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Alexandra Shiva
Alexandra Elizabeth Shiva is an American film director. ''Bombay Eunuch'' is her 2001 award-winning film, and in 2015 she showed ''How to Dance in Ohio'' at the Sundance Film Festival in the US Documentary Competition. Shiva also founded a production studio called Gidalya Pictures. Personal life Shiva was born in New York City, the daughter of Susan (née Stein) and Gil Shiva. Her grandfather was Jules Stein, founder of MCA, the film, television, and record company. She graduated Vassar College in 1995 with her BA in Art History. In 2003, Shiva married writer Jonathan Marc Sherman. They have two children. Career Shiva's first directed documentary film was ''Bombay Eunuch'' (2001), which was also co-directed with Sean MacDonald and Michelle Gucovsky. The film was released by Shiva's production company Gidalya Pictures. It examined the decline in the traditional status of eunuchs in India focusing on one family. Meena the leader of the family Shiva follows around allowed the filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Shiva (cropped)
Alexandra Elizabeth Shiva is an American film director. ''Bombay Eunuch'' is her 2001 award-winning film, and in 2015 she showed ''How to Dance in Ohio'' at the Sundance Film Festival in the US Documentary Competition. Shiva also founded a production studio called Gidalya Pictures. Personal life Shiva was born in New York City, the daughter of Susan (née Stein) and Gil Shiva. Her grandfather was Jules Stein, founder of MCA, the film, television, and record company. She graduated Vassar College in 1995 with her BA in Art History. In 2003, Shiva married writer Jonathan Marc Sherman. They have two children. Career Shiva's first directed documentary film was ''Bombay Eunuch'' (2001), which was also co-directed with Sean MacDonald and Michelle Gucovsky. The film was released by Shiva's production company Gidalya Pictures. It examined the decline in the traditional status of eunuchs in India focusing on one family. Meena the leader of the family Shiva follows around allowed the filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |