Vanessa Vadim
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Vanessa VadimVanessa Vadim (born 28 September 1968 in Paris
, France
) is an independent producer and cinematographer. http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/law/needle_exchange/needle_exchange_info3.shtml
In the 1990s she co-founded MayDay media with Brown University
classmate Rory Kennedy
. It is a non-profit production and distribution group that uses video as the center force in campaigns that fight racism, sexism, classism and homophobia.http://www.drcnet.org/pubs/guide/06-95/fire.html The company produced a short video called Fire in Our House about needle exchange programs and their ability to prevent the spread of HIV
infections.
In 2002 a documentary she co-directed and produced with Matt Arnett called The Quilts of Gee's Bend was released. This film accompanies a museum exhibition and features the quiltmakers and quilts, historical photography and a musical soundtrack based on the gospel songs of Gee's Bend.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381525/plotsummary
Vadim married Paul Van Winkle in France in June 2010.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is an independent producer and cinematographer. http://www.erowid.org/psychoactives/law/needle_exchange/needle_exchange_info3.shtml
In the 1990s she co-founded MayDay media with Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
classmate Rory Kennedy
Rory Kennedy
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. She is the youngest of the eleven children of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his wife Ethel .-Early life and education:...
. It is a non-profit production and distribution group that uses video as the center force in campaigns that fight racism, sexism, classism and homophobia.http://www.drcnet.org/pubs/guide/06-95/fire.html The company produced a short video called Fire in Our House about needle exchange programs and their ability to prevent the spread of HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
infections.
In 2002 a documentary she co-directed and produced with Matt Arnett called The Quilts of Gee's Bend was released. This film accompanies a museum exhibition and features the quiltmakers and quilts, historical photography and a musical soundtrack based on the gospel songs of Gee's Bend.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381525/plotsummary
Vadim married Paul Van Winkle in France in June 2010.
Family
- Daughter of Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
and Jane FondaJane FondaJane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an... - Half sister of Troy GarityTroy GarityTroy Garity is an American film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Barry Winchell in the 2003 television movie Soldier's Girl, but may be best known for his role as Isaac Rosenberg in the Barbershop films.-Early life and...
, Christian VadimChristian VadimChristian Vadim is a French actor. He is the son of actress Catherine Deneuve and director Roger Vadim. He has a son, Igor Divetain-Vadim and a daughter, Lou Vadim ....
, Natalie Vadim and Vania Vadim - Granddaughter of Henry FondaHenry FondaHenry Jaynes Fonda was an American film and stage actor.Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins...
- Niece of Peter FondaPeter FondaPeter Henry Fonda is an American actor. He is the son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda...
- Cousin of Bridget FondaBridget FondaBridget Jane Fonda is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as The Godfather Part III, Single White Female, Point of No Return, It Could Happen to You, and Jackie Brown...
and Justin Fonda - Son named Malcolm (born 1999)
- Daughter named Viva (born 2002)