Tag / women in film

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Bite-sized blog post: Courtney Hunt

 

Courtney Hunt

COURNEY HUNT went to law school before attending Columbia film school and used her legal background to work and pay for film school.

Her first feature film Frozen River (2008) won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay.

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ONLINE

Little Miss Darkness – Courtney Hunt’s first film won Sundance, but it’s hardly cute.
Director Courtney Hunt Begins Shooting Follow-Up to Frozen River
Interview
Under the Radar Interview
Time Out
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2011-2013Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Presumed Guilty (2013)
– True Believers (2011)

 2009-2010In Treatment (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Adele: Week Five (2010)
– Jesse: Week Three (2010)
– Mia: Week Seven (2009)
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Bite-sized blog post: Darnell Martin

Darnell Martin

DARNELL MARTIN was rejected three times from NYU film school before finally attending to get her MFA. While not getting into NYU she was working on sets and finally was accepted after a personal recommendation from Spike Lee who she worked with as an AC on Do The Right Thing.

Martin is touted as the first African American female to direct a studio film with her first feature I Like It Like That (1994). She has gone on to direct the feature film Cadillac Records (2008) and an adaptation of Zora Neal Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) as well as numerous television series.

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New York Times
Entertainment Weekly
Interview
Darnell Martin Has Looked At Racial Issues From Both Sides
The Madlab Post
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Grimm (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– Wesen Nacht (2015)
– The Bottle Imp (2012)
– The Thing with Feathers (2012)
– BeeWare (2011)

 2014Unforgettable (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Fire and Ice (2014)

 2013Wish You Well
 2013The Vampire Diaries (TV Series) (1 episode)
– She’s Come Undone (2013)
 2013Chicago Fire (TV Series) (1 episode)
– A Coffin That Small (2013)
 2012Firelight (TV Movie)
 2011The Mentalist (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Red Mile (2011)
 2011Detroit 1-8-7 (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Stone Cold (2011)
 2011The Lost Valentine (TV Movie)
 2010Happy Town (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Blame It on Rio Bravo (2010)
– Slight of Hand (2010)
 2002-2010Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) (10 episodes)
– Palimpsest (2010)
– Bombshell (2007)
– The War at Home (2006)
– Wrongful Life (2006)
– Shibboleth (2005)
Show all 10 episodes
 2003-2010Law & Order (TV Series) (5 episodes)
– Crashers (2010)
– Human Flesh Search Engine (2009)
– By Perjury (2009)
– Angelgrove (2008)
– Absentia (2003)
 2010Gossip Girl (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Dr. Estrangeloved (2010)
 2010Trauma (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Tunnel Vision (2010)
 2010Mercy (TV Series) (1 episode)
– We’re All Adults (2010)
 2008-2009Life on Mars (TV Series) (2 episodes)
 2008Cadillac Records
 2007Masters of Science Fiction (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)
– Little Brother (2007)
 2007Kidnapped (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Front Page (2007)
 2006Saved (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Fog (2006)
– A Day in the Life (2006)
 2006South Beach (TV Series) (1 episode)
– I’m Not Your Baby (2006)
 2005Grey’s Anatomy (TV Series) (1 episode)
 2005Their Eyes Were Watching God (TV Movie)
 2003Soul Food (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Shades of Grey (2003)
 2003Dragnet (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Redemption (2003)
– All That Glitters (2003)
 2002Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Dolls (2002)
 1997ER (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Freak Show (1997)
– Ground Zero (1997)
 1997Oz (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– Plan B (1997)
– Capital P (1997)
– The Routine (1997)
 1996Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Sniper: Part 2 (1996)
 1992Suspect (Short)
 1991Samantha Fox: Just One Night (Video short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

DEBBIE ALLEN, a well-known dancer and choreographer, began directing regularly for television when starring in the series Fame in the eighties.

She continues to direct for television and the stage.

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HULU

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ONLINE

Find her on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
Debbie Allen Dance Academy Website
Debbie Allen To Serve As Executive Producer/Director On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Variety
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Survivor’s Remorse (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Guts (2015)

 2014-2015Jane the Virgin (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Chapter Twenty (2015)
– Chapter Four (2014)

 2014-2015Scandal (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– I’m Just a Bill (2015)
– Where’s the Black Lady? (2015)
– Flesh and Blood (2014)

 2015Empire (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Who I Am (2015)

 2014How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) (1 episode)

– He Has a Wife (2014)

 2014Witches of East End (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Boogie Knight (2014)

 2013Let’s Stay Together (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Kita’s Got a Gun (2013)
– The Other Doctor (2013)
– The Need for Speed (2013)

