Amy Geller | |
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| Born | Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Gerald Peary |
Amy Geller is an American documentary film director and producer. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries The Rabbi Goes West and The Guys Next Door. [3] [4]
Geller was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. She holds a B.A. from Bates College and an M.F.A. in Cinema and Media Production from Boston University. [5] She has served as the artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival and was President of Women in Film and Video New England. [6] [7] She teaches at Boston University and Emerson College. [8] She is also a member of Film Fatales, the Documentary Producers Alliance, IDA and IFP New York. [9] In 2015, she received a Chai in the Hub Award for young Jewish leadership and, in 2016, a Boston University Women's Guild Scholarship. [10] [11]
Geller co-directed her debut feature documentary, The Guys Next Door, along with Allie Humenuk, which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcast on the World Channel. [12] In 2019, she co-directed a documentary, The Rabbi Goes West , along with Gerald Peary, about a Chabad Hasidic rabbi and his family who built a shul in their Montana home. [13]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Rabbi Goes West | Co-director and producer | Documentary |
| 2017 | Over His Dead Body | Producer | Short film |
| 2017 | Borderline | Producer | Short film |
| 2016 | The Guys Next Door | Co-director and co-producer | Documentary |
| 2015 | Archie's Betty | Field producer | Documentary |
| 2011 | Love and Other Anxieties | Co-producer | Documentary |
| 2009 | For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism | Producer and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2008 | Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North | Line producer | Documentary |
| 2006 | The War that Made America - Turning the Tide | Producer | Documentary mini-series |
| 2004 | Stay Until Tomorrow | Producer | Feature film |
| 2003 | American Experience - Murder at Harvard | Producer | Documentary series |
| 2003 | Act Your Age | Consulting producer | Short film |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Won | Woods Hole Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | The Guys Next Door | [14] |
| Won | Rhode Island International Film Festival | Alternative Spirit Award | [15] | ||
| 2009 | Won | Boston Society of Film Critics | Special Commendation | For the Love of Movies | [16] |
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