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Bite-sized blog post: Kate Chaplin

Kate Chaplin

KATE CHAPLIN has directed two features and founded her own production company Karmic Courage.

Ingenue (2013), her first feature can be watched on YouTube. Chaplin has a podcast where she talks movies!

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Where to watch her films:

VIMEO

YOUTUBE

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Find her on LinkedIn
Her podcast

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Ingénue
 2012Home Security (Short)
 2012Love Dance (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Valerie Breiman

Valerie Breiman

VALERIE BREIMAN’s film Love & Sex (2000) was based on her relationship with Adam Rifkin, who also wrote a script on the subject of their relationship that didn’t make it to the screen.

Breiman began her career as an actress and started directing with her first feature Going Overboard (1989), an Adam Sandler film.

 

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

iTUNES

Read more about her:

ONLINE

An ex-rated tale of love and hate:Valerie Breiman and Adam Rifkin both wrote screenplays of their one-time romance – but it was her gentle touch that made it on to celluloid
Investigating the Opposite Sex: Her 13 Affairs vs. His Three
The Guardian Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Overnight
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Bite-sized blog post: Susanna Styron

Susanna Styron

After receiving an MFA in filmmaking from AFI, SUSANNA STYRON directed her first feature film Shadrach (1998) based on a short story written by her father, the famous novelist William Styron

She went on to direct for television and while wading through the difficulties of development that is so often associated with narrative fiction films she directed a documentary with an incredible cast of real life heroes from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

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Where to watch her films:

9/12:FROM CHAOS TO COMMUNITY (DVD’s for PURCHASE)

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Interview
9/12: From Chaos to Community website
NYWIFT event
Website for her film Out of my Head
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

All Downhill From Here (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Arm’s Control” (2016)
 20069/12: From Chaos to Community (Documentary)

 2001100 Centre Street (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Bottlecaps (2001)
 1998Shadrach
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Bite-sized blog post: Marcy Boyle & Rachel Holzman

DPYX

MARCY BOYLE and RACHEL HOLZMAN met while students at Barnard College in New York. They collaborated on scripts and both had written bigger budget fair that wasn’t getting produced so they decided to collaborate on a project they could do themselves. Nobody Can Cool (2015), a neo-noir-horror thriller was born!

They are now collaborating on a documentary about Hollywood producer Debra Hill who after successfully producing the Halloween movies as well as critically acclaimed movies such as The Fisher King (1991) and many others died at age 55 of cancer.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

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ONLINE

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Interview
Starburst Magazine Interview
Filmmaking Team DPYX Creating The Debra Hill Documentary
Ms. in the Biz

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

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Bite-sized blog post: Kate Kaminski

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME - JUNE 9: Kate Kaminski, director of the bluestocking film festival, a women-centric film festival, was photographed at her home for a Word with the Boss profile on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/Staff Photographer)

In addition to directing her own films (narrative and documentary), KATE KAMINSKI is the founder and Artistic Director of the Bluestocking Film Series, a festival specializing in films with complex female protagonists.

You can watch one of her features, The Crew (2012) on her company vimeo page (Gitgo Productions).

 

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Where to watch her films:

VIMEO

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ONLINE

Her Website
The People Portland, Maine
Bluestocking Film Series Website
Maine College of Art
Gitgo Productions Website
Huffington Post

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Eiayay’s Reel Life (Documentary short) (completed)
 2013Nightville (Short)
 2012The Crew
 201020/20 (Short)
 2008/IITrip
 2008Johnson Hall (Short)
 2000(I’m Living) A Charmed Life (co-director)
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Bite-sized blog post: Laura Lau

Laura Lau

LAURA LAU worked with Chris Kentis as a writer and producer on the films Open Water (2003) and Grind (1997) before her co-directing debut with Kentis on Silent House (2011).

Silent House used the one-take convention before Birdman but after Russian Ark!

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find Silent House on Twitter
Directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau SILENT HOUSE Interview
Complex Interview
Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2011 Silent House

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Bite-sized blog post: Rachel Talalay

behind scenes/ Director Rachel Talalay

RACHEL TALALAY studied mathematics at Yale while running the Yale film society. Her directorial debut was doe one of the famous Nightmare on Elm Street franchise in 1991 before directing the cult classic Tank Girl (1995).

