Tina Mascara Explained

Tina Mascara
Birth Place:West Virginia, USA
Occupation:Film director, producer
Spouse:Guido Santi

Tina Mascara is an American director, producer and writer. She is best known for her documentary films, especially the two biographical documentaries (released in 2009 and 2014) which were made with her husband Guido Santi.

History

Mascara was born in West Virginia. She is a graduate of the film program at Los Angeles City College. She was married to the director Guido Santi. With Guido Santi she co-founded "Asphalt Stars Productions".[1]

Kirk Honeycutt in The Hollywood Reporter reviewing the film Chris & Don commented that Mascara and Santi are "superb filmmakers, fully alive in their terrific film … to all the undercurrents of art, social class, sexual orientation, challenging relationships and, most especially, the touching love story at the heart of their film."[2]

Filmography

As director:

As producer:

As writer, producer and director:[3]

Asphalt Stars and Jacklight were shown at, and won awards at, the Madrid Film Festival, the Palm Springs Festival of Festivals and the Calcutta International Film Festival.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Website Zeitgeist Films, Directory, Chris & Don: A Love Story, Filmmaker, Web site: Zeitgeist Films | Chris & Don. A Love Story . 2014-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818133718/http://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=chrisanddon&mode=filmmaker . 2013-08-18 . Accessed 2014.11.23
  2. Alt Film Guide website, Directors, Chris & Don, Chris & Don: A Love Story, Q&A with Tina Mascara and Guido Santi, by Andre Soares, Feb 6, 2013, http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/chris-and-don-tina-mascara-guido-santi-interview/ Accessed 2014.11.23
  3. Website Festivalscope.com, Director, Tina Mascara USA, Biography, https://www.festivalscope.com/director/mascara-tina Accessed 2014.11.23
  4. Website Zeitgeist Films, Directory, Chris & Don: A Love Story, Filmmaker, Web site: Zeitgeist Films | Chris & Don. A Love Story . 2014-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818133718/http://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=chrisanddon&mode=filmmaker . 2013-08-18 . Accessed 2014.11.23