Elizabeth Cuthrell
Elizabeth Cuthrell | |
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| Education | University of Hawaii, Manoa University of Pennsylvania (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
Elizabeth Cuthrell[1] is a writer, producer and co-founder of Evenstar Films, a New York City-based Production company.
Film career
Elizabeth Cuthrell produced The Same Storm, written and directed by Peter Hedges, and starring Elaine May, Mary-Louise Parker, Noma Dumezweni, Sandra Oh, Judith Light, Joel de la Fuente, and Moses Ingram.[2] The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival.[3] Cuthrell produced The Sisterhood of Night starring Kal Penn, Laura Fraser, Kara Hayward, Georgie Henley, Willa Cuthrell and Olivia DeJonge, which premiered at The Woodstock Film Festival (winner of the Tangerine Entertainment Juice Award),[4] and was released in 2015.[5] Cuthrell executive produced Vara: A Blessing (directed by Khyentse Norbu), which opened the 2013 Busan International Film Festival, and played festivals worldwide including the London BFI Film Festival, and the Tribeca Film Festival (winner, Best Online Feature).[6] Cuthrell also produced Kelly Reichardt's film Meek's Cutoff, starring Michelle Williams, which was in competition at the Venice Film Festival (winner, Signis Ecumenical Award), as well as the Toronto, Sundance, and New York Film Festivals, and wrote and produced the award-winning film Jesus' Son,[7][8] starring Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Dennis Hopper, Jack Black, and Holly Hunter. Jesus' Son was also in competition at the Venice Film Festival (winner, Little Golden Lion and Signis Ecumenical Awards), as well as the Telluride, Venice, New Directors/New Films, and Toronto Film Festivals.
Theater
Cuthrell produced Farinelli and The King on Broadway (starring Mark Rylance).[9] Additional theater credits include the recent world premiere of Slut, the New York premiere of Denis Johnson's Shoppers Carried by Escalators into the Flames (starring Will Patton and Michael Shannon), Roger Rees's one-man show What You Will at ACT in San Francisco, and Jonathan Cott's Walt and Emily: Between the Rooms at the Cherry Lane Theater.
Public service announcements
Cuthrell also wrote and produced (along with Mary-Louise Parker) a series of public service announcements called Stop the Hate for the Ad Council, which urged tolerance for Arab Americans and people of color after the attacks of 9/11. For her work on Stop the Hate, Cuthrell was awarded the Courage Award, given by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission.[10]
Education
Cuthrell attended the University of Hawaii and the University of Pennsylvania and received her MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
References
- ^ The New York Times Movies
- ^ "The Same Storm". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Pete Hammond (3 September 2021). "Peter Hedges On Bringing His Pandemic-Shot Zoom Drama 'The Same Storm' To Telluride Film Festival". Dateline. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Kingston area has starring role in movie that premieres Saturday at Woodstock Film Festival". Dailyfreeman.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Jaworowski, Ken (10 April 2015). "Review: 'The Sisterhood of Night,' a Dark Tale of Small Town Hysteria". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Tribeca Film Festival Winners List: 'Zero Motivation' Nabs Two Awards". Variety. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Jesus' Son (2000) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (7 July 2000). "Jesus' Son". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (18 December 2017). "Review: Mark Rylance Returns as a Mad Monarch to Cherish in 'Farinelli'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Commission Officers". Lahumanrelations.org. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.