Amanda Micheli is an American director and the founder of Runaway Films. In June 2022 she signed with The United Talent Agency. In her latest film, HALFTIME, international icon

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lays bare her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist, taking agency in her life and using her voice for a greater purpose. HALFTIME premiered at the Tribeca film festival in June 2022 and had its world premiere on

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on June 14, 2022. Her 2018 film VEGAS BABY, which examines the complexities of America’s fertility industry, earned an Emmy nomination for PBS. Micheli earned an Oscar nomination for ''

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,'' which follows an unlikely beauty pageant in a Colombian women’s prison. ''La Corona'' premiered at the

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before airing on

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. She also directed and shot '' Double Dare'', which explores the lives of two Hollywood stuntwomen. ''Double Dare'' premiered at The

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and was broadcast on

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before its theatrical release. Featuring interviews with

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, and

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, it won numerous film festival awards. Her first film, ''Just for the Ride'', about the cowgirls who founded the first professional sport in America, won a student Oscar and an

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Award and premiered on the PBS series '' POV'' in 1996. In 2014, Micheli produced ''Slomo'', which won best short at

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and the International Documentary Association. She also co-directed ''One Nation Under Dog'' for HBO, which won a TV Academy honor for "Television with a Conscience", and ''The Save'' for

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. She was producer and cinematographer on ''

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'', the HBO film about anorexia. Also for HBO, she was producer and cinematographer on '' Cat Dancers'', and supervising producer on ''

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'', a series about teen poetry. Other cinematography credits include: Morgan Spurlock’s premiere episode of '' 30 Days'' (FX), ''

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'' (HBO), ''The Flute Player'' (PBS), and ''Witches in Exile''. Micheli is a graduate of

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and a member of the

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. While pursuing feature-length projects, she has directed commercial work for clients including Nike,

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, and

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, and is a past visiting lecturer at Stanford’s MFA film program.

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