22 episodes
 2015/IIn My Father’s House (Documentary)

 2014American Masters (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2014)
 2014Epicuriousity (Video short)

 2013Nine for IX (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Let Them Wear Towels (2013)
 2013Let Them Wear Towels (Documentary)
 2012Knuckleball! (Documentary)
 2012The Sky Is Not the Limit (Documentary short)
 2011Secret Access: UFOs on the Record (TV Movie documentary)
 2010Burma Soldier (Documentary) (co-director)
 2010Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Documentary)
 2008The End of America (Documentary)
 2007The Devil Came on Horseback (Documentary)
 2006The Trials of Darryl Hunt (Documentary)
 1998In My Corner (Documentary)
 1991Neglect Not the Children (TV Movie documentary)
ANNIE SUNDBERG on IMDb

The Fashion Fund (TV Series) (executive producer – 19 episodes)

– Winner Announced (2016) … (executive producer)
– Instagram Challenge/LA Fashion Show (2016) … (executive producer)
– Fossil Design Challenge (2016) … (executive producer)
– Vogue Magazine Shoot (2016) … (executive producer)
– Women’s Fashion Week (2016) … (executive producer)
Show all 19 episodes
 2015/IIn My Father’s House (Documentary) (producer)

 2014American Masters (TV Series documentary) (executive producer – 1 episode)

– Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2014) … (executive producer)
 2014Epicuriousity (Video short) (executive producer)
 2012Training for the Apocalypse (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer)
 2012Knuckleball! (Documentary) (producer – as Annie Sundberg)
 2011Secret Access: UFOs on the Record (TV Movie documentary) (producer)
 2011The Bengali Detective (Documentary) (producer)
 2010Burma Soldier (Documentary) (producer)
 2010Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Documentary) (producer – as Annie Sundberg)

 2009Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices (TV Series) (supervising producer – 6 episodes)

– Episode #1.6 (2009) … (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.5 (2009) … (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.4 (2009) … (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.3 (2009) … (supervising producer)
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … (supervising producer)
Show all 6 episodes
 2008The End of America (Documentary) (producer)
 2007The Devil Came on Horseback (Documentary) (producer – as Annie Sundberg)
 2006The Trials of Darryl Hunt (Documentary) (executive producer – as Annie Sundberg) / (producer – as Annie Sundberg)

 Family Plots (TV Series) (series producer – 16 episodes, 2004) (producer – 7 episodes, 2004)

– House of Pain (2004) … (producer) / (series producer)
– Movin’ On (2004) … (producer) / (series producer)
– Birthday Blues (2004) … (series producer)
– A VIP in the House (2004) … (series producer)
– Looking for Love… Again! (2004) … (producer) / (series producer)
Show all 16 episodes
 2003Lifeline: Mayo Clinic (TV Series) (senior producer)

 2002Trauma: Life in the E.R. (TV Series documentary) (producer – 3 episodes)

– Burned (2002) … (producer)
– Miraculous (2002) … (producer)
– Brave Decisions (2002) … (producer)
 2000Tully (producer)
 1999Pyrite (Short) (co-producer)
 1998In My Corner (Documentary) (producer)
 1995One Survivor Remembers (Documentary short) (associate producer)
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Bite-sized blog post: Lacey Schwartz

Lacey Schwartz

LACEY SCHWARTZ studied law at Harvard. She directed the documentary Little White Lie (2014) which was screened as a part of the PBS series Independent Lens.

She has also worked as a producer.

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PBS
Little White Lie website
Interview
New York Times
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Little White Lie (2015)
 2014Little White Lie (Documentary)