Stacie Passon
Stacie Passon | |
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Passon in January 2013 | |
Born |
Stacie Lyne Passon October 1, 1969 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer,[1] whose debut film Concussion premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[2] She is directing the upcoming film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
Personal life
Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan, She is Jewish.[3] She attended Columbia College Chicago,[4] from which she graduated in 1993.[5]
Career
Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film Concussion garnered Passon nominations for the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and the film won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent.[6] In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film Women Who Kill.
In 2017 Passon directed We Have Always Lived in the Castle, based on the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name.[7] Passon is also developing the feature film Strange Things Started Happening, which is supported by Sundance Institute and Tribeca Film Institute.[8] She teaches screenwriting at New York University's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television.
Filmography
Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | |||
2013 | Concussion | Yes | Yes | ||
2015–2016 | Transparent | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
2016 | Women Who Kill | Executive | |||
2017 | The Last Tycoon | Yes | Episode: "A Brady-American Christmas" | ||
2017 | Halt and Catch Fire | Yes | Episode: "Tonya and Nancy" | ||
2018 | The Path | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
2018 | Billions | Yes | Episode: "Icebreaker" | ||
2018 | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Yes | Yes | In post-production |
See also
References
- ↑ Foundas, Scott (January 23, 2013). "Stacie Passon's Superb Concussion Is Why We Have a Sundance in the First Place". The Village Voice.
- ↑ Blaney, Martin; Rosser, Michael (February 16, 2013). "Child's Pose wins Berlin's Golden Bear". Screen Daily.
- ↑ Mroz, Jacqueline (February 20, 2013). "Blow to the Head=A Hit at Sundance". New Jersey Monthly.
- ↑ Renninger, Bryce J. (January 31, 2013). "You Don't Have to Go to Film School to Make It: A List of Film Schools 2013 Sundance Directors Attended". Indiewire.
- ↑ "Class Notes". Columbia College Chicago. DEMO Magazine. April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Adams, Sam (December 1, 2015). "'Transparent' Expands and Improves in Season 2: First Reviews". Indiewire.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (August 10, 2016). "Alexandra Daddario, Taissa Farmiga Join Sebastian Stan in 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #19: Stacie Passon Tracks the Double Life of a Lesbian Housewife in 'Concussion'". Indiewire. January 11, 2013.