Amy Talkington Explained

Amy Talkington
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Yearsactive:1997–present
Relatives:Wallace H. Savage (grandfather)
Virginia Savage McAlester (mother)
Education:Barnard College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Alma Mater:Choate Rosemary Hall
Occupation:Film director, writer, producer

Amy Virginia Talkington is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and author.

Background

Talkington was born in Dallas, Texas. Her father, Clement Talkington, is a surgeon; her mother, Virginia Savage McAlester, is an architectural historian and political activist.[1] [2]

Talkington attended the Hockaday School in Dallas and Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and her M.F.A. in film directing from Columbia University's School of the Arts.

Filmmaking

Talkington first received notice for her short films, all of which take as their subject a young and headstrong female protagonist. Number One Fan (1997) won the jury prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival;[3] Second Skin (1998) was in competition the Sundance Film Festival,[4] won several top festival prizes and was acquired by Canal +, HBO, and the Sundance Channel; and Bust (1999) was part of Fox 2000's FXM shorts series.[5] The New Arrival (2000) was the first (and one of the only) films ever made using the “Be Here” 360-degree camera. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, was a part of the Sundance Online Film Festival,[6] Rotterdam International Film Festival [7] and became an early example of online, interactive storytelling.[8]

Talkington wrote and directed her first feature, Night of the White Pants, in 2006. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival [9] and stars Tom Wilkinson, Selma Blair, and Nick Stahl. Her recent screenwriting work includes Ungifted, Under Cover, the musical #HotFuss,[10] an adaptation of the memoir Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, and remakes of the 1980s films Valley Girl [11] and Private Benjamin.[12] Talkington is also developing her own novel Liv, Forever.[13] She also wrote the screenplays for the TV movies Brave New Girl and Avalon High, for which she won a Writers Guild Award.[14]

Personal life

Talkington lives in Los Angeles with her husband, record producer and film- music supervisor and editor Robbie Adams.[15] They have two daughters.

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
1997Number One Fan
1998Second Skin
1999Bust
2000The New Arrival
2003Our Very First Sex Tape
2007Confessions

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2004The Night of the White Pants
2020Valley Girl

Television

YearTitleWriterProducer
2004Brave New Girl
2008Avalon High

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lamster . Mark . Virginia Savage McAlester, best-selling author and 'Queen of Dallas Preservation,' dies at 76 . . April 10, 2020 . April 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Virginia McAlester is the most popular architecture writer in America . Lange . Alexandra . June 6, 2019 . . February 22, 2020.
  3. Web site: Hamptons 97: Tie for "Dark" and "Destination"; "Menu" and "Colors" Take Doc Prizes | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews . Indiewire . 2012-10-26 . 2014-01-09.
  4. Web site: Sundance Unveils 1999 Short Film Lineup | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews . Indiewire . 2012-10-26 . 2014-01-09.
  5. Web site: Tequila!; Meet Joe Gould; Eastside Story; Bop Doc; Two From Fox; Web Site To Watch | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews . Indiewire . 2012-10-26 . 2014-01-09.
  6. Web site: 2001 Sundance Online Film Festival Lineup | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews . Indiewire . 2012-10-26 . 2014-01-09.
  7. Web site: ROTTERDAM 2001: Exploding Cinema; Sidebar Sides with Online and Installations | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews . Indiewire . 2012-10-26 . 2014-01-09.
  8. Web site: Wired 8.09: Street Cred . Wired.com . 2009-01-04 . 2014-01-09.
  9. Web site: The Night of the White Pants | 2006 Tribeca Festival.
  10. Web site: Patten . Dominic . Alex Timbers Set To Direct Shakespeare Musical Pic For Disney . Deadline.com . 2013-02-28 . 2014-01-09.
  11. Web site: 'Valley Girl' redux set . The Hollywood Reporter . 2009-02-06 . 2014-01-09.
  12. Web site: Fleming . Mike . Faris In New Line 'Private Benjamin' Redo . Deadline.com . 31 March 2010. 2014-01-09.
  13. Web site: Fleming . Mike . Amy Talkington Sells YA Novel 'Liv, Forever'; Teams With Offspring For Film . Deadline.com . 31 July 2013. 2014-01-09.
  14. Web site: 2011 WGA Awards Winners Announced . Wga.org . 2011-02-05 . 2014-01-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192934/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=4533 . 2014-01-02 .
  15. News: Amy Talkington and Robert Adams. The New York Times. 13 May 2007. Kovach. Gretel C..