Stacie Passon | |
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 Passon in January 2013 | |
| Born | Stacie Lyne Passon October 1, 1969 |
| Alma mater | Columbia College Chicago |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer [1] whose debut film Concussion premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival. [2]
Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish. [3] She attended Columbia College Chicago, [4] from which she graduated in 1993. [5]
Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film Concussion garnered Passon nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and the film won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent.. [6] In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film Women Who Kill . She directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) and executive produced and directed the six-part Sky drama Little Birds (2019). [7] In 2021, it was announced that Passon would executive produce and direct The Serpent Queen for Lionsgate.
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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| 2013 | Concussion | Yes | Yes |
| 2018 | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Yes | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | Transparent | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Last Tycoon | Episode: "A Brady-American Christmas" |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Episode: "Tonya and Nancy" | |
| 2018 | The Path | 2 episodes |
| Billions | Episode: "Icebreaker" | |
| 2019 | The Punisher | Episode: "One-Eyed Jacks" |
| American Gods | Episode: "The Greatest Story Ever Told" | |
| The Society | Episode: "Drop by Drop" | |
| Tales of the City | 2 episodes | |
| 2019–2021 | Dickinson | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | |
| 2023 | Tiny Beautiful Things |
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