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).

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

Read more about her:

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)
 2015/IIn My Father’s House (Documentary)

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

 2014Epicuriousity (Video short)

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

 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)

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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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
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)

Bite-sized blog post: Jessica Bendinger

Jessica Bendinger

JESSICA BENDINGER wrote and produced the film Bring it On (2000).

Bendinger worked as a writer and creative consultant before directing the feature film Stick It (2006) for Disney.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Interview 1
Interview 2
Jessica Bendinger on How I Write
Chicks Who Write Podcast
Simon and Schuster
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2006 Stick It

Bite-sized blog post: Beeban Kidron

Beeban Kidron

BEEBAN KIDRON began as a filmmaker in London where she directed the mini-series of Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges are not the Only Fruit (1990) for the BBC. She also started Film Club, an after-school program for kids in England and Whales.

She moved to Hollywood to direct Used People (1992) with Shirley MacLaine and directs both narrative fiction and documentary.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Film Club website
Interview
VIDEO: The Shared Wonder of Film TED Talk
Beeban Kidron talks about her career
The Guardian
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013InRealLife (Documentary)

 2011Storyville (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

 2007Antony Gormley: Making Space (TV Movie documentary)
 2002Murder (TV Movie)
 2000/ICinderella (TV Movie)
 1998Texarkana (TV Movie)

 1996Omnibus (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

 19914 Play (TV Series) (1 episode)

‘Itch (1991)

 1990Screenplay (TV Series) (1 episode)

Antonia and Jane (1990)

 1990Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

Episode #1.3 (1990)
Episode #1.2 (1990)
Episode #1.1 (1990)
 1988Vroom
 1983Carry Greenham Home (Documentary)

Bite-sized blog post: Lauren Greenfield

Lauren Greenfield

LAUREN GREENFIELD is a photographer and artist as well as a filmmaker. She has been nominated for a DGA award for Best Director in the documentary realm and for commercials.

Greenfield received the Sundance Directing Award for her film The Queen of Versailles in 2012.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Find her on Facebook
Interview
Chelsea
The Editorial Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2017Fantasy Island (Documentary) (attached) (filming)
 2015Magic City (Documentary short)

 2015Artbound (TV Series) (1 episode)

Beauty CULTure (2015)
 2015Bling Dynasty (TV Series documentary)
 2012Best Night Ever (Documentary short)
 2012Beauty CULTure (Documentary short)
 2012The Queen of Versailles (Documentary)
 2010Fashion Show (Documentary short)
 2008Kids + Money (Short)
 2006Thin (Documentary)

Bite-sized blog post: Alison Ellwood

Alison Ellwood

ALISON ELLWOOD is an editor as well as a director of television and feature documentaries, for Oscar and Emmy nominated projects.

Her documentary History of the Eagles (2013) which she directed as well as edited premiered at Sundance.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Filmmaker Magazine Interview
‘Eagles’ Doc Director Says Glenn Frey ‘Didn’t Want a Fluff Piece’
Huffington Post
Jigsaw Productions
Interview with Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney
ESPN Nine for IX

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Spring Broke (Documentary)

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

No Limits (2013)

 2013History of the Eagles (TV Mini-Series documentary) (2 episodes)

Part II (2013)
Part I (2013)
 2000American High (TV Series)

 2000True Life (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

The Travelers (2000)
 1996New York: On the Edge (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Bite-sized blog post: Abby Ginzberg

Abby Ginzberg

ABBY GINZBERG directs documentaries about the legal system and social justice issues. She founded the production company Social Action Media in the Bay Area (California).

Her most recent directorial endeavor, Tipping Point, addresses the paltry wages of restaurant employees who earn a living based on tips.

Bite-sized blog post: Alex Kondracke

AlexKondracke

ALEX KONDRACKE’s short film Ice Fishing (2000), shot while she was a student at NYU, received the Jury prize at Sundance.

She went on to write for television shows including The L Word and Hung. Her feature film Girltrash: All Night Long (2014) premiered at the FilmOut San Diego Film Festival.

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Where to watch her films:

GIRLTRASH: ALL NIGHT LONG WEBSITE

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE
Find her on Twitter
Girltrash: All Night Long (2014) Website
Alternate Realities – Photography
Indiewire
PODCAST: Getting the Dirt on Girltrash’s Angela Robinson and Alexandra Kondracke
VIDEO Interview
Live Journal blogpost

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014Girltrash: All Night Long (as Alex Martinez Kondracke)
 2003Sunset Park (Short)
 2000Ice Fishing (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Angela Robinson

Angela Robinson

ANGELA ROBINSON studied theater at Brown University before getting her MFA at NYU. Robinson has directed, produced and written for several television shows, including HBO’s True Blood.

Her short film D.E.B.S. (2003)was turned into a feature film (2002) with help from Sony after it premiered at Sundance.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

iTUNES

Read more about her:

ONLINE

What’s it like to be a black, female director in Hollywood?
VIDEO: Interview for Film Independent
VIDEO: Fusion Award Speech
‘Girltrash’ writer/director Angela Robinson relinquishes association with Power Up
Indiewire Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

True Blood (TV Series) (1 episode)

Karma (2014)

 2011Charlie’s Angels (TV Series) (1 episode)

Runway Angels (2011)

 2010Gigantic (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Pilot: Part 2 (2010)
Pilot: Part 1 (2010)

 2006-2009The L Word (TV Series) (8 episodes)

Litmus Test (2009)
LMFAO (2009)
Lifecycle (2008)
 2007Girltrash! (Video short)
 2007Starz/Encore on Set: Herbie Fully Loaded (TV Movie) (uncredited)
 2004D.E.B.S.
 2003D.E.B.S. (Short)