Tag / film

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Bite-sized blog post: Joan Chen

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JOAN CHEN is most well known as an actress on iconic shows such as David Lynch’s Twin Peaks but she has also directed films – Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) and Autum in New York (2000).

She won Best Director for her film Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

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ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Actress, Director, and Immigrant
Joan Chen Talks MARCO POLO, Why the Role Was a No-Brainer, Learning About Mongol Queens, The Return of TWIN PEAKS, and More
Joan Chen: Guerrilla director
NPR
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Shanghai Strangers (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Emily Hubley

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EMILY HUBLEY comes from a family of animators and has done animation for films such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) among many other films.

She has directed many shorts and her feature film debut The Toe Tactic (2008) premiered at SXSW.

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AMAZON

VIMEO

THE TOE TACTIC WEBSITE

Read more about her:

ONLINE


Her Website
The Toe Tactic Website
IN PERSON; Family Pictures, Frame by Frame
‘Hedwig’ Animator Emily Hubley Calls Back the Dogs for Kate Vargas
Chickfactor.com Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012and/or (Short)
 2006Octave (Short)
 2002Set Set Spike (Short)
 2000Pigeon Within (Short)
 1998One Self: Fish/Girl (Short)

 1997KaBlam! (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Hand Cranked for Your Enjoyment (1997) … (segment “The Girl With Her Head Coming Off”)
 1995Woman to Woman (Short)
 1995Rainbows of Hawai’i (Short)
 1994Enough (Short)
 1989Blake Ball (Short)
 1986The Tower (Short)
 1985Deliberating Man (Short)
 1984Big Brown Eyes (Short)
 1982Delivery Man (Short)
 1981Emergence of Eunice (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Nicole Franklin

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NICOLE FRANKLIN produces films for TV outlets such as Showtime, BET, IFC, Nickelodeon and the Sundance Channel.

She has directed several documentary shorts, the documentary feature I Was Made to Love Her (2001). Her directorial debut in narrative fiction is coming with the film Title VII.

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HER WEBSITE

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Her Website
Little Brother Website
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Little Brother: The Fire Next Time (Documentary short)
 2011Little Brother: The Street (Documentary short)
 2010Little Brother: Things Fall Apart (Documentary short)
 2001I Was Made to Love Her (Documentary)
 2001The Double Dutch Divas! (Short documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Rachel Grady

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RACHEL GRADY co-directs with Heidi Ewing through their company Loki Films – they were nominated for an Academy Award for their film Jesus Camp (2006).

With Ewing she raised funds for their film Detropia (2012) at the Sundance Film Festival where they premiered 12th & Deleware (2010), an HBO Documentary Film.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

WE THE ECONOMY – 20 Short Films you can’t afford to miss

POV

DETROPIA WEBSITE

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Loki Films
Detropia Website
Docuweek Interview
Hollywood Reporter: includes VIDEO
POV
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015A Dream Preferred (Documentary short)

 2014Makers: Women Who Make America (TV Mini-Series documentary) (2 episodes)

– Women in War (2014)
– Women in Comedy (2014)

 2013Vanity Fair: Decades (TV Mini-Series short) (1 episode)

– 2000’s: Y2KRAZY

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

– Branded (2013)
 2013The Education of Mohammad Hussein (Documentary short) (co-director)
 2012Detropia (Documentary)

 2010True Life (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Resist the Power! Saudi Arabia (2010)
 2010Freakonomics (Documentary)
 201012th & Delaware (Documentary) (co-director)

 2009NOW on PBS (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Rehab for Terrorists? (2009)
 2008The Lord’s Boot Camp (TV Movie documentary)

 2006P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– The Boys of Baraka (2006)
 2006Jesus Camp (Documentary)
 2005The Boys of Baraka (Documentary)
 2004Mad Justice (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Theresa Rebeck

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THERESA REBECK is most well known as a playwright and television writer for such shows as the Law & Order franchise and as creator of shows such as Smash.

Recently she has ventured into feature film directing with her directorial debut Poor Behavior (2016) based on her play of the same name.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Poor Behavior on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Entertainment Weekly
Hollywood Reporter
Samuel French
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

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Bite-sized blog post: Lisa Addario

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LISA ADDARIO’s feature film Amateur Night (2016) was written with her husband Joe Syracuse based on his experiences driving around sex workers. They also co-wrote her directorial debut Lover Girl (1997)

Lover Girl premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

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ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Connecticut College
Indiewire
Slash Film
Westport native films ‘Amateur Night’ for big screen

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014Ride (Video short) (co-director)
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Bite-sized blog post: Molly Bernstein

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MOLLY BERNSTEIN’s directorial debut Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay is distributed by Kino Lorber and tells the story of the famous magician Ricky Jay. Before directing she had edited numerous feature and television documentaries.

