Stella Meghie
Stella Meghie in 2016
Stella Meghie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut feature film Jean of the Joneses was released in 2016.[1]
Originally from Toronto, Ontario,[2] Meghie worked as a public relations agent in the fashion industry in New York City prior to returning to school to get a degree in screenwriting.[3] Her feature film debut, Jean of the Joneses, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2016.[4] The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including a nod for Meghie in the Best Original Screenplay category.[5]
She directed the romance film Everything, Everything (2017), an adaptation of the novel Everything, Everything, starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson.[6]
References
- ↑ "Canadian director Stella Meghie on how her indie film led her to Hollywood". CTV News, September 13, 2016.
- ↑ "‘Jean of the Joneses’ Director Stella Meghie Is One to Watch". Ebony, October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Stella Meghie makes her directorial debut with Jean of the Joneses". Q, November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Boykin, Eboni (March 11, 2016). "SXSW 2016 Women Directors: Meet Stella Meghie – ‘Jean of the Joneses’". Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ↑ "The Canadian Screen Awards nominations are out!". Now, January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Kit, Boris; Ford, Rebecca (July 20, 2016). "Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson to Star in 'Everything Everything' (Exclusive)". Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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