 2013Army Wives (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Adjustment Period (2013)

 2013The Client List (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Heaven’s Just a Sin Away (2013)

 2010-2011Hellcats (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Land of 1,000 Dances (2011)
– Pledging My Love (2010)

 2009-2010My Parents, My Sister & Me (TV Series) (3 episodes)

– Fun Raiser: Part 2 (2010)
– Fun Raiser: Part 1 (2010)
– Starting Over (2009)

 2008The Game (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Oh, What a Night (2008)

 2005-2008Girlfriends (TV Series) (9 episodes)

– Stand and Deliver (2008)
– Adapt to Adopt (2008)
– Deck the Halls with Bags and Folly (2007)
– Where Did Lynn-Digo? (2007)
– Baghdad, My Bad (2007)
Show all 9 episodes

 2003-2007All of Us (TV Series) (44 episodes)

– The Wedding Singers (2007)
– She Blinded Me with Science (2007)
– Sins of the Father (2007)
– It Was Fun While It Lasted (2007)
– Everybody Loves Rain Man (2006)
Show all 44 episodes
 2006I Was a Network Star (TV Movie documentary)

 2004-2006That’s So Raven (TV Series) (5 episodes)

– Be Prepared (2006)
– The Four Aces (2006)
– Boyz ‘N Commotion (2005)
– The Road to Audition (2004)
– A Goat’s Tale (2004)

 2003The Parkers (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Good, the Bad, and the Funny (2003)

 2003The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Monsters Are on Maple Street (2003)

 2002Cool Women (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

– Singers/Actresses (2002)

 2001PBS Hollywood Presents (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Old Settler (2001)
 2001The Old Settler (TV Movie)
 1998Linc’s (TV Series)

 1997-1998The Jamie Foxx Show (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Soul Mate to Cellmate (1998)
– Misery Loves Company (1997)

 1997Between Brothers (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Big Three-Oh (1997)

 1988-1993A Different World (TV Series) (83 episodes)

– College Kid (1993)
– When One Door Closes…: Part 2 (1993)
– Mind Your Own Business (1993)
– Happy Birthday to Moi (1993)
– To Whit, with Love (1993)
Show all 83 episodes
 1993Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms (TV Special documentary)
 1992The Boys (TV Movie)
 1992Stompin’ at the Savoy (TV Movie)
 1990Polly: Comin’ Home! (TV Movie)

 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Bang the Drum, Ashley (1990)
– The Fresh Prince Project (1990)

 1989Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Polly (1989)
 1989The Debbie Allen Special (TV Movie)

 1987-1988Family Ties (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– The Play’s the Thing (1988)
– Higher Love (1987)

 1984-1987Fame (TV Series) (11 episodes)

– Baby, Remember My Name (1987)
– Of Cabbages and Kings (1987)
– The Crimson Blade (1987)
– Stagefright (1986)
– The Inheritance (1986)
Show all 11 episodes

 1987The Bronx Zoo (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Lost and Found (1987)
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Bite-sized blog post: Karen Arthur

Karen Arthur

KAREN ARTHUR was the first women to direct a mini-series for American television with Crossings (1986).

She won an Emmy for directing Cagney & Lacey and has gone on to direct numerous television movies and for series.

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Find her on Facebook
For Director Karen Arthur, Miniseries Is A Chance At Bat
New York Times
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2008Moonlight & Mistletoe (TV Movie)
 2005The Christmas Blessing (TV Movie)

 2003Judging Amy (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Sex and the Single Mother (2003)

 20037th Heaven (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Charity Begins at Home (2003)
 2002The Locket (TV Movie)
 2001The Song of the Lark (TV Movie)
 2001Passion and Prejudice (TV Movie)
 2000The Lost Child (TV Movie)

 1998A Will of Their Own (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

– Episode #1.1 (1998)
 1998Labor of Love (TV Movie)
 1998The Staircase (TV Movie)
 1997True Women (TV Movie)
 1997Journey of the Heart (TV Movie)

 1995Dead by Sunset (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

– Episode #1.2 (1995)
– Episode #1.1 (1995)
 1995New York News (TV Series)
 1992The Secret (TV Movie)
 1991Shadow of a Doubt (TV Movie)
 1991Bump in the Night (TV Movie)
 1990Project: Tinman (TV Movie)
 1990Fall from Grace (TV Movie)
 1990Blue Bayou (TV Movie)
 1989Bridge to Silence (TV Movie)
 1988Evil in Clear River (TV Movie)
 1987Cracked Up (TV Movie)

