Talia Lugacy | |
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| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer, actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Talia Lugacy is an American film director, writer and producer. [1] [2] She is best known for her work on the films Descent and This Is Not a War Story . [3] [4]
Lugacy was born in New York City, New York to Moroccan and Greek parents. She graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She is an assistant professor of Screen Studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School. [1] [5]
Lugacy's debut feature film, Descent , premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and it was a New York Times Critics' Pick. [6] [4] In 2021, her second feature film This Is Not a War Story , premiered at 2021 SF Indie Fest, where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. [7] She is also slated to direct the upcoming feature film Whitey on the Moon. [8]
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
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| 2005 | Little Black Dress | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2007 | Descent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| 2021 | This Is Not a War Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| TBA | Whitey on the Moon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Won | Tallgrass Film Festival | Best Female-Directed Feature | This Is Not a War Story | [9] |
| Nominated | Woods Hole Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature Film | [10] | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards | John Cassavetes Award | [11] | |
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