Stacie Passon facts for kids

Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer whose first film, Concussion, was premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.

Personal life

Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish. She attended Columbia College Chicago, from where she graduated in 1993.

Career

Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film, Concussion], was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. It won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent. In 2016, she was the executive producer of the comedy film, Women Who Kill. She directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) and was the executive producer and director of the six-part Sky drama Little Birds (2019). In 2021, it was announced that she would executive produce and direct The Serpent Queen for Lionsgate.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Stacie Passon para niños

• Dramatic license
• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of female film and television directors
• List of lesbian filmmakers
• List of LGBT-related films directed by women
• List of LGBT people from New York City
• NYC Pride March