Bernstein received her MFA from Columbia and formed her company Particle Productions to create “Museum Quality Films” from start to finish.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

KINO LORBER

FANDOR

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Particle Productions
An Art that Nature Makes Website
Women and Hollywood Interview
Vanity Fair
Columbia Univeristy
Environmental Film Festival

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015American Masters (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice (2015)
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Bite-sized blog post: Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy Miller

BETH McCARTHY-MILLER was a director for Saturday Night Live for 11 years.

She has directed for numerous television shows including the show based on and named after the shooting location of SNL – 30 Rock, including appropriately enough the live episode  of the Tina Fey show.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Variety
Deadline
Emmys 2011: ’30 Rock’ Director Recalls Live Episode Challenges and ‘SNL’ Parallels (Q&A)
VIDEO: Archive of American Television Interview
VIDEO: Roadtrip Nation Interviews
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Great News (TV Series) (1 episode) (pre-production)

– Pilot (2017)

 2016Divorce (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Episode #1.8 (2016)

 2015-2016Lip Sync Battle (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– CeeLo Green vs. Russell Peters (2016)
– Josh Peck vs. Christina Milian (2016)
– Mike Tyson vs. Terry Crews (2015)
– Common vs. John Legend (2015)

 2016The Odd Couple (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Oscar’s Overture (2016) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2016Goodnight, Sweet Prince (TV Special) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)

 2015-2016Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Kimmy Sees a Sunset! (2016)
– Kimmy Rides a Bike! (2015)
– Kimmy Goes on a Date! (2015)

 2016The Goldbergs (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Rush (2016)

 2016Black-ish (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Hope (2016)

 2016Superstore (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Labor (2016)

 2011-2016Modern Family (TV Series) (14 episodes)

– Clean for a Day (2016) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Phil’s Sexy, Sexy House (2015) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– The Closet Case (2015) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Knock ‘Em Down (2015) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Three Turkeys (2014) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
Show all 14 episodes
 2015Adele Live in New York City (TV Special)

 2015Dr. Ken (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Master Scheduler (2015)

 2015Marry Me (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Mom Me (2015)
– Dead Me (2015)
 2015An SNL Valentine (TV Special) (clips)

 2009-2015Parks and Recreation (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Leslie and Ron (2015)
– Galentine’s Day (2014)
– The Banquet (2009) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2014People Magazine Awards (TV Special)
 2014Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special (TV Special) (clips)

 2013-2014Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– The Road Trip (2014)
– Old School (2013) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)

 2013-2014The Mindy Project (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Caramel Princess Time (2014)
– Sk8er Man (2013)
– Danny’s Friend (2013)
 2014The Maya Rudolph Show (TV Movie)

 2014Trophy Wife (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Foxed Lunch (2014)
 2013The Sound of Music Live! (TV Movie)
 2013Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving (TV Special) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)

 2012-2013Work It (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Surprise Package (2013)
– Pilot (2012)

 2013Community (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Basic Human Anatomy (2013)

 2013Go On (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Matchup Problems (2013)

 2007-201330 Rock (TV Series) (23 episodes)

– Hogcock!/Last Lunch (2013)
– Mazel Tov, Dummies! (2012)
– Live from Studio 6H (2012) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Grandmentor (2012)
– Standards and Practices (2012)
Show all 23 episodes

 2012Happy Endings (TV Series) (1 episode)

– P&P Romance Factory (2012)
 2012SNL Christmas (TV Movie) (archive footage)
 2012TeenNick Halo Awards (TV Special)
 2012The 2012 Comedy Awards (TV Special)

 2012House of Lies (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Prologue and Aftermath (2012) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)

 2012Up All Night (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Preschool Auction (2012)
– New Year’s Eve (2012)
 2012American Judy (TV Movie)

 2011Man Up (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Finessing the Bromance (2011)
– Pilot (2011)
 2011Guys Choice Awards 2011 (TV Special)
 2011Guys Choice (TV Movie)

