Talia Lugacy
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| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer, actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Talia Lugacy is an American film director, writer and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the films Descent and This Is Not a War Story.[3][4]
Life and career
[edit]Lugacy was born in New York City, New York to Moroccan Jewish and Greek parents. She graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She is an assistant professor of Screen Studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School.[1][5]
Lugacy's debut feature film, Descent, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and it was a New York Times Critics' Pick.[6][4] In 2021, her second feature film This Is Not a War Story, premiered at 2021 SF Indie Fest, where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.[7] She is also slated to direct the upcoming feature film Whitey on the Moon.[8]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Little Black Dress | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2007 | Descent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| 2021 | This Is Not a War Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
| TBA | Whitey on the Moon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feature film |
As actress
[edit]- 2014 : The Shape of Something Squashed
- 2021 : This Is Not a War Story
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Won | Tallgrass Film Festival | Best Female-Directed Feature | This Is Not a War Story | [9] |
| Nominated | Woods Hole Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature Film | [10] | ||
| 2022 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards | John Cassavetes Award | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Talia Lugacy". newschool.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Rosario Dawson & Talia Lugacy on Descent". comingsoon.net. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Descent". hollywoodreporter.com. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ a b Seitz, Matt Zoller (10 August 2007). "MOVIE REVIEW - 'DESCENT'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "Talia Lugacy Releases Feature Film This Is Not a War Story". blogs.newschool.edu. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "DESCENT". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "This is Not a War Story". sfindiefest2021.eventive.org. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "WarnerMedia OneFifty Acquires This Is Not a War Story for HBO Max". pressroom.warnermedia.com. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "The 19th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival Award Winners". tallgrassfilm.org. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "2021 Award Winners". woodsholefilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ^ "These are the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees". filmindependent.org. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
External links
[edit]- Talia Lugacy at IMDb
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