Tag / Sundance

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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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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)
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 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)
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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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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)
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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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NETFLIX

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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)
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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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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)
– 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: Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo

Agnieszka_Wojtowicz-Vosloo

AGNIESZKA WOJTOWICZ-VOSLOO directed the short film Pâté (2001) which premiered at Sundance while still a student at NYU.

Through that success she got an agent and began writing the feature film After Life (2009) which she ended up directing with Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Facebook
Wall Street Journal  Interview
Interview 1
Interview 2
VIDEO Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2001Pâté (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Alexandra Shiva

Alexandra_Shiva_(cropped)

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

Read more about her:

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: Heidi Van Lier

Heidi Van Lier

HEIDI VAN LIER has worked as a producer for television series, including Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Those jobs have likely supported her indie film career. She has written a how to book on indie filmmaking.

Her first feature film Chi Girl (1999) was a mockumentary she produced and starred in.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

YOU TUBE

Read more about her:

PRINTED MATERIAL
Her books on Indie Filmmaking

ONLINE
Find her on Twitter
Her Indie Film blog
VIDEO: Interview 1
VIDEO: Interview 2
Wikipedia for Chi Girl
Indiepix
Indie Memphis

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2010Maisy Makes a Movie (Short)
 2008Politics of Preschool (Short)
 2007Midlife with Glasses (Short)
 2006/IMonday
 2005Baby Life (Short)
 1999Chi Girl
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Bite-sized blog post: Lilibet Foster

Lilibet Foster

LILIBET FOSTER was nominated for an Academy Award as a producer for her documentary Speaking in Strings (1999).

Foster went on to direct several documentaries including most recently Be Here Now (2015).

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Find her film on Twitter
Interview
Be Here Now Website
Kickstarter page for Be Here Now
Goodwright Films
Cargo Collective Films
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Be Here Now (Documentary)
 2011Earth 2050: The Future of Energy (TV Movie documentary)
 2005Brotherhood (Documentary)
 2004A Patriot Act (Video documentary)
 2000Remembering Marshall: Thirty Years Later (TV Movie documentary)

 1995American Cinema (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Film in the Television Age (1995) … (uncredited)

 1987Biography (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

– Joe DiMaggio: The Way It Was … (uncredited)
– Ronald Reagan: A Legacy Remembered … (uncredited)
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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: Ondi Timoner

Ondi Timoner

ONDI TIMONER studied Theater at Yale University and has gone on to direct numerous documentaries.

She distributes those documentaries through traditional channels but has also been at the forefront of utilizing the internet and new platforms of distribution through A Total Disruption, advocating new ways of telling stories.

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AMAZON

VIMEO

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ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Find her on Facebook
Interloper Films Website
TED Talk VIDEO
Huffington Post
Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

A Total Disruption (Documentary) (filming)
 2015The Last Mile (Documentary short)
 2015Brand: A Second Coming (Documentary)
 2014Russell Brands the Bird (Documentary short)
 2014Amanda F***Ing Palmer on the Rocks (Documentary short)
 2014Obey the Artist (Documentary short)
 2011Library of Dust (Documentary short)
 2010Cool It (Documentary)
 2009We Live in Public (Documentary)
 2007Join Us (Documentary)
 2004/IRecycle (Documentary short)
 2004Dig! (Documentary)
 2003Switched! (TV Series)
 2001Quiet
 2000Sound Affects (TV Movie)
 1994The Nature of the Beast (TV Movie documentary)