Ingrid Jungermann (born August 23, 1977) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for '' Women Who Kill'', her directorial film debut, and
web series
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Jungermann is originally from Florida and moved to New York City via North Carolina. She graduated from
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University.
Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the ar ...
(NYU), with an MFA. Jungermann was selected one of the "25 New Faces of 2012" by ''
Filmmaker
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'' magazine. In 2017, she was a recipient of the Sundance FilmTwo Fellowship.
Jungermann created her breakout web series ''The Slope'' with
Desiree Akhavan
Desiree Akhavan (born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut '' Appropriate Behavior'',
Awards and nominations
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
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nomination for '' Women Who Kill''
* Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award nomination for '' Women Who Kill''
* Tribeca Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Screenplay for ''Women Who Kill''
* WGA Nomination for '' F to 7th''
Filmography
Film
Television
See also
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List of female film and television directors
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* Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
* Sarah Abbott (Canada
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List of lesbian filmmakers
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List of LGBT-related films directed by women
This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films that were directed by women. LGBT-themed films directed by women – especially, but not exclusively, lesbian-themed movies – are an important and distinct subset of the gen ...