 2011Mad Love (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Paw and Order (2011)
– Baby, You Can Drive My Car (2011)
– To Munsch or Not to Munsch (2011) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2011The 2011 Comedy Awards (TV Special)

 2011Mr. Sunshine (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Crystal on Ice (2011) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Employee of the Year (2011) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2011Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)

 2011Californication (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Freeze-Frame (2011)
 2010The Women of SNL (TV Movie) (clips)
 2010Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars (TV Special) (archive footage)
 2009A Very Gilly Christmas (TV Movie) (archive footage)
 2009Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me (TV Special) (as Beth McCarthy)

 2008-2009Samantha Who? (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– With This Ring (2009) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– The Ex (2008) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2009Spike’s Guys Choice (TV Movie)

 2009In the Motherhood (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Vacation (2009)

 2009Important Things with Demetri Martin (TV Series) (7 episodes)

– Games (2009)
– Coolness (2009)
– Safety (2009)
– Chairs (2009)
– Brains (2009)
Show all 7 episodes
 2009Saturday Night Live Sports Extra ’09 (TV Special) (archive footage)
 2008Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash ’08 (TV Special) (archive footage)

 2008Welcome to the Captain (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Wrecking Crew (2008)
 2007Dave Attell: Captain Miserable (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 2007Jim Norton: Monster Rain (TV Movie) (as Beth McCarthy)
 2007D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic (TV Special documentary)
 2007Bob Saget: That Ain’t Right (TV Special documentary)
 2007Saturday Night Live in the ’90s: Pop Culture Nation (TV Special documentary) (archive footage)

 1995-2006Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (218 episodes)

– Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado (2006) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon (2006) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam (2006) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
– Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige (2006) … (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
Show all 218 episodes
 2006Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (TV Special) (segment “The Monologue”)
 2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (TV Special) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2005MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (TV Special) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2004From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (Video documentary) (video “Because of Love”)
 2004Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2003The GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV Movie documentary)
 2003MTV Video Music Awards 2003 (TV Special)
 2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 2002MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (TV Special)
 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special (TV Special) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)

 2002The Colin Quinn Show (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Final Show (2002)
– Episode #1.2 (2002)
– Pilot (2002)
 2001Britney: The Videos (Video documentary short) (segment “I’m A Slave 4 U – Live from the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards”)
 2001America: A Tribute to Heroes (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 2001MTV Video Music Awards 2001 (TV Special)
 2001Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (Video short) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)

 2001Taina (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Mega Funds (2001)
 2000MTV Unplugged: Ballads (Video short) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1999Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1999Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1999Saturday Night Live 25 (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy Miller)
 1999MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (TV Special)
 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (Video documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1998The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1998MTV Video Music Awards 1998 (TV Special)
 1998James Taylor Live (TV Movie documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)
 1997MTV Video Music Awards 1997 (TV Special)
 1996MTV Video Music Awards 1996 (TV Special)

 1996The Rosie O’Donnell Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Episode dated 10 June 1996 (1996)
 1996Jon Stewart: Unleavened (TV Movie)
 1994Eagles: Hell Freezes Over (TV Special documentary) (as Beth McCarthy)

 1993-1994Unplugged (TV Series documentary) (6 episodes)

– Tony Bennett (1994)
– Stone Temple Pilots (1994) … (as Beth McCarthy)
– Nirvana (1993) … (as Beth McCarthy)
– Spoken Word 1 (1993)
– Soul Asylum (1993)
Show all 6 episodes
 1993Janet: World Tour Special (TV Movie)
 1991R.E.M.: This Film Is On (Video) (video “Love Is All Around”)
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Bite-sized blog post: Molly Schiot

Molly Schiot

MOLLY SCHIOT started an Instagram project where she celebrated a different female athlete every day @TheUnsungHeroines. That project culminated into a book Gamechangers published by Simon & Schuster and available for purchase on Amazon.

As a filmmaker she directed an episode of the ESPN documentary series 30 for 30 Shorts.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

ESPN

HELLO GIGGLES

Read more about her:

ONLINE
Her Website
Find her on Twitter
The Unsung Heroines Website
Nowness
Interview 1
Interview 2

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 201430 for 30 Shorts (TV Series documentary short) (1 episode)
– Our Tough Guy (2014)
 2010Pearblossom (Short)
 2005/IPeeps (Short)

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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

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)
– 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)