Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of
Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School (pronounced ), commonly referred to among its students as Stuy (pronounced ), is a State school, public university-preparatory school, college-preparatory, Specialized high schools in New York City, specialized high school ...
. The 2001 documentary film ''
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale'', which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards,
including:
* Best Documentary Feature;
Hamptons International Film Festival
The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October a ...
, 2000
* Special Jury Award;
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam. Over a period of twelve days, it has screened more than 300 films and sold more than 250,000 tic ...
, 2000
* Audience Award, Special Critics Award;
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
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, 2000
* Truer Than Fiction Award; IFP
Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl m ...
, 2001
* Best Documentary;
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is an annual film festival in Newport Beach, California, typically held in late April. In 2022, it was announced that the festival have permanently changed its date to be held in October, as the festival beg ...
, 2001
* Nominated for 2010 Emmy for Finishing Heaven – Producer
Her semi-autobiographical first novel, ''The Unexpected Salami'', was named an
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* ''ALA Notable Books for Adults'' (est ...
in 1998.
Books
* (1998) ''The Unexpected Salami'' (
Algonquin Books
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)
* (2004) ''The Anglophile'' (Red Dress Ink)
* (2005) ''The Matzo Ball Heiress'' (Red Dress Ink)
* (2006) ''Brand X: The Boyfriend Account'' (Random House)
* (2018) ''The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica'' (Simon & Schuster)
* (2019) ''Passager Clandestin'',
éditions Paulsen
Films
* (1999) ''The McCourts of Limerick'' (Cinemax) (co-producer)
* (2000) ''The McCourts of New York'' (Cinemax) (co-producer)
* (2001) ''Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale'' (IFC) (co-producer/co-director)
* (2008) ''Finishing Heaven'' (HBO) (producer)
* (2013) ''The Manor'' (in production) (executive producer)
* LowLine (in production) (director)
Plays
* (2002) ''Inventing Color''
References
External links
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American filmmakers
Year of birth missing (living people)
American women film directors
American women novelists
Living people
Writers from New York City
Stuyvesant High School alumni
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers
Film directors from New York City
Novelists from New York (state)