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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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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

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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)
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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.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

SOCIAL ACTION MEDIA Website

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Facebook
Tipping Point Website
Soft Vengeance Website
Indiewire Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Tipping Piont (Documentary) (filming)
 2001Everyday Heroes (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Alex Kondracke

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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)
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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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AMAZON

iTUNES

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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)
– Lesbians Gone Wild (2008)
– Lookin’ at You, Kid (2008)
Show all 8 episodes
 2007Girltrash! (Video short)
 2007Starz/Encore on Set: Herbie Fully Loaded (TV Movie) (uncredited)
 2004D.E.B.S.
 2003D.E.B.S. (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Alexandra Shiva

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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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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

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ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Gidalya Pictures Website
The New Yorker
Interview – HBO
Sundance VIDEO
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015How to Dance in Ohio (Documentary)
 2006Stagedoor (Documentary)
 2001Bombay Eunuch (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Delila Vallot

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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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

iTUNES

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her film on Twitter
Interview
Her Website
Director Delila Vallot is Ready to Release Her Very Stylized Tunnel Vision to Audiences
Environmental Film Festival
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Can You Dig This (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Lynne Ramsay

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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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

CRITERION

NETFLIX

YOUTUBE

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ONLINE

SHOCKER: ‘Jane Got A Gun’ Loses Director Lynne Ramsay On First Day Of Production
Amazon Studios Lands Lynne Ramsay-Joaquin Phoenix Drama ‘You Were Never Really Here:’ Cannes
Lynne Ramsay and the Senses of Cinema
Film School Rejects blog
Festival de Cannes
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Swimmer (Short)
 2000Kill the Day (Short)
 1998Gasman (Short)
 1996Small Deaths (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Lynn Hershman Leeson

Lynn Hershman, Portraits and Artwork. Assigned by Phillip Gefter. Assignment #10100346A

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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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

FANDOR

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE
Her Website
Find her on Facebook
MOMA
Interview 1
Interview 2
!Women Art Revolution Website
Art Review
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2010!Women Art Revolution (Documentary)
 2009Customize Marinetti (Video short)
 2007Strange Culture (Documentary)
 2002Teknolust
 1993Virtual Love (as Lynn Hershman Leeson)
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Bite-sized blog post: Deena Adar

Deena Adar

DEENA ADAR met the partner of her company Quiet Duke Productions Kai Collins while studying with the comedy group The Groundlings.

They recently produced Thirtyish (2013), a tv pilot together which Adar directed.

 

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Where to watch her films:

QUIET DUKE PRODUCTIONS WEBSITE

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find Quiet Duke on Instagram
Find her on Facebook
Interview
Her company Quiet Duke Productions Website
Indiegogo Thirtyish Campaign page
Alliance of Women Directors

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Thirtyish (TV Movie)
 2006The Lifestyle (Short) (co-director)
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Bite-sized blog post: Susanne Bier

Best Foreign Language Film winner director Susanne Bier poses with her Oscar at the 83rd annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 27, 2010. UPI/Phil McCarten

SUSANNE BIER is a Danish director nonetheless she has made her mark in the United States, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2011 for her film In a Better World (2010) – the year after Bigelow won the Oscar for Hurt Locker (2009).

In June of this year it was announced that Bier was on the shortlist to potentially direct the next Bond film.

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NETFLIX

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ONLINE

‘Serena’ Director Susanne Bier Says Movies ‘Will Die Out’ If They Don’t Reflect Diversity
Susanne Bier Shortlisted to Direct Next James Bond Film (Report)
Director Susanne Bier on creating the international intrigue of John Le Carré’s The Night Manager
The Night Manager Director Susanne Bier on Why More Women Aren’t Making Spy Thrillers
The Night Manager’s Susanne Bier on How She Directs and the Problem With Treating Women Like Minorities
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Tropicana (TV Movie) (rumored) (pre-production)

 2016The Night Manager (TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)

– Episode #1.6 (2016)
– Episode #1.5 (2016)
– Episode #1.4 (2016)
– Episode #1.3 (2016)
– Episode #1.2 (2016)
Show all 6 episodes
 2014/ISerena
 2004Brothers
 1997Sekten
 1993Luischen (TV Movie)
 1989Songlines (Video) (video “Summer Rain”)