Linda Reisman is an American film producer and college professor. She is perhaps best known for producing the independent films '' Affliction'' (1997) and '' Leave No Trace'' (2018), both of which were released under her Reisman Productions banner, and executive producing the critically acclaimed film ''

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'' (2015). Reisman is a Senior Distinguished Producer-in-Residence in Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College.

Education

She graduated with a B.F.A. from

Antioch College Antioch College is a private liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1852 as a non-sectarian institution; politician and education reformer Horace Mann was its ...

and a M.F.A. from San Francisco Art Institute.

Career

Reisman entered the film business, working as Paul Schrader's assistant on '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' (1985) and ''

Light of Day ''Light of Day'' is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands and Joan Jett in her film debut. It was written and directed by Paul Schrader. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman and the cinemato ...

'' (1987). She continued to work with Schrader on '' Patty Hearst'' (1988), '' The Comfort of Strangers'' (1990), ''

Light Sleeper ''Light Sleeper'' is a 1992 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany. Set in New York City during a sanitation strike, the gritty neo-noir film stars Dafoe as a high ...

'' (1992), and '' Affliction'' (1997), serving as a producer. She also worked with

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on two films: ''

Mother Night ''Mother Night'' is a novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut, first published in February 1962. The title of the book is taken from Goethe's ''Faust'' (and ultimately from the Egyptian Goddess Nuit, mother of Osiris, Horus, Isis, Set, and Nepht ...

'' (1996) and '' Waking the Dead'' (2000). Her other credits include '' No Such Thing'' (2001), '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), '' Pumpkin'' (2002), and '' Assassination Tango'' (2002). She had spent over 10 years bringing ''

'' (2015) and '' Leave No Trace'' (2018) to the screen. Reisman is a member of the

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and the

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. She serves annually as a judge for both the Academy's

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is a fellowship program founded in 1986 to aid screenwriters. It is administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. History Gee Nicholl, widow of producer Don Nicholl, worked w ...

and the

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Filmography

As a producer

* ''

'' (1992) * '' Affliction'' (1997) * '' Waking the Dead'' (2000) * '' Leave No Trace'' (2018)

As an associate producer

* '' Patty Hearst'' (1988) * '' The Comfort of Strangers'' (1990)

As an executive producer

* ''

'' (1996) * '' No Such Thing'' (2001) * '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001) * '' Pumpkin'' (2002) * '' Assassination Tango'' (2002) * ''

'' (2015)

As a consulting producer

* ''

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'' (1999)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* Living people American film producers American women film producers Emerson College faculty Antioch College alumni San Francisco Art Institute alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-film-producer-stub