Rachel Fleit

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Rachel Fleit
BornJanuary 1981 (1981-01) (age 44)
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]

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Fleit". Bird. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ Abele, Robert (2021-10-14). "Review: Selma Blair faces MS with humor, strength and messy honesty in new documentary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  3. ↑ Carey, Matthew (2021-03-16). "Selma Blair Shares Journey With MS In 'Introducing, Selma Blair': "I Just Want To Be A Better Person" — SXSW Studio". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. ↑ Dixon, Marcus James (2021-11-30). "'Introducing, Selma Blair' director Rachel Fleit on how 'nothing was off limits'". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  5. ↑ "'I can recover': 'Introducing, Selma Blair' star on vulnerability, her health today". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  6. ↑ Introducing, Selma Blair | An In-depth Conversation with Director Rachel Fleit, 12 March 2022, retrieved 2023-05-23
  7. 1 2 "The #BamaRush Doc Trailer Is Even More Dramatic Than You Might Think". Teen Vogue. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  8. 1 2 "Bald fashion founder redesigns femininity (starting with herself)". TODAY.com. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  9. 1 2 Russo, Maria Del. "Rachel Fleit Interview - What's Underneath". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  10. ↑ "Stylish Ideas for Hair Loss After Cancer and Alopecia". Vogue. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  11. ↑ "Ava & Bianca | ENGAGE: SHORTS PROGRAM 2 | RMWF Cinema". watch.eventive.org. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  12. ↑ "Gefilte". jfi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  13. ↑ Bugbee, Teo (2021-10-14). "'Introducing, Selma Blair' Review: An Actress in Her Second Act". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  14. ↑ Mathis, Camilla (23 March 2017). "Barbara and Stanley: A Modern Romance, The extraordinary story of a long-term bicoastal relationship". nowness.com. Nowness . Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Watch Zoe Kazan Rise from the Dead and Eat Cake with Zosia Mamet in Honor's New Campaign Video". Teen Vogue. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  16. ↑ "Rachel Fleit Loves a Great Lipstick, Keeps an Open Heart". W Magazine. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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