Raphaela Neihausen (born August 14, 1976) is an American filmmaker and producer.

Biography

Neihausen was born in 1976. Neihausen is

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

. Together with husband

Thom Powers The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand indie electronic band from Auckland, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards) and Thom Powers (vocals, guitars). The band has released four studio albums: '' Pass ...

, she founded DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival. Her documentaries ''Miss Gulag'' (2007), ''

Joe's Violin ''Joe's Violin'' is a 2016 American short documentary film directed by Kahane Cooperman, and produced by Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen, that follows a moment in the life of a Polish survivor of the Holocaust from the time he decides to ...

'' (2016) earned her critical acclaim including an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject at 89th Academy Awards, with director

Kahane Cooperman Kahane Cooperman is an American documentary filmmaker and television director and producer, whose 2016 documentary ''Joe's Violin'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. Early life Cooperman was born Kahane Ra ...

. She has been a resident of

Montclair, New Jersey Montclair () is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. ...

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"Montclair filmmakers heading to Academy Awards ceremony"
'' The Record'',February 22, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2020. "'And the Oscar goes to...' They are five words only a select number of actors and filmmakers get to hear in person in their lifetimes. Montclair residents Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen can count themselves among that group this year."

Filmography

* ''Miss Gulag'' (2007) * ''

'' (2016)

Awards and nominations

* Nominated: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) - ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neihausen, Raphaela Living people American producers American directors 20th-century American Jews Mass media people from Montclair, New Jersey 1976 births 21st-century American Jews