 1986Crossings (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

– Episode #1.1 (1986)
 1985The Rape of Richard Beck (TV Movie)
 1985A Bunny’s Tale (TV Movie)

 1984Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) (8 episodes)

– Out of Control (1984)
– Hooked (1984)
– Taxicab Murders (1984)
– Fathers & Daughters (1984)
– Heat (1984)
Show all 8 episodes

 1981-1984Hart to Hart (TV Series) (6 episodes)

– Max’s Waltz (1984)
– Year of the Dog (1983)
– Long Lost Love (1983)
– Hartstruck (1983)
– To Coin a Hart (1982)
Show all 6 episodes

 1983-1984Remington Steele (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– High Flying Steele (1984)
– Steele Threads (1983)

 1984Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Hide and Seek (1984)

 1983Boone (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Last Dance (1983)

 1983Return to Eden (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

– Part 3 (1983)
– Part 2 (1983)
– Part 1 (1983)
 1979Charleston (TV Movie)

 1976Rich Man, Poor Man – Book II (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Chapter X (1976)
 1975Legacy
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Bite-sized blog post: Mary Lambert

Mary Lambert

MARY LAMBERT graduated from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design before beginning her career as a director working on music videos for well-known artists at the height of the MTV craze.

She has gone on to direct numerous television movies and for many series and to specialize in the horror genre.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

NETFLIX

VIMEO

YOUTUBE

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
Maui Film Festival Interview
Interview
Video Interview
NYU
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016The Blacklist (TV Series) (1 episode)

– The Director (No. 24) (2016)
 2014Presumed Dead in Paradise (TV Movie)
 2012/IIPearl (Short)
 2012VH1 Divas 2012 (TV Movie) (archive footage)
 2011Miss South Pacific: Beauty and the Sea (Documentary short)
 2011Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (TV Movie)

 2007-2010On the Road in America (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– Cowboys and Indians (2010)
– Mississippi Delta (2007)
 2009Madonna: Celebration – The Video Collection (Video) (videos “Borderline”, “Like a Virgin”, “Material Girl”, “La Isla Bonita”, “Like a Prayer”)

 2008The Dark Path Chronicles (TV Series) (7 episodes)

– Lost in the Dark Path (2008)
– Searching for Solace (2008)
– Entering the Dark Path (2008)
– Trapped (2008)
– Vampire Temptations (2008)
Show all 7 episodes
 2007The Attic (Video)
 200714 Women (Documentary)
 2006Best of Chris Isaak (Video) (music video “Dancin'”)
 2003The Lionel Richie Collection (Video documentary) (video “My Destiny”)

 2001Strange Frequency (TV Series) (2 episodes)

– More Than a Feeling (2001)
– Disco Inferno (2001)
 2001Saturday Night Live Primetime Extra 2 (TV Short) (opening sequence)
 2001Strange Frequency (TV Movie)
 2000The Pretenders: Greatest Hits (Video documentary) (video “Sense of Purpose”)
 1999Clubland
 1997My Stepson, My Lover (TV Movie)
 1996Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video documentary) (videos “Nasty”, “Control”)
 1996Face of Evil (TV Movie)
 1995Geffen Vintage 80s Vol. 1 (Video) (music video “Lone Justice – Ways To Be Wicked”)
 1994The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (Video) (video “We’ll Be Together”)
 1994Dragstrip Girl (TV Movie)

 1994Rebel Highway (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Dragstrip Girl (1994)
 1993Double Switch (Video Game)

 1992Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Accidents Happen (1992) … (as Alan Smithee)
 1991Eurythmics: Greatest Hits (Video documentary) (video “Would I Lie to You?”)
 1990Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (Video) (videos “Borderline”, “Like a Virgin”, “Material Girl”, “La Isla Bonita”, “Like a Prayer”)
 1989Bobby Brown His Prerogative (Video documentary)

 1989Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Collection Completed (1989)
 1989Madonna: Like a Prayer (Video short) (uncredited)
 1987Siesta
 1984Madonna (Video short) (videos “Borderline”, “Like a Virgin”)
 1984The Go-Go’s: Wild at the Greek (TV Special documentary) (co-director)
 1977Rapid Eye Movements (Short)
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Bite-sized blog post: Jennifer Westfeldt

Jennifer Westfeldt

JENNIFER WESTFELDT is an actor who wrote and directed the feature film Friends with Kids (2011).

She won an Independent Spirit Award for her first feature script Kissing Jessica Stein (2001).

