Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

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Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
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Alma mater New York University
Occupation Filmmaker

Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an American documentary filmmaker. She is known for producing and editing films on cultural and social issues. In 2018, she was invited to become a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). [1]

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Gordon co-produced and edited DOCUMENTED, a documentary about Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist and immigration activist. DOCUMENTED was nominated for the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. [2] She won ADIFF 2015's Public Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color for BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez, [3] about poet and activist Sonia Sanchez. The film was broadcast on America ReFramed and nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary. [4]

Other notable filmography include Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, produced with Byron Hurt, and Quest, which was nominated for the 2018 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, [5] the 2019 Peabody Award [6] and the 2019 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary and Outstanding Social Issue Documentary. [7]

Gordon graduated from New York University and is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University. [8]

Filmography (partial)

References/Notes and references

  1. Kilday, Gregg (June 25, 2018). "Academy Invites Record 928 New Members". The Hollywood Reporter .
  2. Staff, Times (February 7, 2015). "NAACP Image Awards 2015: Full list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. "Hey NYC: Best of ADIFF's 2015 African Diaspora Films Series Happens This Weekend".
  4. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "NOMINEES FOR THE 38th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF).
  5. Warren, Matt (November 21, 2017). "Drumroll. And the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees are…". Film Independent. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  6. Petski, Denise (April 9, 2019). "Peabody Award Nominations For TV & Digital Media Unveiled; Ronan Farrow To Host Trophy Show".
  7. "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys". Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  8. "Sabrina Gordon | School of Journalism". journalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2019.