Bite-sized blog post: Tricia Brock

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TRICIA BROCK started out as a PA in commercials in NYC before moving to LA to write scripts (the first of which were for Twin Peaks).

She made her directorial debut with the short film The Car Kid starring James Franco – and has gone on to direct for television.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

FANDOR

Read more about her:

ONLINE

The 25 Best Directors Working In TV Today
Shoot Online
DGA
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Younger (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Hot Mitzvah (2015)

 2016Ray Donovan (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2016Outcast (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2016Orange Is the New Black (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2016Blindspot (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2016Margot vs. Lily (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

Dancers (2016)
Beginners (2016)
Resolutions (2016)

 2014-2015Mozart in the Jungle (TV Series) (3 episodes)

 2015Casual (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Bottles (2015)
Home (2015)

 2015Mr. Robot (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2015The Mysteries of Laura (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014-2015Girls (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Ask Me My Name (2015)
Only Child (2014)

 2014Us & Them (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014Red Band Society (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2014Black Box (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Sing Like Me (2014)

 2014Salem (TV Series) (1 episode)

Cat and Mouse (2014)

 2014Suburgatory (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014Silicon Valley (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2013-2014The Walking Dead (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Inmates (2014)
Indifference (2013)
Clear (2013)

 2013The Killing (TV Series) (1 episode)

Hope Kills (2013)

 2012-2013Smash (TV Series) (3 episodes)

The Producers (2013)
The Parents (2013)
The Movie Star (2012)

 2013Community (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2013Person of Interest (TV Series) (1 episode)

All In (2013)

 2012Royal Pains (TV Series) (1 episode)

Bottoms Up (2012)

 2011Against the Wall (TV Series) (1 episode)

Boys Are Back (2011)

 2011Friends with Benefits (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2010-2011The Glades (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Second Skin (2011)
Second Chance (2010)

 2010-2011White Collar (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Scott Free (2011)

 2011Hellcats (TV Series) (1 episode)

Warped Sister (2011)

 2009-2011United States of Tara (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Alterations (2009)

 2011Fairly Legal (TV Series) (1 episode)

Believers (2011)

 2009-201130 Rock (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Mrs. Donaghy (2011)
The Bubble (2009)

 2010The Big C (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2010Hawthorne (TV Series) (2 episodes)

A Mother Knows (2010)
Final Curtain (2010)

 2007-2010Saving Grace (TV Series) (6 episodes)

 2009Raising the Bar (TV Series) (1 episode)

Trust Me (2009)

 2009Gossip Girl (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2008Pushing Daisies (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Norwegians (2008)

 2008Lipstick Jungle (TV Series) (1 episode)

Chapter Ten: Let It Be (2008) … (as Trisha Brock)

 2008In Plain Sight (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2008Dirt (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2008Breaking Bad (TV Series) (1 episode)

Gray Matter (2008)

 2005-2008The L Word (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Lady of the Lake (2008)
Lassoed (2007)
Lifesize (2006)
Land Ahoy (2005)

 2006-2007Ugly Betty (TV Series) (3 episodes)

 2007Veronica Mars (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2006Huff (TV Series) (1 episode)

Black Shadows (2006)

 2006Grey’s Anatomy (TV Series) (1 episode)

Superstition (2006)
 2002The Car Kid (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Roxann Dawson

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ROXANN DAWSON broke out as Lieutenant B’Elanna Torres in Star Trek before launching her successful career as a director.

Dawson has also written plays and co-written a trilogy of science fiction novels.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
From Trekking Through the Stars to Directing Them: Voyager’s Roxann Dawson Is Now An In-Demand Director
Roxann Dawson on “Mercy Street” and directing
Roxann Dawson Satisfied With Star Trek Voyager – Says No Chance For Reunion
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Chance (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2016Good Girls Revolt (TV Series) (1 episode)

Exposé (2016)

 2016The Path (TV Series) (2 episodes)

The Shore (2016)
Refugees (2016)

 2016Rosewood (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2016Colony (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Zero Day (2016)
Broussard (2016)

 2016Mercy Street (TV Series) (3 episodes)

The Uniform (2016)
The Haversack (2016)
The New Nurse (2016)

 2015Aquarius (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014-2015Bates Motel (TV Series) (2 episodes)

The Pit (2015)

 2013-2015Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Ragtag (2014)
Eye Spy (2013)

 2015Bosch (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014Hell on Wheels (TV Series) (1 episode)

Thirteen Steps (2014)

 2014Stalker (TV Series) (1 episode)

Phobia (2014)

 2014Matador (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2013-2014Major Crimes (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Cutting Loose (2014)
Final Cut (2013)

 2014Believe (TV Series) (1 episode)

Sinking (2014)

