August 4, 2016 by JENDEAN

Bite-sized blog post: Vicky Jenson

VICKY JENSON was the first woman to direct an Oscar winning Animated Feature with the DreamWorks film Shrek.

She also has directed over 40 commercial spots with Anonymous Content – and at the time she worked with them she was the only woman they represented.

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AMAZON

Bite-sized blog post: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo

AGNIESZKA WOJTOWICZ-VOSLOO directed the short film Pâté (2001) which premiered at Sundance while still a student at NYU.

Through that success she got an agent and began writing the feature film After Life (2009) which she ended up directing with Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci.

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AMAZON

Bite-sized blog post: Alexandra Shiva

ALEXANDRA SHIVA’s most recent documentary about autism How to Dance in Ohio (2015) premiered at Sundance and was distributed by HBO.

Shiva formed her company Gidalya Pictures while her making her first feature documentary Bombay Eunuch (2001).

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AMAZON

VIMEO

Bite-sized blog post: Delila Vallot

DELILA VALLOT is an actor and dancer who has directed both a feature length fiction film, the thriller Tunnel Vision (2013) and a documentary Can You Dig This (2015).

Can You Dig This tells the story of four gardeners making magic with soil in the urban South Central Los Angeles.

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AMAZON

iTUNES

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Bite-sized blog post: Lynne Ramsay

LYNNE RAMSAY is slated to direct a film produce by Amazon Studios, You Were Never Really Here (2017).

Her short film Gasman (1996) won her the Cannes Prix du Jury. Her feature Ratcatcher (1999) was then screened at Cannes.

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Bite-sized blog post: Heidi Van Lier

HEIDI VAN LIER has worked as a producer for television series, including Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Those jobs have likely supported her indie film career. She has written a how to book on indie filmmaking.

Her first feature film Chi Girl (1999) was a mockumentary she produced and starred in.

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AMAZON

YOU TUBE

Bite-sized blog post: Alice T. Days

ALICE T DAYS received her Masters in Sociology from Columbia University and then went on to get her PhD at the Australian National University before making her first documentary.

Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War (2008) brings to the screen evidence of the environmental impact of war.

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THE VIDEO PROJECT

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Bite-sized blog post: Lilibet Foster

LILIBET FOSTER was nominated for an Academy Award as a producer for her documentary Speaking in Strings (1999).

Foster went on to direct several documentaries including most recently Be Here Now (2015).

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AMAZON

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Bite-sized blog post: Lynn Hershman Leeson

LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON is most well known for her work as a visual and performance artist but she has also directed several narrative fiction films starring Tilda Swinton – and a feature length documentary about women working in the visual arts, !Women Art Revolution (2010).

Her first feature film Conceiving Ada (1997) premiered at Sundance where she also screened subsequent films, including her hybrid film Strange Culture (2007) which was also exhibited on the Sundance Channel.

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FANDOR

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Bite-sized blog post: Ondi Timoner

ONDI TIMONER studied Theater at Yale University and has gone on to direct numerous documentaries.

She distributes those documentaries through traditional channels but has also been at the forefront of utilizing the internet and new platforms of distribution through A Total Disruption, advocating new ways of telling stories.

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