Bite-sized blog post: Amy Berg

Amy Berg

AMY BERG’s recent film Janis: Little Girl (2015), about the life of singer Janis Joplin screened at the Venice Film Festival to critical acclaim.

She founded Disarming Films, a documentary production company.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Find her company on Facebook
Disarming Films Website
Huffington Post
Deadline
Indiewire Interview
Variety
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2015Janis: Little Girl Blue (Documentary) (as Amy J. Berg)
 2015Prophet’s Prey (Documentary)
 2014/IAn Open Secret (Documentary)
 2012West of Memphis (Documentary)
 2007Polarized (Short)
 2006Deliver Us from Evil (Documentary)

Bite-sized blog post: Susanna Styron

Susanna Styron

After receiving an MFA in filmmaking from AFI, SUSANNA STYRON directed her first feature film Shadrach (1998) based on a short story written by her father, the famous novelist William Styron

She went on to direct for television and while wading through the difficulties of development that is so often associated with narrative fiction films she directed a documentary with an incredible cast of real life heroes from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

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Where to watch her films:

9/12:FROM CHAOS TO COMMUNITY (DVD’s for PURCHASE)

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Interview
9/12: From Chaos to Community website
NYWIFT event
Website for her film Out of my Head
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

All Downhill From Here (TV Series) (1 episode)

 20069/12: From Chaos to Community (Documentary)

 2001100 Centre Street (TV Series) (1 episode)

Bottlecaps (2001)
 1998Shadrach

Bite-sized blog post: Marcy Boyle & Rachel Holzman

DPYX

MARCY BOYLE and RACHEL HOLZMAN met while students at Barnard College in New York. They collaborated on scripts and both had written bigger budget fair that wasn’t getting produced so they decided to collaborate on a project they could do themselves. Nobody Can Cool (2015), a neo-noir-horror thriller was born!

They are now collaborating on a documentary about Hollywood producer Debra Hill who after successfully producing the Halloween movies as well as critically acclaimed movies such as The Fisher King (1991) and many others died at age 55 of cancer.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

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ONLINE

Find them on Twitter
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Interview
Starburst Magazine Interview
Filmmaking Team DPYX Creating The Debra Hill Documentary
Ms. in the Biz

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

Bite-sized blog post: Shira Piven

Shira Piven

SHIRA PIVEN taught acting in prison through the Actors Gang prison project before directing films. Her most recent feature Welcome to Me (2014) stars Kristen Wiig and is available on Netflix.

She has been slated to direct for Transparent.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

NETFLIX

Read more about her:

ONLINE

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Alliance of Women Film Directors
New York TImes
Chicago Tribune
Wikiepdia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2013Lifecasters (TV Movie documentary)
 2012The Beast and the Angel (Documentary short)

Bite-sized blog post: Kate Kaminski

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME - JUNE 9: Kate Kaminski, director of the bluestocking film festival, a women-centric film festival, was photographed at her home for a Word with the Boss profile on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/Staff Photographer)

In addition to directing her own films (narrative and documentary), KATE KAMINSKI is the founder and Artistic Director of the Bluestocking Film Series, a festival specializing in films with complex female protagonists.

You can watch one of her features, The Crew (2012) on her company vimeo page (Gitgo Productions).

 

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Where to watch her films:

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Her Website
The People Portland, Maine
Bluestocking Film Series Website
Maine College of Art
Gitgo Productions Website
Huffington Post

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2016Eiayay’s Reel Life (Documentary short) (completed)
 2013Nightville (Short)
 2012The Crew
 201020/20 (Short)
 2008/IITrip
 2008Johnson Hall (Short)
 2000(I’m Living) A Charmed Life (co-director)

Bite-sized blog post: Laura Lau

Laura Lau

LAURA LAU worked with Chris Kentis as a writer and producer on the films Open Water (2003) and Grind (1997) before her co-directing debut with Kentis on Silent House (2011).

Silent House used the one-take convention before Birdman but after Russian Ark!

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find Silent House on Twitter
Directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau SILENT HOUSE Interview
Complex Interview
Interview

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

2011 Silent House

Bite-sized blog post: Rachel Talalay

behind scenes/ Director Rachel Talalay

RACHEL TALALAY studied mathematics at Yale while running the Yale film society. Her directorial debut was doe one of the famous Nightmare on Elm Street franchise in 1991 before directing the cult classic Tank Girl (1995).