 2014Rake (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014Revolution (TV Series) (1 episode)

Dreamcatcher (2014)

 2013Under the Dome (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Fourth Hand (2013)

 2012-2013Smash (TV Series) (2 episodes)

The Phenomenon (2013)
Tech (2012)

 2012-2013Vegas (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Past Lives (2013)
Solid Citizens (2012)

 2013Touch (TV Series) (1 episode)

Reunions (2013)

 2011-2012Treme (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Feels Like Rain (2011)

 2012Scandal (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2010-2012The Good Wife (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Pants on Fire (2012)
Getting Off (2011)
On Tap (2010)

 2010-2012The Mentalist (TV Series) (3 episodes)

At First Blush (2012)
Bloodsport (2011)
Red All Over (2010)

 2012Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2008-2011The Closer (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Heart Attack (2010)
Half Load (2009)
Split Ends (2008)

 2011The Cape (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Lich: Part 2 (2011)

 2010Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2010Lie to Me (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2010Caprica (TV Series) (1 episode)

End of Line (2010)

 2007-2010Heroes (TV Series) (3 episodes)

 2009Melrose Place (TV Series) (1 episode)

Shoreline (2009)

 2009Hawthorne (TV Series) (1 episode)

Night Moves (2009)

 2005-2009Cold Case (TV Series) (8 episodes)

The Brush Man (2009)
Glory Days (2008)
World’s End (2007)

 2004-2007Crossing Jordan (TV Series) (12 episodes)

Crash (2007)
Hubris (2007)
Retribution (2007)
Death Goes On (2005)

 2006The O.C. (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Journey (2006)

 2006Lost (TV Series) (1 episode)

The Long Con (2006)

 2006Close to Home (TV Series) (1 episode)

Privilege (2006)

 2005Medical Investigation (TV Series) (1 episode)

Half Life (2005)

 2001-2004Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series) (10 episodes)

Awakening (2004)
(2004)
Chosen Realm (2004)
Exile (2003)

 2003-2004The Division (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Diagnosis (2003)

 2003Charmed (TV Series) (1 episode)

Lucky Charmed (2003)

 2002Any Day Now (TV Series) (1 episode)

 1999-2001Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Riddles (1999)

 2001The Heartbreak Cafe (TV Series) (1 episode)

Bite-sized blog post: Bethany Rooney

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BETHANY ROONEY worked in Bruce Paltrow’s office and thanks to the work of the Original Six and other activists in the 1970s who opened doors for women in the Industry she was asked to work for Paltrow’s seminal series St. Elsewhere.

She has gone on to direct for many, many television series since – and shares her knowledge about directing through her blog.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
DGA
Interview 1
Interview 2
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

The Originals (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Episode #4.2 (2017)
Out of the Easy (2015)

 2014-2016Pretty Little Liars (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Scream for Me (2014)

 2014-2016Nashville (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2015-2016NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) (3 episodes)

The Third Man (2016)
More Now (2015)

 2016Recovery Road (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014-2016NCIS (TV Series) (4 episodes)

React (2016)
Lockdown (2015)
Cabin Fever (2015)
Grounded (2014)

 2013-2016Criminal Minds (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Hostage (2016)
If the Shoe Fits (2014)
Final Shot (2013)

 2013-2015Hart of Dixie (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Red Dye #40 (2015)
Second Chance (2014)
The Kiss (2013)

 2015About a Boy (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2014Parenthood (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Fraud Alert (2014)

 2014Murder in the First (TV Series) (1 episode)

Family Matters (2014)

 2009-2014Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Hope and Glory (2014)
Good Grief (2010)
What If? (2009)

 2014Dallas (TV Series) (1 episode)

Lifting the Veil (2014)

 2013Betrayal (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2013Arrow (TV Series) (1 episode)

State vs Queen (2013)

 2013The Fosters (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2012-201390210 (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Strange Brew (2013)
The Sea Change (2012)

 2012Scandal (TV Series) (1 episode)

Spies Like Us (2012)

 2011-2012Switched at Birth (TV Series) (3 episodes)

The Trial (2012)

 2008-2012Private Practice (TV Series) (5 episodes)

Good Grief (2012)
Blind Love (2011)
Best Laid Plans (2010)
Worlds Apart (2008)

 2012Political Animals (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

 2012The Client List (TV Series) (1 episode)

Life of Riley (2012)

 2010-2012Make It or Break It (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Truth Be Told (2012)

 2009-2012In Plain Sight (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Drag Me to Hell (2012)

 2012GCB (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2011Revenge (TV Series) (1 episode)

Suspicion (2011)

 2011The Protector (TV Series) (1 episode)

Bangs (2011)

 2011Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) (1 episode)

Living Proof (2011)

