Linda Reisman

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Linda Reisman
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Linda Reisman is an American film producer and college professor. She is perhaps best known for producing the independent films Affliction (1997) and Leave No Trace (2018), both of which were released under her Reisman Productions banner, and executive producing the critically acclaimed film The Danish Girl (2015).

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Reisman is a Senior Distinguished Producer-in-Residence in Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College. [1]

Education

She graduated with a B.F.A. from Antioch College and a M.F.A. from San Francisco Art Institute. [1]

Career

Reisman entered the film business, working as Paul Schrader's assistant on Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) and Light of Day (1987). She continued to work with Schrader on Patty Hearst (1988), The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), and Affliction (1997), serving as a producer. She also worked with Keith Gordon on two films: Mother Night (1996) and Waking the Dead (2000). Her other credits include No Such Thing (2001), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Pumpkin (2002), and Assassination Tango (2002). She had spent over 10 years bringing The Danish Girl (2015) and Leave No Trace (2018) to the screen. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Reisman is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America. She serves annually as a judge for both the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting and the Student Academy Awards. [1] . Reisman also serves on the USC Scripter Award Selection Committee.

Filmography

As a producer

As an associate producer

As an executive producer

As a consulting producer

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1999 14th Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature Affliction Nominated [8]
2019 34th Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature (shared with Anne Harrison and Anne Rosellini) Leave No Trace Nominated [9]

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References

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