Claudia Myers is an American

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and producer. In addition, she is an Associate Professor of Film and Media at

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's School of Communication.

Early life

Myers received an M.F.A from

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's School of the Arts and a BA from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

Career

''Buddy & Grace''

In 2001, she co-wrote and directed the film ''Buddy & Grace''. The romantic drama tells the story of an elderly man struggling with his wife who suffers with

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. The film was screened at several festivals including

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and

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. It also won the Student Grant Award as part of the

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''Kettle of Fish''

Myers wrote and directed the film '' Kettle of Fish'' in 2006. A romantic comedy of a womanizing and commitment-phobic saxophonist (

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) in co-habitation with a research biologist (

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). The film was a part of the

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in 2006.

''Fort Bliss''

In 2014 Myers wrote and directed the film ''

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''. ''Fort Bliss'' is a film about an army medic and single mother Maggie Swann (portrayed by

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) struggling to readjust to life with her family after a tour in Afghanistan. The film won the

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at the 2014

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. After the release, ''Independent Magazine'' named Myers one of the '10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015'.

''Above the Shadows''

Myers went on to write and direct the 2019 film '' Above the Shadows''. The film is about a young woman (

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) who has faded to the point of becoming invisible and must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.

Filmography

References

External links

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