Stacie Passon Explained

Stacie Passon
Birth Name:Stacie Lyne Passon
Birth Date:1 October 1969
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma Mater:Columbia College Chicago
Years Active:1995present

Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer whose first film, Concussion, was premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival[1] and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Personal life

Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish.[3] She attended Columbia College Chicago,[4] from where she graduated in 1993.[5]

Career

Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film,Concussion], was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. It won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent.[6] In 2016, she was the executive producer of the comedy film, Women Who Kill. She directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) and was the executive producer and director of the six-part Sky drama Little Birds (2019).[7] In 2021, it was announced that she would executive produce and direct The Serpent Queen for Lionsgate.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2013Concussion
2018We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Television

YearTitleNotes
2015–2016Transparent2 episodes
2017The Last TycoonEpisode: "A Brady-American Christmas"
Halt and Catch FireEpisode: "Tonya and Nancy"
2018The Path2 episodes
BillionsEpisode: "Icebreaker"
2019The PunisherEpisode: "One-Eyed Jacks"
American GodsEpisode: "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
The SocietyEpisode: "Drop by Drop"
Tales of the City2 episodes
2019–2021Dickinson4 episodes
2022The Serpent Queen
2023Tiny Beautiful Things

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Stacie Passon's Superb Concussion Is Why We Have a Sundance in the First Place . . Scott . Foundas . January 23, 2013 . 2013-02-26 . 2013-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130129011545/http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-01-23/film/stacie-passon-s-superb-concussion-is-why-we-have-a-sundance-in-the-first-place/full/ . dead.
  2. News: Child's Pose wins Berlin's Golden Bear . Screen Daily . Martin . Blaney . Michael . Rosser . February 16, 2013.
  3. News: Blow to the Head=A Hit at Sundance . . Jacqueline . Mroz . February 20, 2013.
  4. Web site: You Don't Have to Go to Film School to Make It: A List of Film Schools 2013 Sundance Directors Attended . . Bryce J. . Renninger . January 31, 2013.
  5. Web site: Class Notes . . DEMO Magazine. April 22, 2014.
  6. Web site: 'Transparent' Expands and Improves in Season 2: First Reviews . . Sam . Adams . December 1, 2015.
  7. Web site: Little Birds (2020-2020) . IMDbPro . 2019-12-15 . subscription.