She has directed numerous television shows including the resurgence of the classic Dr. Who series and is the first woman to direct for the BBC Sherlock series.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON (Streaming)

AMAZON (DVDs/BluRays for PURCHASE)

HULU

Read more about her:

ONLINE

Find her on Twitter
Find her on Facebook
Her blog
Den of Geek
THE DIRECTOR OF “TANK GIRL” IS NOW BEHIND-THE-SCENES ON THE NEW “DOCTOR WHO”
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2017Sherlock (TV Series) (1 episode)

Episode #4.1 (2017)

 2016Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) (1 episode)

Last Refuge (2016)

 2016The Flash (TV Series) (1 episode)

Fast Lane (2016)

 2014-2015Doctor Who (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Hell Bent (2015)
Heaven Sent (2015)
Death in Heaven (2014)
Dark Water (2014)

 2015South of Hell (TV Series) (2 episodes)

White Noise (2015)
Judge and Fury (2015)
 2014The Dorm (TV Movie)

 2014Reign (TV Series) (1 episode)

Sacrifice (2014)

 2013Played (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Revenge (2013)
Cars (2013)

 2013Bomb Girls (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Fifth Column (2013)
Party Line (2013)

 2012XIII: The Series (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Mousetrap (2012)
Breakout (2012)

 2012Continuum (TV Series) (1 episode)

Time’s Up (2012)
 2012Hannah’s Law (TV Movie)

 2011Hiccups (TV Series) (1 episode)

Sexual Healing (2011)

 2011Endgame (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2010Haven (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Consumed (2010)
Harmony (2010)

 2010Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

Unhappy Endings (2010)
Family Practice (2010)

 2010Cra$h & Burn (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 2009Durham County (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Boys Do Things (2009)

 2009‘Da Kink in My Hair (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Playing Social (2009)

 2008Flash Gordon (TV Series) (1 episode)

Blame (2008)

 2008jPod (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Fine China (2008)

 2007Kyle XY (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Leap of Faith (2007)

 2007Greek (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2002-2007The Dead Zone (TV Series) (3 episodes)

Ego (2007)
Symmetry (2006)
Shaman (2002)

 2007Supernatural (TV Series) (1 episode)

Hunted (2007)
 2006The Wind in the Willows (TV Movie)

 2006Whistler (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Meltdown (2006)
After the Fall (2006)
In the Air (2006)
 2006What About Brian (TV Series)

 2005Terminal City (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Episode #1.8 (2005)
Episode #1.7 (2005)
Episode #1.2 (2005)
Episode #1.1 (2005)
 2005Sex, Love & Secrets (TV Series)
 2005Wildfire (TV Series)

 2004-2005Unfabulous (TV Series) (6 episodes)

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

 2004Life As We Know It (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2004Touching Evil (TV Series) (1 episode)

Y Me (2004)

 2003Cold Case (TV Series) (1 episode)

Sherry Darlin’ (2003)
 2003A Tale of Two Wives (TV Movie)

 2002-2003The Division (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Castaways (2003)
A Priori (2002)

 2002Without a Trace (TV Series) (1 episode)

He Saw, She Saw (2002)

 2002Crossing Jordan (TV Series) (1 episode)

Four Fathers (2002)

 1999-2002Ally McBeal (TV Series) (4 episodes)

Two’s a Crowd (2000)
Prime Suspect (2000)
Saving Santa (1999)
 2001Dice (TV Mini-Series)

 2001Wolf Lake (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2001State of Grace (TV Series)

 2001That’s Life (TV Series) (1 episode)

 2000Boston Public (TV Series) (1 episode)

Chapter Five (2000)

 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 1998To Have & to Hold (TV Series) (2 episodes)

Turkey Day Blues (1998)

 1998Touching Evil (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 1997Band of Gold (TV Series) (2 episodes)

 1995Tank Girl

Bite-sized blog post: Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

ANGELINA JOLIE is of course best known as an actress but after establishing herself in that arena she has gone on to direct. Her first film was a documentary A Place in Time where around the world several filmmakers participated in filming at the same moment.

Her next film, the narrative feature In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) was a passion project that led her to directing subsequent projects – most recently a film in Cambodia where she previously worked as an actor and from where she adopted one of her children.

Bite-sized blog post: Jennifer Fox

Jennifer Fox

JENNIFER FOX is a documentary filmmaker who recently directed a narrative fiction film starring Laura Dern and Ellen Burstyn, The Tale.

She is president of Zohe Film Productions, an independent New York Film company.

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Where to watch her films:

AMAZON

Read more about her:

ONLINE

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Praise Free Women and Pass the Camera: Jennifer Fox on ‘Flying’
Huffington Post – Interview
Women & Hollywood Interview
Find Zohe Film Productions on Linked In
Wikipedia

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2012P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

My Reincarnation (2012)
 2011My Reincarnation (Documentary)
 2006Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman (TV Mini-Series documentary)
 1999An American Love Story (TV Mini-Series documentary)
 1987Beirut: The Last Home Movie (Documentary)

Bite-sized blog post: Kathi Carey

Kathi Carey

KATHI CAREY segued from working as an actor to filmmaking and directed numerous episodes of a talk-show series called Casting Q’s created by Bonnie Gillespie.

She has shadowed several television directors, continues to direct shorts and has features in development.

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Where to watch her films:

VIMEO

Read more about her:

ONLINE

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Her Website
Interview
Worth website

FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):

 2014/IDead Drop (Short)
 2009140 (Documentary) (segment director)
 2008Worth (Short)
 2007/IThe Visit
 2006Reflections of a Life (Short)