Stacie Passon
Stacie Passon | |
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 Passon in January 2013 | |
| Born | Stacie Lyne Passon October 1, 1969 |
| 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 directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) and executive produced and directed the six-part Sky drama Little Birds (2019). [3]
Personal life
Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish.[4] She attended Columbia College Chicago,[5] from which she graduated in 1993.[6]
Career
Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film Concussion garnered Passon nominations for the Gotham Independent Film 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.[7]. In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film Women Who Kill.
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 | ||
| 2019 | The Punisher | Yes | Episode: "One-Eyed Jacks" | ||
| 2019 | American Gods | Yes | Episode: "The Greatest Story Ever Told" | ||
| 2019 | The Society | Yes | Episode: "Drop by Drop" | ||
| 2019 | Tales of the City | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Dickinson | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
See also
- Dramatic license
- LGBT culture in New York City
- List of female film and television directors
- List of lesbian filmmakers
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
- List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers
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.
- ^ "Little Birds - Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ^ 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.
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- Living people
- American television directors
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- American women film producers
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- Jewish American screenwriters
- Lesbian artists
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- LGBT directors
- LGBT producers
- LGBT screenwriters
- LGBT writers from the United States
- Film directors from New Jersey
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- People from Montclair, New Jersey
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