 2009-2011Brothers & Sisters (TV Series) (8 episodes)

Never Say Never (2011)
Scandalized (2011)
An Ideal Husband (2010)

 2010Castle (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2010Hellcats (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2009Melrose Place (TV Series) (1 episode)

San Vicente (2009)

 2009The Cleaner (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2009Weeds (TV Series) (1 episode)

Van Nuys (2009)

 2009Eli Stone (TV Series) (1 episode)

Tailspin (2009)

 2009Ugly Betty (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2008The Starter Wife (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2007-2008Las Vegas (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2007Grey’s Anatomy (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2005-2007South of Nowhere (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Secret Truths (2005)

 2000-2007Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (3 episodes)

 2005-2007Crossing Jordan (TV Series) (6 episodes)

Sleeping Beauty (2007)
Isolation (2007)
Mace vs. Scalpel (2006)
Enlightenment (2005)

 2006-2007What About Brian (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2005-2006One Tree Hill (TV Series) (4 episodes)

 2006Windfall (TV Series) (1 episode)

Answered Prayers (2006)

 2006Everwood (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2006Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2004-2005Unfabulous (TV Series) (8 episodes)

The Information (2005)
The 66th Day (2005)
The Rep (2004)
The Pink Guitar (2004)

 2005Inconceivable (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2005Joan of Arcadia (TV Series) (1 episode)

Spring Cleaning (2005)

 2002-2004Soul Food (TV Series) (3 episodes)

We Plan (2004)
Two to Tango (2004)

 2002-2004Boston Public (TV Series) (3 episodes)

 2002-2003Dawson’s Creek (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Love Bites (2003)
Spiderwebs (2002)

 2002-2003She Spies (TV Series) (3 episodes)

First Date (2003)
Ice Man (2002)
Poster Girl (2002)

 1996-2002Touched by an Angel (TV Series) (12 episodes)

Holy of Holies (2001)
The Penalty Box (2001)
Legacy (2000)

 2000-2002Ally McBeal (TV Series) (4 episodes)

All of Me (2002)
The New Day (2002)
Queen Bee (2001)
Love on Holiday (2000)

 2000Ed (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2000Just Deal (TV Series) (pilot episode)

 1999Jack & Jill (TV Series) (1 episode)

Men Will Be Boys (1999)

 1999Snoops (TV Series) (1 episode)

Constitutions (1999)
 1999The Promise (TV Movie)

 1998-1999Hyperion Bay (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Family Business (1998)

 1996-1998Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) (5 episodes)

Birdman (1998)
All That Matters (1997)
Before the Dawn (1997)
Having It All (1996)

 1990-1997Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) (14 episodes)

Storm Warning (1997)
Lover’s Leap (1995)
Stormy Weather (1995)
 1997When Innocence Is Lost (TV Movie)
 1996She Cried No (TV Movie)
 1996Full Circle (TV Movie)
 1996Remembrance (TV Movie)
 1995Mixed Blessings (TV Movie)

 1994-1995Picket Fences (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Close Encounters (1995)
My Left Shoe (1994)

 1993-1994Sisters (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Scandalous (1994)
Broken Angel (1993)

 1992-1994Melrose Place (TV Series) (5 episodes)

Parting Glances (1994)
My Way (1992)
Leap of Faith (1992)

 1993Class of ’96 (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 1991-1992Dream On (TV Series) (8 episodes)

Red All Over (1992)
What Women Want (1992)

 1992Home Fires (TV Series) (1 episode)

Sibling Revelry (1992)
 1991K-9 (TV Movie)

 1991WIOU (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 1990Ferris Bueller (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Stand-In Deliver (1990) … (as Beth Rooney Hillshafer)
Custodian of the People (1990) … (as Beth Rooney Hillshafer)

 1990Elvis (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Bodyguards (1990)
Sun Sessions (1990)

 1989The Wonder Years (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Wayne on Wheels (1989) … (as Beth Hillshafer)
Coda (1989) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1989CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)

American Nuclear (1989) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1988-1989Hooperman (TV Series) (2 episodes)

The Sure Thing (1989) … (as Beth Hillshafer)
Baby on Board (1988) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1989Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) (1 episode)

Brothers (1989)

 1988-1989TV 101 (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Clicks (1989) … (as Beth Hillshafer)
On the Road (1989) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1988Dear John (TV Series) (1 episode)

Hello/Goodbye (1988) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1988China Beach (TV Series) (1 episode)

Hot Spell (1988) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1988Eisenhower & Lutz (TV Series) (1 episode)

Take My Ex-Wife, Please (1988) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

 1985-1988St. Elsewhere (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Final Cut (1988) … (as Beth Hillshafer)
Brand New Bag (1986) … (as Beth Hillshafer)
Black’s Magic (1986) … (as Beth Hillshafer)
Watch the Skies (1985) … (as Beth Hillshafer)

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):

Bite-sized blog post: Dana Nachman

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DANA NACHMAN began her career as a journalist and worked on documentaries in the Bay Area for NBC.

