Sande Zeig | |
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Occupation | film director |
Partner | Monique Wittig |
Sande Zeig is an American film director and writer. She was the partner of late French feminist writer Monique Wittig. [1] She directed the 2000 romantic drama The Girl .
Sande Zeig is from New York City and is of Jewish heritage. [2] She studied theater in Wisconsin and Paris. In 1975, Zeig was living in Paris, studying mime and teaching karate, when she met the writer Monique Wittig. [3] [4] Zeig's 2000 film, The Girl is based on a short story by Wittig. [5] Her 2008 biographical film Soul Masters: Dr. Guo and Dr. Sha follows the work of two Chinese healers, one of whom had previously treated Zeig's father. [6] Zeig is the founder of New York City film distribution company Artistic License Films. [7]
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