JESSICA BENDINGER wrote and produced the film Bring it On (2000).
Bendinger worked as a writer and creative consultant before directing the feature film Stick It (2006) for Disney.
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Simon and Schuster
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2006 Stick It
BEEBAN KIDRON began as a filmmaker in London where she directed the mini-series of Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges are not the Only Fruit (1990) for the BBC. She also started Film Club, an after-school program for kids in England and Whales.
She moved to Hollywood to direct Used People (1992) with Shirley MacLaine and directs both narrative fiction and documentary.
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The Guardian
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2011Storyville (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
1996Omnibus (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
1990Screenplay (TV Series) (1 episode)
1990Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)
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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‘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
2013Nine for IX (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
2013History of the Eagles (TV Mini-Series documentary) (2 episodes)
2000True Life (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
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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Soft Vengeance Website
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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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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
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True Blood (TV Series) (1 episode)
2011Charlie’s Angels (TV Series) (1 episode)
2006-2009The L Word (TV Series) (8 episodes)
BARBARA STEPANSKY received a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. She has studied filmmaking at UCLA, USC and AFI.
Her first feature film Hurt (2009) was a thriller released on DVD by Monterey Media.
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Master Class Alumni Barbara Stepansky Becomes a Nicholl Fellow!
Are You Kidding Me Right Now? Woman Didn’t Get Job Because “Lead Actor Hates Female Directors”
Barbara Stepanksy To Direct Thriller 6 FIGURES
2015Ex-Best (TV Series) (13 episodes)
ALEXANDRA ROXO created an directed a documentary series for Vice Every Woman: Life as a Truck Stop Stripper (2014).
Roxo’s new series Be Here Nowish was developed with Natalie Leite with whom she started a company, Purple Milk, so that they both could collaborate in producing and directing work.
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After Ellen Interview
Chatting Up: Natalia Leite and Alexandra Roxo
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The Numinous
Be Here Nowish (TV Series) (1 episode)
LIZA JOHNSON has a background in Visual Arts and received her BA from Williams College and an MFA from UC San Diego.
She directed several shorts and video installations before directing her first American feature Return (2011) which was nominated for several Independent Spirit Awards and starred Linda Cardellini.
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In the Air Press Materials
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2016Good Girls Revolt (TV Series) (1 episode)
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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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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VIDEO: Interview 1
VIDEO: Interview 2
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Indiepix
Indie Memphis