Micky Levy

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Micky Levy
Born
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation(s)Director, Writer, Producer
Years active2003–present

Micky Levy is an Israeli-American film director, screenwriter, and actress.

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Early life

Micky Levy was born in Israel and grew up in Eilat. Her first book of poetry, White Stoplights, was published when she was 15. Micky arrived in Los Angeles when she was 17 with just $700 in her pocket. [1]

Career

Micky started her career acting in independent horror films. She worked for Academy Award Nominated screenwriter Arthur A. Ross. [2]

Micky’s first produced film was the short, 2 on U, that she wrote and produced with Dayna Cussler. [3] Micky's television pilot, LAM, won the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. [4]

Micky wrote the feature script Rails & Ties , a Warner Bros. film. Alison Eastwood directed the movie which starred Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden and Miles Heizer. Rails & Ties premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007. [5]

Micky wrote Lifetime (TV Network)’s “Amish Grace”, starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, for which she received a Humanitas Prize nomination and won the Epiphany Prize. [6] [7] Micky wrote “Amish Grace” under the pseudonym Sylvie White. The film was co-written by Teena Booth. [8]

Micky wrote, directed and produced the documentary short "The First Time: Writing and Sex" that was lensed by Svetlana Cvetko. [9]

Micky wrote, directed and produced the narrative short film Page’s Great and Grand Escape. The short played the festival circuit including the Newport Beach Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival and HollyShorts Film Festival . [10]

Micky’s adaptation of Caryl Phillips’ novel, Dancing in the Dark (novel), placed in the top ten of the Showtime Tony Cox Screenplay Competition. [11]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterNote
20022 on UNoYesShort film
2007 Rails & Ties NoYes [12]
2010 Amish Grace NoYesTV movie
2013The First Time: Writing & SexYesYesDocumentary
2014Page's Great and Grand EscapeYesYesShort film
2017DipsticksYesNo2 episodes
2018UnionYesNoShort film

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References

  1. ↑ "Micky Levy Rails & Ties" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hey We All Had to Start Somewhere" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2 on U [IMDb]" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sctriptapalooza TV Writing Competition" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rails & Ties [IMDb]" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2010 Humanitas Award Finalists Announced" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ ""Moviemakers Discuss Spirtually [sic] Inspiring Films "" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Micky Levy Awards [IMDb]" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "The First Time: Writing and Sex [IMDb]" . Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Page the Movie". Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Screenplay Finalists Announced". Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "A Collision Course and Its Outcome". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.


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