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Lilly Hartley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Founder & creative producer, Candescent Films |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | candescentfilms.com |
Lilly Hartley is an American documentary film producer and actress, and the founder of Candescent Films.
Hartley was raised in East Hampton, New York and New York City. [1] Her father is a playwright and graduate of the Yale School of Drama and her mother is a scientist. [2] Her godfather, Ken Howard, was an actor and was president of the Screen Actors Guild. [2] Her grandfather, Benjamin Epstein, worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy during the Civil Rights Movement in his role as national director of the Anti-Defamation League. [2] She majored in history and English in college and graduated summa cum laude . [2] She studied acting at William Esper Studio, completing the two-year program. [2]
Hartley founded Candescent Films in 2010. [3] [4] The film production company supports documentary films exploring social issues. [5] Prior to founding the company, Hartley worked as an actress [3] and production executive. [5] She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America. [3]
The first film supported by Candescent was The Queen of Versailles , which was the opening night film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, [3] and was nominated for a DGA Award, [6] IDA Award [7] and Critics' Choice Award. [8] Hartley served as an executive producer. [9] As a producer on Sons of the Clouds, a documentary exploring human rights issues in Western Sahara and starring Javier Bardem, Hartley won the 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film. [10] In 2014, Hartley partnered with the Tribeca Film Institute to develop a Candescent Award for films that premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The inaugural recipient of this award was Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014). [11]
Some of Hartley's other work includes executive producing Who Is Dayani Cristal? starring Gael García Bernal, [12] executive producing Private Violence , which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, [13] and producing Likeness, a short film starring Elle Fanning and directed by Rodrigo Prieto. [4] [11] Hartley executive produced The Departure , directed by Lana Wilson. [14] [15] Hartley executive produced the big game hunting documentary Trophy , which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by CNN Films and The Orchard. [16] Hartley also executive produced Generation Wealth. [17] [18]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Associate producer | |
| An Invisible Sign | Associate producer | ||
| 2012 | The Queen of Versailles | Co-executive producer | Nominated for DGA Award, IDA Award and Critics' Choice Award |
| Sons of the Clouds | Producer | Won 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film | |
| 2013 | Who Is Dayani Cristal? | Executive producer | |
| Remote Area Medical | Executive producer | ||
| Likeness | Producer | Short film; nominated for Webby Award | |
| 2014 | Private Violence | Executive producer | Won Candescent Award; nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form [19] |
| 1971 | Co-executive producer | Won 2015 International Documentary Association ABCNews VideoSource Award [20] and 2015 Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award. [21] Named a 2016 Peabody Award finalist. [22] | |
| 2017 | The Departure | Executive producer | Nominated for 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature [23] |
| Trophy | Executive producer | ||
| 2018 | Generation Wealth | Executive producer | Nominated for 2018 WGA Award for Best Documentary Screenplay [24] |
| 2019 | Fantasy Island | Executive producer | |
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