Vicky Funari Explained

Vicky Funari
Birth Date:	13 April 1963
Birth Place:	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:	Documentary filmmaker
Alma Mater:	New York University
Employer:	Haverford College

Vicky Funari (born April 13, 1963)^[1] is a documentary filmmaker. She attended film school at New York University's undergraduate program.^[2] She currently teaches at Haverford College as Artist-in-Residence.^[3] She directed Maquilapolis (2006) alongside Sergio De La Torre in collaboration with the women of Grupo Factor X, Colectivo Chilpancingo, and Promotoras por los Derechos de las Mujeres.

Filmography

• Paulina (1998)
• Live Nude Girls Unite! (2000)
• Maquilapolis (2006)
• Strong! (2012) - editor

Awards^[4]

Year	Festival	Film	Award
1998	Sundance Film Festival	Paulina	Nominated - Grand Jury Prize
1998	San Francisco International Film Festival	Paulina	Won - Golden Spire
1998	International Documentary Association	Paulina	Nominated - Pare Lorentz Award
1998	Hamptons International Film Festival	Paulina	Won - Lifetime Vision Award
1999	Independent Spirit Awards	Paulina	Nominated - Truer Than Fiction Award
2000	Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival	Live Nude Girls Unite!	Won - Best Lesbian Feature
2000	San Francisco International Film Festival	Live Nude Girls Unite!	Won - Golden Spire
2006		Maquilapolis	Won - Amnesty Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Funari . Victoria . September 2019 . Curriculum Vitae . 2024-01-17 . vickyfunari.com . 2024-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630061154/https://www.vickyfunari.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/07C_Funari_CV_Sept2019.pdf . live .
2. Web site: Interview with Vicky Funari by Fred Salas / In Motion Magazine. www.inmotionmagazine.com. 2015-12-15.
3. Web site: Victoria Funari Haverford College. www.haverford.edu. 2015-12-01.
4. Web site: Vicky Funari. IMDb. 2015-12-15. 2016-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406140740/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298586/awards. live.