She has directed numerous television shows including the resurgence of the classic Dr. Who series and is the first woman to direct for the BBC Sherlock series.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Find her on Facebook
Her blog
Den of Geek
THE DIRECTOR OF “TANK GIRL” IS NOW BEHIND-THE-SCENES ON THE NEW “DOCTOR WHO”
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2017Sherlock (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Episode #4.1 (2017)

 2016Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Last Refuge (2016)

 2016The Flash (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Fast Lane (2016)

 2014-2015Doctor Who (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Hell Bent (2015)
– Heaven Sent (2015)
– Death in Heaven (2014)
– Dark Water (2014)

 2015South of Hell (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– White Noise (2015)
– Judge and Fury (2015)
 2014The Dorm (TV Movie)

 2014Reign (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Sacrifice (2014)

 2013Played (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Revenge (2013)
– Cars (2013)

 2013Bomb Girls (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Fifth Column (2013)
– Party Line (2013)

 2012XIII: The Series (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Mousetrap (2012)
– Breakout (2012)

 2012Continuum (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Time’s Up (2012)
 2012Hannah’s Law (TV Movie)

 2011Hiccups (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Sexual Healing (2011)

 2011Endgame (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Gorillas in our Midst (2011)

 2010Haven (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Consumed (2010)
– Harmony (2010)

 2010Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

– Unhappy Endings (2010)
– Family Practice (2010)
– How to Get Ahead in Medical School (2010)

 2010Cra$h & Burn (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Bond Blame Baptize (2010)
– Lawyers, Guns & Money (2010)

 2009Durham County (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Surviving the Fall (2009)
– Boys Do Things (2009)

 2009‘Da Kink in My Hair (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Honesty the Best Policy? (2009)
– Playing Social (2009)
– Of Papers and Patois (2009)

 2008Flash Gordon (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Blame (2008)

 2008jPod (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Fine China (2008)
– The Betty and Veronica Syndrome (2008)

 2007Kyle XY (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Leap of Faith (2007)
– Hands on a Hybrid (2007)

 2007Greek (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Separation Anxiety (2007)

 2002-2007The Dead Zone (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Ego (2007)
– Symmetry (2006)
– Shaman (2002)

 2007Supernatural (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Hunted (2007)
 2006The Wind in the Willows (TV Movie)

 2006Whistler (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Meltdown (2006)
– Scratching the Surface (2006)
– After the Fall (2006)
– In the Air (2006)
 2006What About Brian (TV Series)

 2005Terminal City (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Episode #1.8 (2005)
– Episode #1.7 (2005)
– Episode #1.2 (2005)
– Episode #1.1 (2005)
 2005Sex, Love & Secrets (TV Series)
 2005Wildfire (TV Series)

 2004-2005Unfabulous (TV Series) (6 episodes)

– The Perfect Couple (2005)
– The 66th Day (2005)
– The Rep (2004)
– The Pink Guitar (2004)
– The Pal (2004)
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 2004Life As We Know It (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Natural Disasters (2004)

 2004Touching Evil (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Y Me (2004)

 2003Cold Case (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Sherry Darlin’ (2003)
 2003A Tale of Two Wives (TV Movie)

 2002-2003The Division (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Castaways (2003)
– A Priori (2002)

 2002Without a Trace (TV Series) (1 episode)

– He Saw, She Saw (2002)

 2002Crossing Jordan (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Four Fathers (2002)

 1999-2002Ally McBeal (TV Series) (4 episodes)

– Blowin’ in the Wind (2002)
– Two’s a Crowd (2000)
– Prime Suspect (2000)
– Saving Santa (1999)
 2001Dice (TV Mini-Series)

 2001Wolf Lake (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Tastes Like Chicken (2001)
 2001State of Grace (TV Series)

 2001That’s Life (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Miracle at the Cucina (2001)

 2000Boston Public (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Chapter Five (2000)

