Joanna Arnow

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Joanna Arnow
Born1986 (age 3738) [1]
Occupation(s) Filmmaker, actress

Joanna Arnow is an American filmmaker and actress best known for directing and starring in the 2023 film The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed . [2]

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Early life and education

Arnow was raised in Brooklyn and studied film at Wesleyan University. [3] She is Jewish.

Career

In 2013, Arnow released her Berlinale Talents project, i hate myself, a documentary about her relationship with spoken word performer James Kepple. [4] When the documentary screened at the Anthology Film Archives in 2017, Richard Brody of The New Yorker described the documentary as "memorably painful" but criticized Arnow for not considering the implications of her project. [5] [6]

Arnow's 2015 short film Bad at Dancing premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Short Film. The short caught the attention of filmmakers including Andrew Bujalski and Sean Baker; the latter went on to executive produce Arnow's 2023 feature debut, The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed . [3]

In 2019, Arnow's short film Laying Out screened at New York Film Festival and the Chicago Underground Film Festival. [7]

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in the United States in 2024. [8]

While working as a freelance filmmaker, Arnow held a day job at a pharmaceutical company, a position she left as of 2023 to pursue film full-time. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorActorRoleNotes
2013i hate myself :)YesYesSelfAutobiographical documentary
2015Bad at DancingYesYesJoannaShort film
2018 Chained for Life NoYesHospital Representative
2019Laying OutYesYesJoannaShort film
2022F***ed in the HeadNoYesCarrie
2023 The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed YesYesAnn

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2013Lower East Side Film FestivalAudience Awardi hate myself :)Won [4]
2014Northside Film FestivalBest Feature Jury PrizeWon
2015 AFI Fest Best Live Action Short FilmBad at DancingNominated
Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear for Best Short Film Nominated [3]
Silver Bear for Best Short Film Won
Teddy Award Nominated [9]
Hong Kong International Film Festival Best Short FilmNominated [10]
2023 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Nominated [11]
Deauville Film Festival Grand Special PrizeNominated [11]
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Best FilmNominated [11]
Hamptons International Film Festival Best Narrative FeatureHonorable mention [12]
Indie Memphis Film Festival Duncan Williams Best Screenplay AwardWon [13]
Montclair Film Festival Future/Now CompetitionWon [14]
Munich Film Festival Best Film by an Emerging DirectorNominated [11]
São Paulo International Film Festival New Directors Competition: Best FictionNominated [11]
Thessaloniki Film Festival Best Director, International CompetitionWon [11]
Valladolid International Film Festival Best Feature FilmNominated [11]
2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards Someone to Watch Award Nominated [11]
Cleveland International Film Festival New Direction CompetitionNominated [11]


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