Raphaela Neihausen Explained

Raphaela Neihausen
Birth Date:14 August 1976
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
Occupation:Film producer and director
Known For:Executive director and co-founder of DOC NYC DOC NYC, America's largest documentary film festival
Status:Married
Spouse:Thom Powers
Children:son

Raphaela Neihausen (born August 14, 1976) is an American filmmaker and producer.

Biography

Neihausen was born in 1976. Neihausen is Jewish.[1] Together with husband Thom Powers, she founded DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival.[2] Her documentaries Miss Gulag (2007), Joe's Violin (2016) earned her critical acclaim including an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject at 89th Academy Awards, with director Kahane Cooperman.[3] [4] [5]

She has been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.[6]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. News: Nate. Bloom . Nate Bloom . The tribe goes to the Oscars . JWeekly. February 13, 2017 .
  2. Doc NYC. Filmmaker Magazine. January 30, 2017.
  3. Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List. Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. January 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: Oscar Nominations 2017: Best Documentary Short Subjact . Oscars.com . January 30, 2017.
  5. Web site: Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards. Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. January 25, 2017.
  6. Shauger, Mollie. "Montclair filmmakers heading to Academy Awards ceremony", The Record,February 22, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2020. "'And the Oscar goes to...' They are five words only a select number of actors and filmmakers get to hear in person in their lifetimes. Montclair residents Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen can count themselves among that group this year."