Amy Goldstein
Encyclopedia
Amy Goldstein is an award-winning director
, producer
and screenwriter
of music videos, television series (HBO, Fox, CBS, Showtime, MTV), and feature films. Her work has been presented at film festivals worldwide.
vampire musical, Because The Dawn, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1988. With Scott Kraft
she co-wrote and directed the feature film, The Silencer, for Crown. In 2000, Goldstein directed the award-winning feature film East of A about an alternative family facing the challenges of raising a child with HIV. Amy writes for television and film, including pilots for HBO, CBS, Fox, Showtime and MTV, and a hip-hop musical for Polygram/Jersey Films. Her current project, The Hooping Life is a movie about a grassroots movement where teachers and performers, healers and fitness gurus – with a hula-hoop and a dream – build self-esteem in South central, heal abuse in South Africa, develop a spiritual practice in the deep South, and become entrepreneurs of their own lives.
, she is the sister of film critic and Los Angeles Times
columnist Patrick Goldstein
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Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of music videos, television series (HBO, Fox, CBS, Showtime, MTV), and feature films. Her work has been presented at film festivals worldwide.
Career
Amy Goldstein graduated a Louis B. Mayer fellow from NYU film school. Goldstein has directed music videos for artists worldwide, including Rod Stewart’s "Downtown Train." Her lesbianvampire musical, Because The Dawn, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1988. With Scott Kraft
Scott Kraft
Scott Kraft is an Emmy Award winning American television writer and executive producer.-Early life and career:Kraft obtained his Bachelors of Arts from University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from Antioch. Kraft co-wrote the 1992 action-drama 'The Silencer' with Amy Goldstein...
she co-wrote and directed the feature film, The Silencer, for Crown. In 2000, Goldstein directed the award-winning feature film East of A about an alternative family facing the challenges of raising a child with HIV. Amy writes for television and film, including pilots for HBO, CBS, Fox, Showtime and MTV, and a hip-hop musical for Polygram/Jersey Films. Her current project, The Hooping Life is a movie about a grassroots movement where teachers and performers, healers and fitness gurus – with a hula-hoop and a dream – build self-esteem in South central, heal abuse in South Africa, develop a spiritual practice in the deep South, and become entrepreneurs of their own lives.
Personal Life
Based in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, she is the sister of film critic and Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
columnist Patrick Goldstein
Patrick Goldstein
Patrick Goldstein is a film critic and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, writing about movies in a column titled The Big Picture. Colleague Tom O'Neill describes him as the newspaper's "chief Oscarologist" as his column focuses largely on the doings of the Academy Awards.-Rob Schneider...
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Feature Films
- The Hooping Life (In post-production)
- East of A, 2000
- The Silencer, 1992
- Veronica Clare, 1991
Short Films
- Because the Dawn, 1988
- Commercial for Murder, 1987
- Black Tie, 1986
Music Videos
- Five music videos for Hong Kong singer and actress Anita MuiAnita MuiAnita Mui Yim-fong was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years she made major contributions to the cantopop music scene, while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a cantopop diva...
- 1995 Rod StewartRod StewartRoderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
, "This" - 1990 Rod Stewart, "Downtown TrainDowntown Train"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985.The promo video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and features the boxer Jake LaMotta....
" #3 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 hit on Canadian Singles Chart, #1 MTV. - 1990 Kill for Thrills, “Commercial Suicide”
Awards
- 2008 Recipient, HBO/DGA Directing Fellowship
- 2000 Winner, Burning Vision Award, Santa Barbara International Film FestivalSanta Barbara International Film FestivalThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival is a film festival and non-profit organization, established in 1985, that showcases independent American and international films. The SBIFF line-up includes 20 world premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with newly expanded 11-day festival...
, for East of A - 2000 Outstanding Director Feature Films, Laguna Beach Film Festival, for East of A
- 2000 Winner, Telluride Independent Film FestivalTelluride Film FestivalThe Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence, Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride, Colorado, United States. It is operated by the National Film Preserve....
, for East of A - 2000 Best Feature, Rhode Island International Film FestivalRhode Island International Film FestivalFlickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival takes place every year in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island as well as satellite locations throughout the state. Started in 1997, the Festival is produced by Flickers, the Newport Film/Video Society & Arts Collaborative, a 501 non-profit...
, for East of A
Community Involvement
- 1998 "For Our Families" PSA for The Human Rights Campaign'sHuman Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign is the United States' largest LGBT advocacy group and lobbying organization; according to the HRC, it has more than one million members and supporters...
National Coming Out Project with Betty DeGeneresBetty DeGeneresBetty DeGeneres is an LGBT-rights activist from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the mother of Ellen and Vance DeGeneres, and the first non-gay spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project and an active member of PFLAG... - 1994-2003 Board of Directors, OutfestOutfestOutfest is an LGBT-oriented film showcase and festival in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1982 as the "Gay and Lesbian Media Festival and Conference", the name was changed to Outfest in 1994.-Programs:...
External links
- The Hooping Life - Official Website
- Amy Goldstein at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- 2010 Interview with CBC News - Canada
- From Sarasota Film Festival Hooping Life Interview The Insider, The 941, Creative Loafing Sarasota April 9, 2010.
- Program, IDA Digital Hollywood Conference