Anne Flournoy (born April 28, 1952) is an American writer, producer and film director, best known for the webseries The Louise Log.[1]
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| Born | April 28, 1952 |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Years active | 1982–current |
| Spouse | Mark M. Green (m. 1985-) |
| Website | http://anneflournoy.com/ |
Career edit
Anne Flournoy's first short film, Louise Smells a Rat, was made in 1982[2] by recutting snippets of other peoples' films and borrowing a song. The total budget, just over $1,000,[3] went on lab fees.[1] Louise Smells a Rat is "an elliptical spy story, set to a driving merengue by Johnny Ventura. It was made from twenty-four hours of discarded 16mm prints, distilled down to four and a half minutes."[4] Louise Smells a Rat premiered at the New York Film Festival.[1] The film can be seen on YouTube.[5] In 1985 Louise Smells a Rat was shown at the 29th London Film Festival[6]
The short film Nadja Yet was made in 1983. It is a story of obsessive teen love, adapted from Turgenev, and starred Jenny Wright.[7]
The feature film How To Be Louise[8] is a "coming-of-age story about an insecure young woman who has a lousy job, great expectations and a confused idea of what it means to be a woman".[9] It had its US premiere in 1990 in competition at the Sundance Film Festival,[10] its European premiere in the Panorama at the Berlin International Film Festival, and was awarded a three star rating by the New York Post.[4]
The webseries The Louise Log is a comedy dealing with "the confessions of a New York City wife and mother hell-bent on getting it right in spite of ... her over-active inner voice."[11] The series was launched on the last day of 2007, in a desperate bid to break out of a cycle of delays.[12] Christine Cook[13] played Louise in the first two series—Morgan Hallett took over in the third--"a woman dealing with her husband, kids, an elaborate ensemble of notable characters, and her ... humorously overactive inner voice".[14] The series has completed 44 episodes to date, with more in the pipeline.[15]
The Independent included Flournoy on their list of 10 Filmmakers To Watch in 2012.[16]
Awards and honors edit
Flournoy was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1991.[1][17]
Filmography edit
- 1982: Louise Smells a Rat
- 1983: Nadja Yet
- 1990: How To Be Louise
- 2007: The Louise Log, episode 1
- 2008: The Louise Log, episodes 2-11
- 2009: The Louise Log, episodes 12-16
- 2010: The Louise Log, episodes 17-23
- 2011: The Louise Log, episodes 24-28
- 2012: The Louise Log, episodes 29-34
- 2014: The Louise Log, episodes 35-44
See also edit
- 6 Tips for Getting Your Web Series Off the Ground Indiewire
- 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012 The Independent, Independent Media Publications
- An interview with Anne Flournoy, Adelaide Screenwriter
- How the Internet Revamped My Filmmaking Career Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Internet Evolution
- Interview with Anne Flournoy, Times Square magazine
- Interview with Anne Flourney MidLife Bloggers
External links edit
- Anne Flournoy at IMDb
- Anne Flournoy - Official website
References edit
- ^ a b c d Internet Revolution Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine How the Internet Revamped My Filmmaking Career
- ^ Louise Smells a Rat Archived 2011-08-02 at the Wayback Machine British Film Institute
- ^ MidLife Bloggers Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine The Louise Log
- ^ a b Anne Flournoy Biography
- ^ Louise Smells a Rat on YouTube
- ^ British Film Institute
- ^ Nadja Yet Anne Flournoy website
- ^ New York Times How To Be Louise
- ^ IMDb How to be Louise
- ^ Sundance Film Festival How To Be Louise
- ^ Website Archived October 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Louise Log
- ^ Adelaide Screenwriter Interview with Anne Flournoy
- ^ IMDb Christine Cook
- ^ Times Square Newsletter Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Anne Flourney – A Dream Realized
- ^ Facebook The Louise Log
- ^ "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012". Independent Media Publications. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ Wikipedia List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1991