 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– A Blast from the Past (2000)
– Mental Apparition Disorder (2000)

 1998To Have & to Hold (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Who’s Sorry Next? (1998)
– Turkey Day Blues (1998)

 1998Touching Evil (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– War Relief: Part 2 (1998)
– War Relief: Part 1 (1998)

 1997Band of Gold (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Tainted Love: Part Two (1997)
– Tainted Love: Part One (1997)
 1995Tank Girl
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Bite-sized blog post: Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

ANGELINA JOLIE is of course best known as an actress but after establishing herself in that arena she has gone on to direct. Her first film was a documentary A Place in Time where around the world several filmmakers participated in filming at the same moment.

Her next film, the narrative feature In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) was a passion project that led her to directing subsequent projects – most recently a film in Cambodia where she previously worked as an actor and from where she adopted one of her children.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Hollywood Reporter
Angelina Jolie returns to Cambodia as director
‘By the Sea’: Angelina Jolie Pitt has filmmaking weaknesses, but they don’t involve directing
A Tribute to Angelina Jolie, Kathryn Bigelow, and Other Women in the Director’s Chair
Huffington Post
Wikiepdia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015By the Sea (as Angelina Jolie Pitt)
 2014/IUnbroken
 2007A Place in Time (Documentary)
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Bite-sized blog post: Kathi Carey

Kathi Carey

KATHI CAREY segued from working as an actor to filmmaking and directed numerous episodes of a talk-show series called Casting Q’s created by Bonnie Gillespie.

She has shadowed several television directors, continues to direct shorts and has features in development.

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Where to watch her films:

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
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Her Website
Interview
Worth website

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014/IDead Drop (Short)
 2009140 (Documentary) (segment director)
 2008Worth (Short)
 2007/IThe Visit
 2006Reflections of a Life (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Valerie Faris

Valerie Faris

Teaming up with her husband VALERIE FARIS created the show The Cutting Edge for MTV and then went on to form production company Bob Industries where they have directed numerous commercials.

They continued to work together directing music videos and documentaries before teaming up for their first feature film Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

 

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AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

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ONLINE

Her Website
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Exit DreamWorks’ ‘The Good Luck Of Right Now’
The Lost Projects of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Indiewire
JONATHAN DAYTON AND VALERIE FARIS ON THE LOST YEARS BETWEEN “LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE” AND “RUBY SPARKS”
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Highston (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Pilot (2015)
 2005The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection (Video documentary) (video “She’s Got Issues”)
 2005The Check Up (Short)
 2004From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos (Video documentary) (video “Go Deep”)
 2004Weezer: Video Capture Device – Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (Video documentary) (video “Say It Ain’t So”)
 2003Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos (Video documentary) (videos “Otherside”, “Californication”, “Road Trippin'”, “By the Way”, “The Zephyr Song”)
 2003The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (Video documentary) (video “Tongue”)
 2001The Smashing Pumpkins: 1991-2000 Greatest Hits Video Collection (Video) (videos “Rocket”, “1979”, “Tonight, Tonight”, “Perfect”, “Geek USA”)
 1999Making the Video (TV Series documentary) (videos “She’s Got Issues”, “Around The World”)

 Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV Series) (3 episodes, 1998) (segment director – 1 episode, 1998)

– It’s Perfectly Understandishable (1998)
– Rudy Will Await Your Foundation (1998) … (segment director)
– Show Me Your Weenis! (1998)
– Life Is Precious and God and the Bible (1998)
 1998Oasis: All Around the World (Video short)
 1995R.E.M. Parallel (Video) (video “Star 69”)
 1995R.E.M.: Rough Cut (TV Movie)
 1993The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow (Video short documentary)
 1991Captivated: The Video Collection ’92 (Video documentary short)
 1991Extreme: Photograffitti (Video short)
 1990Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation (Video) (videos “Prologue”, “Epilogue”)
 1989Paula Abdul: Straight Up (Video short)
 1989Shadrach (Short) (live action)
 1986Belinda (Video documentary)
 1983The Cutting Edge Happy Hour (TV Series)