Varda Bar-Kar

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Varda Bar-Kar
Occupation(s)Film director, writer, producer
Years active2005–present

Varda Bar-Kar is a film director, writer, and producer based in Santa Monica, California. [1] [2] She is best known for her short film Window, her viral video What Kind of Planet Are We On?, her documentary Big Voice, 9-1-1 (TV series), and her documentary Fandango at the Wall . [3] [4] [5]

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Life and career

Varda was born in London, England to a South African mother and Romanian father. [6] She holds a BA in theater arts from Cornell University and an MFA in film studies from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). [7] She worked as a script supervisor for directors Jim Jarmusch, Wayne Wang and Carroll Ballard. [8]

In 2015, Varda's feature documentary, Big Voice, won Best Premiere Documentary at the Heartland Film Festival and the 2018 PBS SoCal broadcast of Big Voice won a Bronze Telly Award. [9] [10] She is a member of the DGA, Film Fatales and the Alliance of Women Directors. [2] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2005WindowYesYesNoShort Film
2006Visiting ShaneYesYesYesDocumentary
2006Moon (The 1,000 Sides of the Moon)YesYesYesShort Film
2008LisetteYesYesNoShort Film
2008Runaway StarsYesYesNoTV series
2008SprungYesNoNoShort Film
2009Race to the SkyYesNoNoShort Film
2010What Kind of Planet Are We On?YesYesNoShort Film
2010A Million SpokesYesNoNoDocumentary
2011Journey to SafetyYesYesNoShort Film
2011Ode to Los AngelesYesYesYesShort Film
2013ForgiveOneYesYesYesShort Film
2015Big VoiceYesYesYesDocumentary
2018 9-1-1 YesNoNo1 episode [12]
2020Fandango at the WallYesYesNoDocumentary

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