Hannah Margalit Fidell (born October 7, 1985) is an American film
director, producer and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was the
drama film A Teacher (2013). She also wrote and directed the romantic
drama film 6 Years (2015) and the comedy film The Long Dumb Road
(2018).Fidell was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Bethesda,
Maryland. Her mother is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda
Greenhouse and her father is lawyer Eugene R. Fidell. She studied film
theory at Indiana University Bloomington, from which she graduated in
2007. After graduating, Fidell worked at Ridley Scott's commercial
production company in New York City, before leaving to study media at
The New School. At the time of making A Teacher, she was working
part-time at a restaurant to subsidize her filmmaking. In 2012,
Filmmaker named Fidell one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film.In
2010, Fidell wrote, directed, produced and acted in the film We're
Glad You're Here. The following year, she wrote, directed and produced
the short film The Gathering Squall (2011). She also produced the
short film Man & Gun (2011).
director, producer and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was the
drama film A Teacher (2013). She also wrote and directed the romantic
drama film 6 Years (2015) and the comedy film The Long Dumb Road
(2018).Fidell was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Bethesda,
Maryland. Her mother is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda
Greenhouse and her father is lawyer Eugene R. Fidell. She studied film
theory at Indiana University Bloomington, from which she graduated in
2007. After graduating, Fidell worked at Ridley Scott's commercial
production company in New York City, before leaving to study media at
The New School. At the time of making A Teacher, she was working
part-time at a restaurant to subsidize her filmmaking. In 2012,
Filmmaker named Fidell one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film.In
2010, Fidell wrote, directed, produced and acted in the film We're
Glad You're Here. The following year, she wrote, directed and produced
the short film The Gathering Squall (2011). She also produced the
short film Man & Gun (2011).
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