Rachel Fleit

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Rachel Fleit
BornJanuary 1981 (1981-01) (age 43)
Manhattan, New York, United States
Alma materIthaca College
Years active2014-present
Website https://www.rachelfleit.com

Rachel Fleit (born January 1981) is an American director, producer, and writer. She is best known for her feature documentaries, Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) and Bama Rush (2023). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Early life and education

Fleit was born in Manhattan in 1981 and raised on Long Island. [8] When she was 18 months old, Fleit was diagnosed with alopecia, and wore a wig from age four to 18. [9] [10] Fleit attended Ithaca College. [8]

Career

Fleit has directed two documentary shorts, Gefilte (2018), and Ava & Bianca (2020), two feature documentaries, Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) and Bama Rush (2023), and a documentary short Barbara and Stanley: A Modern Romance featuring Stanley Dorfman and Barbara Flood. [11] [12] [13] [7] [14]

Fleit co-founded the luxury womenswear brand Honor NYC with Giovanna Randall. [9] [15] [16]

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