Stacie Passon
| Stacie Passon | |
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 Passon in January 2013 | |
| Born |
Stacie Lyne Passon October 1, 1969 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Alyson Shapero |
| Children | 2 |
Stacie Lyne Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer,[1] whose debut film Concussion premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize as an outstanding film about LGBT themes at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[2] She is directing the upcoming film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
Personal life
Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan, the second of two daughters born to Steven and Michelle Passon. She is Jewish.[3]
She is married to marketing executive Alyson Shapero, with whom she shares two children: Micah (born 2002) and Maren Shapero (born 2005).[4] Passon and her family reside in Montclair, New Jersey.
Career
Passon previously worked as a commercial director and producer. In 2012, she received the Adrienne Shelly Director's Grant and the Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers Live the Dream Grant at the Gotham Awards for Concussion.[5] The film garnered two Gotham Awards nominations for Breakthrough Director and Breakthrough Actor, a Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Film, and won a 2014 GLAAD Media Award. Passon has directed two episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent,[6] and two episodes of the F. Scott Fitzgerald-adapted drama series The Last Tycoon. In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film Women Who Kill.
She is currently directing her second feature film, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, based on the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, from a screenplay she co-wrote with Mark Kruger.[7] Passon is also developing the feature film Strange Things Started Happening, which is supported by Sundance Institute and Tribeca Film Institute.[5] She teaches screenwriting at New York University's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Functioned as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2013 | Concussion | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015–2016 | Transparent | Yes | 2 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Women Who Kill | Executive | |||
| 2017 | The Last Tycoon | Yes | Episode: "A Brady-American Christmas" | ||
| 2017 | We Have Always Lived in the Castle | Yes | Yes | In post-production | |
References
- ↑ Foundas, Scott (January 23, 2013). "Stacie Passon's Superb Concussion Is Why We Have a Sundance in the First Place". The Village Voice.
- ↑ Blaney, Martin; Rosser, Michael (February 16, 2013). "Child's Pose wins Berlin's Golden Bear". Screen Daily.
- ↑ Mroz, Jacqueline (February 20, 2013). "Blow to the Head=A Hit at Sundance". New Jersey Monthly.
- ↑ Barlow, Helen (February 13, 2014). "Concussion: Stacie Passon interview". SBS Movies.
- 1 2 "Meet the 2013 Sundance Filmmakers #19: Stacie Passon Tracks the Double Life of a Lesbian Housewife in 'Concussion'". IndieWire. January 11, 2013.
- ↑ Adams, Sam (December 1, 2015). "'Transparent' Expands and Improves in Season 2: First Reviews". IndieWire.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (August 10, 2016). "Alexandra Daddario, Taissa Farmiga Join Sebastian Stan in 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle'". The Hollywood Reporter.