India Donaldson | |
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 Donaldson in 2024 | |
| Born | 1984or1985(age 39–40) |
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| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Roger Donaldson [1] |
| Relatives | Chris Donaldson (brother) |
India Donaldson (born 1984 or 1985) is an American filmmaker best known for the 2024 film Good One . [2]
India is the daughter of Mel Clark and director Roger Donaldson; she gained exposure to the film industry at an early age. [2] [3] Her parents divorced when she was a child. She attended Santa Monica High School and Vassar College, where she majored in English. [4] [5]
Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Donaldson worked in the textile industry. [2] Her directorial debut, the 2018 short film Medusa, was followed by the short films Hannahs and If Found in 2019 and 2021, respectively. [6] [7] [8]
Donaldson presented her feature-length debut Good One as a work-in-progress at the 2023 American Film Festival in Wrocław, where she was awarded a $50,000 prize to support the project's post-production in Poland. [9] The completed film screened at 2024 Sundance Film Festival and the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was eligible for the Camera d'Or . [10] [11] The film later won the Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Feature Film at that year's Champs-Élysées Film Festival. [12]
Donaldson resided in New York for ten years. Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, she and her husband moved to Los Angeles, where they currently reside. [4] [9] The couple lived with India's father, his third wife, and their two teenage children during the COVID-19 lockdowns. India's experiences living with her young half-siblings inspired the plot of Good One . [4] Around this time, her first son was born. [5]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Medusa | Short film | [6] |
| 2019 | Hannahs | Short film | [7] |
| 2021 | If Found | Short film | [8] |
| 2024 | Good One | Feature film | [10] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern Oregon Film Festival | Spirit of EOFF Ethos Award | Hannahs | Won | [7] |
| 2020 | Monmouth Film Festival | Best Narrative Short Film | Won | [7] | |
| 2024 | Sundance Film Festival | U.S. Dramatic | Good One | Nominated | [13] |
| Cannes Film Festival | Directors' Fortnight | Nominated | [10] | ||
| Camera d'Or | Nominated | [11] | |||
| Champs-Élysées Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Feature Film | Won | [12] |
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