Maria Burton
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| Maria Burton | |
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| Nationality | U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, actor |
Maria Burton is an American director, producer and actor. She and her four sisters have a production company, Five Sisters Productions.[1]
Burton directed the feature films Manna From Heaven (2002), Just Friends (1996), Temps (1999), and co-directed the 2007 documentary Sign My Snarling Movie. She produced The Happiest Day of His Life (2007) and Julia Sweeney's Letting Go of God.[2] Burton also acts in fims. She lectures on filmmaking at film schools such as USC, AFI, and the Rockport Institute.[3]
Burton graduated from Yale University with a degree in theater and filmmaking.[4] Her play, The Litany of the Clothes won first prize in the Earth Daughters' playwriting contest.[5] In Los Angeles Burton continues her live theater activities.
She is co-chair of the board of The Alliance of Women Directors[6] and on the advisory board of Global Girl Media.[7]
Her recent work includes the short film Stephen Kanner: A Retrospective"A + D Museum Presents Stephen Kanner Retrospective". Archdailey.com. http://www.archdaily.com/80318/ad-museum-presents-stephen-h-kanner-faia-a-retrospective-1955-2010., and commercials for the "Faces of Ford" campaign for Ford Motor Company.[8], [9] Her next feature film is a drama inspired by the "Mercury 13" women who were tested for the original astronaut program in 1961-62.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Burke, Jodie (2011-08-21). "Sisters making films: The Burtons". latimes.com. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-sisters-burtons,0,4581147.story. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Letting Go Of God film site".
- ^ "Alliance of Women Directors". Alliance of Women Directors. http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/members/maria_burton.html.
- ^ Burton, Maria. "Huffington Post contributor profile". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-burton.
- ^ "Maria Burton company bio". http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/about/bios.htm#maria.
- ^ "Alliance of Women Directors". Alliance of Women Directors. http://allianceofwomendirectors.org/. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Who We Are | Global Girl". Globalgirlmedia.org. http://www.globalgirlmedia.org/about-2/who-we-are. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "Faces of Ford commercials". http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/reel_commercials.htm.
- ^ "Faces of Ford commercial Dick Fuchs Mustang". Ford Motor Company. http://www.thefordstory.com/your-stories/cars/mustang/619000-miles-and-counting-on-a-ford-mustang.
- ^ "Five Sisters Productions In Development". Fivesistersproductions.com. http://www.fivesistersproductions.com/films/indev.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
