September 18, 2016 by JENDEAN

Bite-sized blog post: Martha Shane

MARTHA SHANE’s directorial debut premiered at SXSW, Bi the Way (2008) which she produced as well as co-directed.

Her documentary After Tiller (2013) was directed with Lana Wilson and garnered her an Emmy and Independent Spirit Award nomination.

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Bite-sized blog post: Zatella Beatty

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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Bite-sized blog post: Crystal Moselle

CRYSTAL MOSELLE’s feature length documentary The Wolfpack won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

She has worked for Vice and The New York Times creating video content.

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Bite-sized blog post: Maria Maggenti

MARIA MAGGENTI studied philosophy as Undergrad at Smith college then went on to get her MFA from NYU. She has worked as a writer and script editor for television.

Her narrative feature film Puccini for Beginners premiered at Sundance.

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Bite-sized blog post: Adi Lavy & Maya Stark

ADI LAVY is a documentarian who is recognized internationally for her photography. She attended Columbia University and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. MAYA STARK also studied at SVA and has edited both narrative fiction and documentary films.

Stark and Lavy co-directed the feature film documentary Sun Kissed (2012) which can be viewed on PBS.

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Bite-sized blog post: Ramona S. Diaz

RAMONA S. DIAZ studied communications at Stanford University and has gone on to direct documentaries which have been distributed by PBS’ Independent Lens.

She founded her production company Cine Diaz in 2000 to produce documentary feature films.

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Bite-sized blog post: Eliza Hittman

ELIZA HITTMAN was named as one of the 25 New Faces of Film to watch by Filmmaker Magazine in 2013. She got her MFA at Cal Arts.

Her feature directorial debut It Felt Like Love (2013) premiered at Sundance and was according to the New York Times shot for less than $100,000 in 18 days.

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Bite-sized blog post: Sini Anderson

SINI ANDERSON began her career as a professional dancer while still a teenager in Chicago.

Her documentary The Punk Singer (2013) premiered at SXSW and was distributed by IFC.

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Bite-sized blog post: Hannah Fidell

HANNAH FIDELL studied film theory at Indiana University and film at The New School in New York.

She supported herself as a waiter while making her feature film A Teacher (2013) – the film is now being adapted by HBO (working with Fidell) into a television series.

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Bite-sized blog post: Lauren Wolkstein

LAUREN WOLKSTEIN obtained her MFA in film from Columbia. Her thesis film Cigarette Candy (2009) screened at SXSW. She was chosen as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine in 2013.

Her short film The Strange Ones (co-directed with Christopher Radcliffe) screened at Sundance and spawned her feature directorial debut, The Strange Ones (2017).

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