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John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Film
NYSCA Production grants
Independent Films
HAIR: Let the Sun Shine In
Documentary on the phenomenal 40-year old musical. 55 minutes, color, produced by
Ina, Blinding Light & Arte/France
Non-theatrical & DVD
distribution: Alive Mind Films. Currently in DVD release across the
Festivals: Amsterdam IDFA 2007, Thessaloniki, Planet Doc Review Warsaw, Jerusalem , Mill
Valley, Seattle, Sarasota, Jecheon Korea,
Perth International Film Festivals , 2008, Revolve Music Festival, SC 2009
Broadcasts:
Producer’s Rep:
Cactus Three
“Without
exception, it is the best HAIR film I have ever seen.” –Michael Butler,
Producer of HAIR
“Wonderful work!” –
Writer of O
Documentary
on the hidden author of the French erotic classic, Story of O. 80 minutes, color, Super-16 film & DV, 2004. Produced by INA, Blinding Light, Inc and Arte/France.
Theatrical & DVD distribution: Zeitgeist Films. Currently in
DVD release across the
Prizes: Grand Prix, Best Documentary,
URTI, Monte Carlo 2005
Festivals:
Screenings: Mini-INPUT,
Broadcast:
Arte/France & Germany, RTBF/
“Audacious”
– L’HUMANITE “Combines
with virtuosity the filmmaker’s search, dramatizations of the book, and the
quiet sweetness of Dominique Aury” – LIBERATION “Remarkable intelligence… magnificent” – LE
MONDE
September Eleventh: Eyewitnesses
Documentary on personal accounts of the attacks on
Screenings:
Family Secret
Documentary on the reunion of the filmmaker with her long-lost
Romanian brother, their father's "family secret".
58 minutes, color & b/w 16mm/ DV, 2000.
Produced by Blinding Light, Inc and La Sept Arte French TV.
Distribution:
On-line distribution by Cinetic Rights
Management across the
Prizes: Best Documentary of the Year Grand Prix
SCAM (Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia,
Festivals:
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Broadcasts: WDR/Germany 2002; Sundance
Channel/US, 2001; Arte/France & Germany 2000
"This
astonishing autobiographical document blends black & white with color,
love, humor, bitterness and hope."
-LE
MONDE. "Engrossing... offers a
unique and intimate view of war, displacement and immigration as the 20th
Century's great dividers"- VARIETY "Heartfelt... chronicles the
filmmaker's search for family ties and the Romanian brother she never knew she
had."- VILLAGE VOICE
Blind Light
Documentary/ drama. Starring Emmy Award Winner Edie Falco and
featuring Per Myrberg and Richard Hell.
58 minutes, color and b/w 16mm, 1998.
Produced by Blinding Light, Inc.
DVD Distribution:
Choices Video. Currently in DVD release across the
Prizes: Lumiere Award,
Broadcasts: Arte/France & Germany 2004; Independent
Film Channel
Festivals:
"Beautifully
shot and artfully composed...a haunting, lyrical, hypnotic work"--Austin
Chronicle
"Magic...
A wonderful achievement"--Bo Smith, Curator, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Broken Meat
Documentary
portrait of Bukowski-style beat poet Alan Granville. 50 min., 16mm b/w, 1990.
Prizes: Critics' Prize/
Festivals, Screenings:
• Sundance Film Festival •
Broadcasts: Sundance Channel, '98; WNET/ Ch 13 Reel New
York '96; SBS/Australia '93; ZDF/Germany '92
"Funky,
excellent, neo-beatnik... A must see, especially for poets" - Baltimore
City Paper
"A
visual joy" - Chicago New Paper "Wonderful!"- Kurt Vonnegut "Perfect
documentary" - Park City Paper
Early short films
Joanna's Jobs 9 min. 1987 Prize winner at Seattle and Cleveland
Film Festival
Tooth and Mask 12 min. 1986 Max Ophuls
Preis Saarbrücken Film
Festival
Lenore Tawney's "Cloud Series #VIII" 10 min. 1984 0,1,1,2,3,5; or, the Walls Have the Floor 44
min. 1983
Pool 25 min. 1978; with Ally Sheedy Reflexive Francis Film 17 min.
1976
Other Broadcasts and Screenings
WNET/Channel
13 Independent Focus • Pacific Film Archives •Artists Space •
One-Woman Shows:
Grants and Fellowships
John Simon Guggenheim '02 • NYFA '02, '91 • NYSCA '93, '91 • Jerome
Foundation '00, '98 & '90 • Art Matters, '94, '88
Education
BFA at
Languages
French,
Italian, German, Portuguese
Dual Citizen