Personal life
She was born in London, studied in Chichester and currently lives in Hastings on the south coast of England. Her background is unconventional for a film director as she worked as a hairdresser and stand-up comedian, before winning a place on ITV’s Metroland, a series for first time directors, with ''I have the gift'', a documentary film about Leon, a postman in Brixton who claims to have abilities of psychic gifts and provides both physical and spiritual support. Green is the mother of spoken word artist and authorCareer
Green has been making controversial films since 1996, when one of her first documentaries ''I'm Your Number One Fan'' ( C4) split the critics. Victor Lewis-Smith stated that it "transcended the documentary format" due to its opening sequence shot on Super 8 film and was "a true work of art that deserves to win every award it's entered for", but Jim Shelley thought it was exploitative. The film followed three stalkers quietly going about their daily business as they harassed the likes ofAs filmmaker
As well as documentaries exploring ethical dilemmas and female social roles, Green has made a number of films about celebrities and their need to keep aspects of their lives hidden from their fans. In Jennifer Lopez - ''Behind the Behind'', a number of previously secret aspects of Lopez's life were revealed including that her ex-teacher who was nearly twice her age became her live-in lover and that she was privately educated and from an affluent neighbourhood rather than having the poor background that she claimed. The documentary ''The Truth AboutAs producer
In 2009, Green was executive producer on Channel 4's ''My Monkey Baby'', about people who treat monkeys as children who don't grow up which provoked a debate about the ethics of keeping monkeys as pets. Lori and Jim Johnson, interviewed in the documentary, consider Jessy, a Capuchin monkey, to be their child to such a degree that Jim states that, 'If I hear anyone call her a monkey I throw a fit. She's my daughter, 100%'. The film reveals the family traumas that underpin this behaviour as Lori hadn't had contact with any of her six children for five years and another participant, Mary-Lynn, had had to have a hysterectomy at a young age. Another example of a film that Green produced that looks at 'outsiders' is ''Love in Rimini'' which features the love lives of straight Italian men in relationships with transsexuals. It explores how men justify their attraction to a transsexual and how this fits into straight sexual identity, particularly in the context of ''Awards
* Finalist BAFTA ''Mental Health Awards''. * Finalist, Best Narrative Short, St Louis International Film Festival. * Jury Selection, 27th Palm Springs International Film Festival. * Official Selection, 34th Vancouver International Film Festival. * Won ''Best Docu-Soap'' at National TV Awards. * Won Italian ''Pomo d'oro''.References
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