Bite-sized blog post: Fay Ann Lee

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FAY ANN LEE is an actress, writer, producer and director. She self-produced and directed her script Falling for Grace (2006) after shopping it around only to hear the screenplay could only be made by changing the main character from Asian American to White or Hispanic. The film went on to premiere at Tribeca.

According to her website, “The Sundance Kabuki Theatre in San Francisco was the first theatre that agreed to open up “Grace”. Without any marketing dollars, Lee and her editor, Michelle Botticelli, stood outside the theatre handing out custom fortune cookies to lure in prospective audience members.”

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

VIMEO

Bite-sized blog post: Christina Voros

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CHRISTINA VOROS is a cinematographer who has directed several narrative shorts and feature documentaries. She studied film at NYU and poetry and theatre at Harvard.

Her documentary about the fashion industry The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts (2013 premiered at Tribeca.

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Where to watch her films:

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ONLINE

Her Website
Find her on Twitter
Indiewire Interview
Filmmaker Magazine
Interview: VIDEO
WWD Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014Egress (Short) (co-director)
 2013Chasing Tommy Ton (Documentary short)
 2013The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts (Documentary)
 2013Kink (Documentary)
 2010127 Hours: An Extraordinary View (Documentary short)
 2008Rosy (Short)
 2007The Ladies (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Jac Schaeffer

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JAC SCHAEFFER attended USC as a graduate student in film.

She wrote her first script in order to have something to direct – and since her feature film Timer (2009) premiered at Tribeca she has been working as a screenwriter.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

SHORT OF THE WEEK

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Indiewire Interview
The Black List Interview
Tribeca
Hollywood Reporter
Geek and Sundry
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2011Mr. Stache (Short)
 2009TiMER

Bite-sized blog post: Claudia Myers

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CLAUDIA MYERS is an Associate Professor of Film at the American University in Washington D.C. She was on Independent Magazines Ten Filmmakers to watch in 2015.

Her feature film Kettle of Fish (2006) premiered at Tribeca and stars Mathew Modine.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

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ONLINE

Her Website
American University
Independent Magazine
Claudia Myers’ ‘Fort Bliss’ Wins Audience Prize at Champs Elysees Film Fest
Director Claudia Myers Talks ‘Fort Bliss’
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2007Outside the Wire (Video)
 2001Buddy & Grace (Short)
 1999Short Cut (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Zatella Beatty

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ZATELLA BEATTY’s documentary Iverson (2014) about sports legend Allen Iverson premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was televised on Showtime.

Beatty is also an actress who has appeared in film and television.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

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Find her on Linked In
ESPN Interview
Interview
Showtime Set to Premiere ‘Iverson’ Documenary on the Legacy of NBA Great Allen Iverson

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2014 Iverson (Documentary)

Bite-sized blog post: Lucy Mulloy

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LUCY MULLOY was nominated for a Student Academy while a student at NYU for her documentary short This Morning (2005).

Her follow-up narrative fiction feature Una Noche (2012) was set and filmed on location in Cuba.

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Where to watch her films:

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Meet Spike Lee’s Protégé Lucy Mulloy, Director of Una Noche
Filmmaker Magazine Interview
Indiewire Interview
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012Una noche
 2005This Morning (Documentary short)

Bite-sized blog post: Natalia Leite

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 19: Filmmaker Natalia Leite attends the 'Bare' premiere during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theatre 2 on April 19, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)

NATALIA LEITE’s feature film Bare (2015) premiered at Tribeca.

She has directed documentaries for Vice Media as well as music videos and shorts since moving to NYC from Brazil. She co-created Be Here Nowish with Alexandra Roxo.

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Where to watch her films:

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YOUTUBE

 

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ONLINE

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Interview
After Ellen
Tribeca 2015 Women Directors: Meet Natalia Leite – ‘Bare’

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Jo Cool (Short) (co-director) (post-production)

 2016Be Here Nowish (TV Series) (1 episode)

Clitoral Nirvana (2016)
 2015Serrano Shoots Cuba (Documentary)
 2015/IBare
 2012/IVThe Game (Short)
 2011Baby Steps (Short)
 2009Dash (Short)

Bite-sized blog post: Meera Menon

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Farah Goes Bang premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, where MEERA MENON was awarded the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize for a groundbreaking female filmmaker.

Her next film Equity, touted as the first female-driven Wall Street Movie, stars Anna Gunn (star of Breaking Bad) and premieres at Sundance!

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (PRIME-STREAMING)

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE
Find her on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Her Website
Meera Menon to Direct Female-Driven Wall Street Drama for Broad Street Pictures
Farah Goes Bang Website
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2009Mark in Argentina (Short)