Claudia Myers

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Claudia Myers
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Years active1997–present

Claudia Myers is an American screenwriter, director and producer. In addition, she is an Associate Professor of Film and Media at American University's School of Communication. [1]

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Early life

Myers received an M.F.A from Columbia University's School of the Arts and a BA from Yale University. [2]

Career

Buddy & Grace

In 2001, she co-wrote and directed the film Buddy & Grace. The romantic drama tells the story of an elderly man struggling with his wife who suffers with Alzheimer's. The film was screened at several festivals including Sundance Film Festival and Los Angeles International Film Festival. [3] It also won the Student Grant Award as part of the National Board of Review. [4]

Kettle of Fish

Myers wrote and directed the film Kettle of Fish in 2006. A romantic comedy of a womanizing and commitment-phobic saxophonist (Matthew Modine) in co-habitation with a research biologist (Gina Gershon). [5] The film was a part of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006. [6]

Fort Bliss

In 2014 Myers wrote and directed the film Fort Bliss . Fort Bliss is a film about an army medic and single mother Maggie Swann (portrayed by Michelle Monaghan) struggling to readjust to life with her family after a tour in Afghanistan. [7] The film won the Audience Award at the 2014 Champs-Élysées Film Festival. [8] After the release, Independent Magazine named Myers one of the '10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015'. [9]

Above the Shadows

Myers went on to write and direct the 2019 film Above the Shadows . The film is about a young woman (Olivia Thirlby) who has faded to the point of becoming invisible and must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleGenre
1999Short Cut (Short)DirectorComedy
2001Buddy & Grace (Short)Co-Writer, DirectorDrama
2004Anatomy of Care (Video)Co-WriterDrama
2004The Kindness of Strangers (Short)Writer, DirectorDrama
2006 Kettle of Fish Writer, DirectorRomantic Comedy
2007Outside the Wire (Video)Writer, DirectorInteractive Feature
2009The Long Road BackWriter, ProducerDocumentary
2010The War InsideCo-WriterDrama
2010Below the BeltwayProducerDrama
2010Women at WarWriter, ProducerDocumentary
2012Women on the WingWriter, ProducerDocumentary
2014 Fort Bliss Writer, DirectorDrama
2016 Wild Oats Co-WriterComedy
2019 Above the Shadows Writer, DirectorSupernatural romance

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References

  1. "Profile Claudia Myers". www.american.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. "Claudia Myers". American University School of Communication. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  3. "Work - "Buddy & Grace" - Claudia Myers". claudiamyersfilms.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  4. "Claudia Myers - Buddy and Grace - National Board of Review". National Board of Review. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. Lee, Nathan (2006-10-06). "Kettle of Fish - Review - Movies". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  6. "Kettle of Fish | Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. Dargis, Manohla (2014-09-18). "'Fort Bliss' Stars Michelle Monaghan as a Soldier-Mother". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  8. "'Fort Bliss': Champs-Elysees Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  9. "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Claudia Myers". Independent Magazine. May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  10. "Interview: Claudia Myers, Writer-Director of Above the Shadows". 2 May 2020.