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Amy Geller

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Amy Geller
Born
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • professor
Years active2003–present
SpouseGerald Peary

Amy Geller is an American documentary film director and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries The Rabbi Goes West and The Guys Next Door.[3][4]

Life and career

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Geller was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. She holds a B.A. from Bates College and an M.F.A. in Cinema and Media Production from Boston University.[5] She has served as the artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival and was President of Women in Film and Video New England.[6][7] She teaches at Boston University and Emerson College.[8] She is also a member of Film Fatales, the Documentary Producers Alliance, IDA and IFP New York.[9] In 2015, she received a Chai in the Hub Award for young Jewish leadership and, in 2016, a Boston University Women's Guild Scholarship.[10][11]

Geller co-directed her debut feature documentary, The Guys Next Door, along with Allie Humenuk, which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcast on the World Channel.[12] In 2019, she co-directed a documentary, The Rabbi Goes West, along with Gerald Peary, about a Chabad Hasidic rabbi and his family who built a shul in their Montana home.[13]

Filmography

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Year Title Contribution Note
2019 The Rabbi Goes West Co-director and producer Documentary
2017 Over His Dead Body Producer Short film
2017 Borderline Producer Short film
2016 The Guys Next Door Co-director and co-producer Documentary
2015 Archie's Betty Field producer Documentary
2011 Love and Other Anxieties Co-producer Documentary
2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Producer and cinematographer Documentary
2008 Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North Line producer Documentary
2006 The War that Made America - Turning the Tide Producer Documentary mini-series
2004 Stay Until Tomorrow Producer Feature film
2003 American Experience - Murder at Harvard Producer Documentary series
2003 Act Your Age Consulting producer Short film

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2016 Won Woods Hole Film Festival Best Documentary Feature The Guys Next Door [14]
Won Rhode Island International Film Festival Alternative Spirit Award [15]
2009 Won Boston Society of Film Critics Special Commendation For the Love of Movies [16]

References

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  1. ^ "DOC NYC: Five Questions for The Guys Next Door Directors Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller". filmmakermagazine.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ "Cambridge filmmakers explore the world of Montana rabbi". patriotledger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ^ "Amy Geller and Gerald Peary on their upcoming documentary The Rabbi Goes West". eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  4. ^ "THE GUYS NEXT DOOR". documentaries.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. ^ "About Amy Geller". bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  6. ^ "Chai in the Hub 2015 Winners: Amy Geller". cjp.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  7. ^ "DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller— "The Guys Next Door". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  8. ^ "Amy Geller". emerson.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  9. ^ "Amy Geller". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  10. ^ "Chai in the Hub 2015 Winners: Amy Geller". cjp.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  11. ^ "2016 Scholarship Winners". bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  12. ^ "Review of THE GUYS NEXT DOOR, a feature-length documentary about a real Modern Family at the Sarasota Film Festival #MySFF #Sarasota". don411.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  13. ^ "Documentary 'The Rabbi Goes West' Showcases Talent Of Boston Film Community". wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  14. ^ "2016 Audience Awards". woodsholefilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  15. ^ "2016 Film Festival Award Winners Announced". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  16. ^ "2009 Special Awards". bostonfilmcritics.org. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
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