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Bite-sized blog post: Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

JENNIFER LEE is one of the directors of Frozen (2013) which was one of only two films in 2013 in the top 100 box office films directed by a woman and garnered her the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

She wrote the screenplay adaptation for A Wrinkle in Time (2017) for Disney which will be directed by Ava Duvernay.

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AMAZON

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Variety
‘Frozen’ Director Apologizes to Parents for “Let It Go”
How “Frozen” Director Jennifer Lee Reinvented The Story Of The Snow Queen
‘Frozen’s’ Jennifer Lee Melts Glass Ceilings
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Frozen Fever (Short)
 2013/IFrozen
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Bite-sized blog post: Alana Cash

Alana Cash

ALANA CASH has directed documentaries about women and science which have been successfully distributed in academic circles, including the feature Marie Curie: The Woman Behind the Mind (2002).

Her narrative fiction film Tom’s Wife (2004) is based on a novel she wrote of the same name.

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Variety
Meet the writer Alana Cash
Interview
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2001Mileva Maric: The Other Einstein (Video documentary short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Shari Berman

Shari Berman

SHARI BERMAN’s feature film My Life as Abraham Lincoln (2012) toured the festival circuit to critical acclaim.

The self-taught director then went on to direct Sugar! (2015) starring Tony-award winning actress Alice Ripley which is now touring the festival circuit – premiering Wednesday July 20th at the Long Island International Film Expo.

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HER WEBSITE

VIMEO

VIMEO ON DEMAND

SUGAR WEBSITE

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Website for Sugar
New York Times
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Sugar!
 2004The Trial of Jack (Short)
 2002Act as If
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Bite-sized blog post: Lorene Scafaria

Lorene Scafaria

Before directing for film LORENE SCAFARIA wrote and produced a play at the Producer’s Club in NYC (a small dingy theatre that is the home to many Off-Off-Off Broadway productions).

She went on to write for film and television and has directed for the hit comedy series New Girl. Her latest film directorial endeavor, The Meddler (2015) stars Susan Sarandon.

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NETFLIX

HULU

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NPR
How Lorene Scafaria used Susan Sarandon to break Hollywood barriers with ‘The Meddler’
Huffington Post
New York Times
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013-2014New Girl (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Background Check (2014)
– Basketsball (2014)
– Quick Hardening Caulk (2013)
 Love Is Dead (TV Movie)
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Bite-sized blog post: Wendy Jo Carlton

Wendy Jo Carlton

WENDY JO CARLTON is based in Chicago and . Her most recent project is the web series Easy Abby (2013) tells the story of Abby, a 30-year old lesbian woman navigating the world of romance and life and is shot in Chicago.

Her feature film Hannah Free (2009) was based on the play of the same name by Claudia Allen. When she’s not directing Carlton works as a producer for PBS Television and Sirius Radio.

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Indiewire
Jamie and Jessie are Not Together blog
Wendy Jo Carlton: Rebel With a Camera

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Easy Abby (TV Series)

 2009-2012Biz Kid$ (TV Series) (6 episodes)

– What to Do with a Windfall (2012) … (profile segment)
– It’s a Job Getting a Job! (2012) … (profile segment)
– The Economics of Economics (2012) … (profile segment)
– A World Without Taxes (2011) … (profile segment)
– Are You Financially Literate? (2010) … (profile segment)
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 2007If We Never Left This Room (Documentary short)
 2001The Boys in the Bean (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Alicia Dwyer

Alicia Dwyer

ALICIA DWYER directed for the Independent Lens series The Calling.

Her work with PBS and ITVS on The Calling led to their distribution of her feature length film Xmas Without China (2013). She has also produced fiction films, including the feature Hostile Border (2015).

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Where to watch her films:

ITVS – THE CALLING

ITVS – NINE TO NINETY

VIMEO

VERACITY PRODUCTIONS WEBSITE

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Veracity Productions Website
Veracity Productions on Facebook
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Xmas Without China Website
Indiewire Interview
American Film Showcase
New Day Films

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Nine To Ninety (Documentary short)
 2013Xmas Without China (Documentary)
 2010Starter Home (Short) (collaborating director)
 2010The Calling (Documentary)
 2010Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)
 2008Homes and Homelands (Video documentary short) (collaborating director)
 2008Unbroken Circle (Video documentary short)
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Bite-sized blog post: J.A. Steel

JA Steel

J.A. STEEL works as an actor and stunt woman as well as a director. She studied communications at USC while she was managing and promoting rock bands.

Her feature film The Third Society (2002) garnered interest in Hollywood but executives worried that the script was “too ethnic” so Steel produced the script herself. She formed her own company Warrior Entertainment.

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AMAZON

WARRIOR ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE

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Warrior Entertainment Website
Horror Realm Film Festival Entry ‘Denizen’ Receives Director’s Cut

Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Death Key: Origins (Short)

 2014Denizen: Descent (TV Series) (14 episodes)

– Burn (2014)
– Boom (2014)
– Fire Power (2014)
– The Dead Walk (2014)
– The Patriot (2014)
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 2013Out of the Box (Video short)
 2010Dive the Deep Blue: Tiburon (Video documentary short)
 2010S.C.A.A.R. (Video short)
 2010Denizen
 2009A Change of Plans (Video short) (as Jacque Ruffner)
 2007Salvation
 2006Dive the Deep Blue (Documentary short)
 2000Vertex
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Bite-sized blog post: Sophie Barthes

Sophie Barthes

SOPHIE BARTHES’ most recent feature film brought to the screen Flaubert’s classic Madame Bovary (2014).

Her short film Happiness (2006) premiered at Sundance in 2007.

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Why Director Sophie Barthes Felt Compelled to Bring ‘Madame Bovary’ to the Big Screen For a Modern Audience
Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Hopper Stories (Short)
 2012La Muse (Short)
 2006Happiness (Short)
 2004Zimove vesilya (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Deborah Attoinese

Deborah Attoinese

DEBORAH ATTOINESE directed a documentary On Directing (2014) featuring directors Agnes Varda, Wim Wenders, Roland Joffe and Bille August which is available on Fandor.

Attoinese worked as a fashion photographer before making her first feature film Zoe (2001) which was screened at AFI, Palm Springs International Film Festival and other prestigious festivals.

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AMAZON

FANDOR

VIMEO

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LA Times
Kickstarter page for Girl Knight
Alliance of Women Directors

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013On Directing (Documentary) (completed)
 2013Snail (Short)
2001Zoe
 1997The Making of ‘Super Mario Brothers’ (TV Short documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Reed Morano

Reed Morano

REED MORANO worked as a DP for female filmmaker Courtney Hunt for the Sundance Grand-Jury award-winning Frozen River (2008)before directing her first feature Meadowland (2015).

Meadowland (2015) was produced by actor Olivia Wilde who also starred in the film. Morano is slated to direct The Handmaid’s Tale for Hulu.

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NETFLIX

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Interview
REED MORANO AND OLIVIA WILDE’S ‘MEADOWLAND’ CHALLENGES HOLLYWOOD SEXISM
DP Reed Morano on Making it as a Cinematographer Regardless of the ‘Female Thing’
Reed Morano In Talks To Direct ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Starring Elisabeth Moss For Hulu
Variety
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2017Lioness (pre-production)
2016Halt and Catch Fire (TV Series) (1 episode)
– You Are Not Safe (2016)
 2015Meadowland