Nancy Schwartzman

Nancy Schwartzman
Schwartzman in 2022
Born
Miami, Florida, US
Alma materColumbia University
Occupations
  • Documentary director
  • producer
  • media strategist

Nancy Schwartzman is an American documentary filmmaker.[1][2] She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3]

Personal life

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Schwartzman was raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She attended Harriton High School and the Shipley School and graduated from Columbia University in New York City in 1997.[4][5]

Films

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Schwartzman initially worked as a production assistant at Killer Films, contributing to Todd Solondz's Happiness and Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine. She also participated in social media advertising campaigns for the documentary films The Invisible War and Girl Model.[citation needed]

Schwartzman’s first film, a short documentary titled The Line, addresses consent, blame, and societal challenges in defining these concepts. The film, inspired by her experiences with sexual assault in Israel, was included in a White House campaign.[6][7][8] The film was completed in July 2009 and has been screened at the International Women's Film Festival in Israel, the Muslim Women and Sexuality Conference in Turkey, the Sex: Tech Conference in San Francisco, and the Men's Gender Equity and Anti-Violence conference.[9][10][11]

Schwartzman’s second documentary, xoxosms, explores the lives and relationships of two young people, examining the impact of social networking technology. The film was produced by Cinereach and premiered on PBS POV in July 2013. It was also featured in the BBC Radio 4 Digital Human series.[12][13]

Roll Red Roll, Schwartzman's first feature-length documentary examined the cultural factors at play behind the Steubenville, Ohio, high school rape case. It premiered in 2018 at the Tribeca Film Festival[14] and Hot Docs. Roll Red Roll was nominated for the Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award.[15] It was also nominated for a Peabody Award in 2020.[16] It was available for streaming on Netflix.[17] Roll Red Roll‘s impact campaign received support from the Fledgling Fund, Bertha Foundation, Perspective, and the Ford Foundation.[18]

Schwartzman also released a companion short film to Roll Red Roll, "Anonymous Comes To Town",[19] co-produced with the Tribeca Film Institute and fashion house Gucci's 'Chime for Change' campaign,[20] with The Guardian.[21]

Schwartzman directed the short documentary Angeline, which tells the story of a woman who discovers, at the age of 30, that she has been lied to about her genetic identity after taking a 23andMe DNA test.[citation needed]

Schwartzman's 2023 documentary film, Victim/Suspect, premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival,[22] followed by a release on Netflix on May 23, 2023[23] The documentary was nominated for the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival[24] and the F:ACT Award at CPH:DOX.[25] The documentary is also the winner of the 2024 RFK Journalism prize.[26]

The documentary follows Rachel de Leon, a journalist at The Center for Investigative Reporting, as she follows and investigates legal cases across the United States involving women who have reported their sexual assaults to the police.

In 2024, Schwartzman directed and produced Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, a series revolving around Sasha Reid and her society of young women who work together solving cold cases, analyzing the minds of killers, and working to protect the vulnerable.[27] Produced by XTR, the series premiered July 9, 2024, on Freeform.[28]

Media

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In response to a spike in street violence in NYC, Schwartzman founded safestreets.org (website now inactive).[6] Schwartzman was also a founding editor and Creative Director of the print edition of Heeb magazine.[29]

In 2011, Schwartzman co-created the app "Circle of 6", a free anti-violence app. The app won the 2011 White House 'Apps Against Abuse' Contest.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ Inc, POV | American Documentary. "The White House Highlights Circle of 6 App and The Line". POV's Documentary Blog. Retrieved 2020-02-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Nancy Schwartzman". APB Speakers. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2023-06-28). "Movie Academy Invites Nearly 400 New Members Including Taylor Swift, Ke Huy Quan, The Daniels & Austin Butler". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  4. ^ "Circle of 6]".
  5. ^ "On Denim Day, virtual screening of "Roll Red Roll" calls out rape culture". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. ^ a b "Nancy Schwartzman: Crossing the Line". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ^ Inc, POV | American Documentary. "The White House Highlights Circle of 6 App and The Line". POV's Documentary Blog. Retrieved 2020-02-21. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Case Study – THE LINE". Center for Media and Social Impact. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  9. ^ "International Directors Index". 10th International Women's Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "SexTech: Using Social Networks to Fight Stigma". L'Atelier BNP Paribas. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. ^ "First National Conference For Campus Based Men's Gender Equality and Anti-Violence Groups". Collegeville, Minnesota: College of Saint Benedict, Saint John's University. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  12. ^ POV, xoxosms | POV | PBS, retrieved 2020-02-21
  13. ^ "Nancy Schwartzman". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  14. ^ "Tribeca". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  15. ^ "Roll Red Roll". The 2020 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  16. ^ Lewis, Hilary (2020-05-06). "Peabody Awards: 'American Factory,' 'Dickinson,' 'Watchmen' Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  17. ^ "Roll Red Roll | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  18. ^ "Roll Red Roll Film". rollredrollfilm.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  19. ^ Anonymous Comes to Town: The hackers who took on high school sexual assault in Ohio, 18 April 2019, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2020-02-21
  20. ^ Phillips, Charlie (2019-04-18). "Anonymous Comes to Town: hackers take on sexual assault in Ohio". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  21. ^ Horton, Adrian (2023-05-20). "'Kafka-esque nightmare': what many women face when reporting rape". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  22. ^ "2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films - sundance.org". 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  23. ^ Richards, Amanda (April 27, 2023). "Victim/Suspect' Is a Tireless, Blood-Boiling Search For the Truth". Netflix.
  24. ^ "FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  25. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (2023-03-20). "CPH:DOX F:act Award: Victim/Suspect by Nancy Schwartzman". Business Doc Europe. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  26. ^ "Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2024 Book and Journalism Award Winners". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  27. ^ Bell, BreAnna (September 27, 2023). "Freeform Adds 'Chrissy & Dave Dine Out,' 'Royal Rules of Ohio' and 'Sasha Reid and The Midnight Order' to Unscripted Slate". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  28. ^ Seitz, Loree (May 31, 2024). "Freeform's 'Sasha Reid & The Midnight Order' Introduces Female Team of Serial Killer Investigators". The Wrap. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  29. ^ Oei, Lily; Dobbs, Aaron "Nancy Schwartzman, Filmmaker/Activist/Heeb" Archived 2009-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Gothamist.com.
  30. ^ "Apps against Abuse" Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine contest website
  31. ^ Sebellius, Kathleen (November 1, 2011). "Announcing the Winners of the Apps Against Abuse Technology Challenge". The White House. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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