Martha Stephens Explained

Martha Stephens
Birth Date:12 March 1984
Birth Place:Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Writer, director, filmmaker
Yearsactive:2009–present

Martha Stephens (born March 12, 1984) is an American film writer and director.[1] [2]

Stephens was born in West Virginia and raised in eastern Kentucky.[3] She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, where she concentrated in directing.[4] [5] [6]

Stephens' first two feature films, Passenger Pigeons (2010) and Pilgrim Song (2012), premiered at the South by Southwest festival and received several awards.[7] [8] Her third film, Land Ho! (2014), which she co-directed with Aaron Katz, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival[9] and was purchased for worldwide distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.[10] [11] At the 30th Independent Spirit Awards, Land Ho! was given the John Cassavetes Award for best feature film with a budget under $500,000.[12] Her fourth feature film To the Stars, with Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato, Malin Åkerman, and Tony Hale starring, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.[13] It was released on April 24, 2020, by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Notes and References

  1. http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/sundance-women-directors-meet-martha-stephens
  2. Eliot, Natalie. Filmmaker Interview: Martha Stephens. Oxford American Magazine. 6.12.2012.
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387503/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm#overview IMDB: Martha Stephens. Retrieved 2.9.2014.
  4. Lane, Kim. Rock Candy: Q&A with Martha Stephens. Arkansas Times. 5.31.2012.
  5. http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2012-sxsw-filmmakers-2-martha-stephens-pilgrim-song
  6. http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/sundance-the-plastic-surgeon-and-the-actor-a-new-comedy-team/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1
  7. Smirnoff, Marc. REPORT: Little Rock Film Festival. Oxford American Magazine. 6.8.2012.
  8. http://sundance.org/availability/id/13929
  9. Filmmaker Staff. Land Ho! | Directors Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens. Filmmaker Magazine. 1.18.2014.
  10. https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/a-week-at-sundance-2014-land-ho
  11. https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-land-ho-1201070136/
  12. News: Independent Spirit Awards: 'Land Ho!' Wins John Cassavetes Award. The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-09-20. en.
  13. Web site: 'To the Stars' Movie Casts Tony Hale, Malin Akerman. Variety. Dave. McNary. June 6, 2018. June 25, 2018.

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