Rachel Fleit Explained

Rachel Fleit
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York, United States
Alma Mater:Ithaca College
Years Active:2014-present
Website:https://www.rachelfleit.com

Rachel Fleit (born January 1981) is an American director, producer, and writer. She is best known for her feature documentaries, Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) and Bama Rush (2023).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Fleit was born in Manhattan in 1981 and raised on Long Island. When she was 18 months old, Fleit was diagnosed with alopecia, and wore a wig from age four to 18.[7] [8] Fleit attended Ithaca College.[9]

Career

Fleit has directed two documentary shorts, Gefilte (2018), and Ava & Bianca (2020), two feature documentaries, Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) and Bama Rush (2023), and a documentary short Barbara and Stanley: A Modern Romance featuring Stanley Dorfman and Barbara Flood.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Fleit co-founded the luxury womenswear brand Honor NYC with Giovanna Randall.[7] [14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rachel Fleit . 2023-05-23 . Bird . en-US.
  2. Web site: Abele . Robert . 2021-10-14 . Review: Selma Blair faces MS with humor, strength and messy honesty in new documentary . 2023-05-23 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Carey . Matthew . 2021-03-16 . Selma Blair Shares Journey With MS In 'Introducing, Selma Blair': "I Just Want To Be A Better Person" — SXSW Studio . 2023-05-23 . Deadline . en-US.
  4. Web site: Dixon . Marcus James . 2021-11-30 . 'Introducing, Selma Blair' director Rachel Fleit on how 'nothing was off limits' . 2023-05-23 . GoldDerby . en-US.
  5. Web site: 'I can recover': 'Introducing, Selma Blair' star on vulnerability, her health today . 2023-05-23 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2022-08-23 . The #BamaRush Doc Trailer Is Even More Dramatic Than You Might Think . 2023-05-24 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
  7. Web site: Russo . Maria Del . Rachel Fleit Interview - What's Underneath . 2023-05-23 . www.refinery29.com . en.
  8. Web site: 2015-05-27 . Stylish Ideas for Hair Loss After Cancer and Alopecia . 2023-05-23 . Vogue . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2014-04-16 . Bald fashion founder redesigns femininity (starting with herself) . 2023-05-23 . TODAY.com . en.
  10. Web site: Ava & Bianca ENGAGE: SHORTS PROGRAM 2 RMWF Cinema . 2023-05-23 . watch.eventive.org . en.
  11. Web site: Gefilte . 2023-05-23 . jfi.org . en.
  12. News: Bugbee . Teo . 2021-10-14 . 'Introducing, Selma Blair' Review: An Actress in Her Second Act . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-23 . 0362-4331.
  13. Web site: Mathis . Camilla . 23 March 2017 . Barbara and Stanley: A Modern Romance, The extraordinary story of a long-term bicoastal relationship . 2 June 2023 . nowness.com . Nowness.
  14. Web site: 2014-04-17 . Watch Zoe Kazan Rise from the Dead and Eat Cake with Zosia Mamet in Honor's New Campaign Video . 2023-05-23 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2014-04-22 . Rachel Fleit Loves a Great Lipstick, Keeps an Open Heart . 2023-05-23 . W Magazine . en.