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NETFLIX (DVD)

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ONLINE

52 Weeks of Directors
Interview
Her Website
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2011 Friends with Kids

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Bite-sized blog post: Anita W. Addison

Anita W. Addison

One of the first African American women to hold a senior producer position at a major television network ANITA W. ADDISON directed television for major television shows in the eighties and nineties.

Before taking on the network career she took film classes at NYU and attended UCLA at night in order to get her Masters – after she obtained a Masters in journalism from Columbia and analyzed data for Nielsen ratings for a small independent station. Her short film Savannah was nominated for an Academy Award in 1984.

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NETFLIX

AMAZON (PRIME-STREAMING)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

Read more about her:

PRINT
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema by Allyson Field

Encyclopedia of Film and Television Directors by JerryRoberts

ONLINE

Variety
Encyclopedia.com
Los Angeles Times obituary
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2004Copshop (TV Movie) (segment “Blind Date”)
 2000Judging Amy (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Zero to Sixty (2000) … (as Anita Addison)
 1999Deep in My Heart (TV Movie)
 1997EZ Streets (TV Series) (1 episode)
– One Acquainted with the Night (1997)
 1995The Great Defender (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Camille (1995)
 1995ER (TV Series) (1 episode)
 1993Sirens (TV Series)
 1991-1992Quantum Leap (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– Ghost Ship – August 13, 1956 (1992) … (as Anita Addison)
– Dreams – February 28, 1979 (1991) … (as Anita Addison)
 1992Homefront (TV Series) (1 episode)
– That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles (1992) … (as Anita Addison)
 1991Sisters (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Some Tuesday in July (1991) … (as Anita Addison)
 1990-1991Knots Landing (TV Series) (2 episodes)
– A Horse Is a Horse (1991)
– My Bullet (1990)
 1990Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Life Sentence (1990) … (as Anita Addison)
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Bite-sized blog post: Nnegest Likké

Nnegest Likké

NNEGEST LIKKE grew up in Oakland California. Her first film Phat Girlz featured Mo’Nique and was a box-office success.

Her most recent feature Ben & Ara recently screened at the Nevada Women’s Film Festival.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

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Ben & Ara Website
Find her on Facebook
Find her on Twitter
NPR: ‘Phat Girlz’ Triggers Debate in Black Community
Nnegest Likke – “Phat Girlz” writer – hits it big!
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

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Bite-sized blog post: Anne Fletcher

Anne Fletcher

After a successful career as a choreography ANNE FLETCHER directed romantic comedy hits including 27 Dresses (2008) and The Proposal (2009).

Thanks to The Proposal  Fletcher is one of only a handful of women to have directed a movie that grossed more than $100 million.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Facebook
DGA
Tribute
‘Hot Pursuit’ Director Anne Fletcher on Bad Reviews, Gender Equality in Hollywood: ‘I Don’t Expect Anything From Anybody’
From Dancer to Director
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2010The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (segment director)
 2009/IThe Proposal
 2006Step Up
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Bite-sized blog post: Rachel Feldman

Rachel Feldman

RACHEL FELDMAN directed numerous television episodes and movies after moving to LA from NYC where she got her MFA at NYU and was a chair of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee.

She is currently in development on a bio pic about Lilly Ledbetter the woman who is the namesake for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act demanding equal pay for equal work!

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Where to watch her films:

HULU

Read more about her:

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Find her on Twitter
Her website
DGA
Women Directors in Hollywood article: Me and My Shadow
Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Champion, Agrees to Biopic by Rachel Feldman
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2006-2007Beyond the Break (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– The Sweaty Party (2007)
– Oceans Eleven (2007)
– The Big Hit (2006)
– Vin, Lose, or Draw (2006)
 2003Lizzie McGuire (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Greatest Crush of All (2003)

1999-2002Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) (11 episodes)
 2001She’s No Angel (TV Movie)
 1999The Jersey (TV Series)
 1997Silk Stalkings (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Dirty Little Secrets (1997)
 1994-1996Sisters (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– The Best Man (1996)
– One Fine Day (1995)
– A Fighting Chance (1995)
– Twilight Time (1994)
 1995University Hospital (TV Series) (1 episode)
– You Can Run… (1995)
 1994Picket Fences (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Elective Conduct (1994)
 1994Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series) (1 episode)
– The Man in the Moon (1994)
 1993The Commish (TV Series) (4 episodes)
– Dying Affection (1993)
– Rising Sun (1993)
– Eastbridge Boulevard (1993)
– Stoned (1993)
 1993Post Modern Romance (TV Movie)
 1992Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series) (1 episode)
 1991Witchcraft III: The Kiss of Death (Video) (as R.L. Tillmans)
 1985True Confessions (TV Series)