Her first feature documentary Witch Hunt (2008) was narrated by Sean Penn and addresses inadequacies in the criminal justice system.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
The Human Experiment Website
Love Hate Love Movie Website
Interview
The Mary Sue Interview
INTERVIEW: Dana Nachman, Patricia Wilson and Mike Jutan on Batkid Begins
Variety
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2017Pick of the Litter (Documentary) (filming)
 2016Washed Away (Documentary short)
 2015Batkid Begins (Documentary)
 2013The Human Experiment (Documentary)
 2011Love Hate Love (Documentary)
 2008Witch Hunt (Documentary)

Bite-sized blog: Jennifer Congdon

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JESSICA CONGDON co-directed the documentary Race to Nowhere (2010) with Vicki Abeles. She produced, edited and wrote Miss Representation (2011) and works regularly as an editor.

Congdon studied at UC Berkeley and the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently directing a series on food and travel Places and Plates.

Bite-sized blog post: Katherine Brooks

 

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KATHERINE BROOKS won the LACE Award for Arts and Entertainment for women who have made a difference in the entertainment community.

Brooks began her career in reality television before directing her own work. Her most recent film Lost in Time was funded in part via a crowdfunding campaign.

 

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Lost in Time Website
Kickstarter page for Lost in Time
“Loving Annabelle” director Katherine Brooks takes on another taboo in “Confidential”
Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Confidential (attached)
 2013Face 2 Face (Documentary)

 2010The Spin Crowd (TV Series) (8 episodes)

The Final Straw (2010)
Hungry for Love (2010)
Summer Lovin (2010)
PR and the City (2010)

 2006Meet the Barkers (TV Series) (3 episodes)

 2005Town Haul (TV Series) (6 episodes)

Main Street (2005)
Fire House (2005)
Village Hall (2005)
Amazing Bargains (2005)

 2003-2005The Osbournes (TV Series) (13 episodes)

Charity Case (2005)
28 Days Later (2005)
Number One Fan (2005)
Ozzy Knows Best (2004)
 2004Wanna Come In? (TV Series)
 2004Love Is in the Heir (TV Series)
 2004He’s a Lady (TV Series)
 2004Finding Kate (Short)
 2003The Simple Life (TV Series)

 2003Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica (TV Series) (4 episodes)

The Dancers (2003)
 2003/ISurrender
 2001Dear Emily (Short)
 2000Luna Butterflys (Short)
 1998Outtakes

Bite-sized blog post: Sharon Shattuck

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SHARON SHATTUCK is an animator and director. Her feature documentary From This Day Forward (2015) premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

She formed her company Sweet Fern Productions with Flora Lichtman and they co-created the New York Times Doc Series Animated Life.

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Where to watch her films:

NEW YORK TIMES

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her film on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Indiewire Interview
Sweet Fern Productions Website
From this Day Forward Website
New York Times

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Moon Mirrors (Short)
 2015From This Day Forward (Documentary)
 2015Animated Life: Pangea (Short)
 2013The Animated Life of A.R. Wallace (Documentary short)
 2012Whale Fall (After Life of a Whale) (Video documentary short)
 2010Parasites: A User’s Guide (Documentary short)

Bite-sized blog post: Ivy Meeropol

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IVY MEEROPOL directed The Hill, a six part documentary series for the Sundance Channel about staffers in Congressman Wexler’s office.

Meeropol’s HBO documentary Heir to an Execution is about her search for the story of her grandparents Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

 

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

SUNDANCE TV

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Indian Point Film Website
‘I had to know why my grandparents died’
Women & Hollywood Interview
Interview
Catapult Film Fund
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Indian Point (Documentary)

 2014Death Row Stories (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

Killer Cop (2014)
 2004Heir to an Execution (Documentary)
 1986America Undercover (TV Series documentary) (episode “Heir to an Execution”)

Bite-sized blog post: Karen Bernstein

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KAREN BERNSTEIN has produced numerous documentaries including through the PBS program American Masters.

Her directing credits include a documentary about fimmaker Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny. The film screened at Sundance and SXSW and is distributed by IFC Films and Hulu.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

CRITERION

WOMEN MAKE MOVIES

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny website
Interview
Women Make Movies
Austin Film Society

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (Documentary) (co-director)

 2012Arts in Context (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

Producing Light (2012)

 2004Art in Progress (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2004Are the Kids Alright? (TV Movie documentary)