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Hilary Brougher is a screenwriter and director based in New York City. She is known for her 2006 feature film Stephanie Daley starring Tilda Swinton and Melissa Leo.[1]
Career edit
Brougher's career began in 1996, when she wrote and directed her first feature film, The Sticky Fingers of Time. The film was an official selection at the Venice, Rotterdam, SXSW, and Toronto International Film Festivals. It was released theatrically in the U.S. in 1997.[citation needed]
In 2006, she released her second feature Stephanie Daley, starring Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Melissa Leo, Tim Hutton and Denis O’Hare. The film won several accolades, including the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[2] Amber Tamblyn received Best Actress at Locarno Film Festival for her role in the film as a sixteen-year-old girl accused of killing her newborn child. The film was bought by Lifetime Television and the title was changed to What She Knew.[3]
In 2014, Brougher worked as director and co-writer with Tristine Skyler of an adaptation of Jane Mendelsohn’s novel, Innocence.
Her most recent film South Mountain,[4] starring Talia Balsam, premiered at SXSW in 2019. The film received mostly positive reviews with articles featured in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and IndieWire.[5]
She is currently working on the documentary Striper about the art and life of Jay Rosenblum, an artist killed in a tragic accident in 1989. The film is co-directed by producer Maria Rosenblum, who is also the daughter of the film's subject.
Brougher is a professor and full-time member of Faculty in the MFA Film Program, at Columbia University School of the Arts.[6] She also chaired the program from 2019-2021.
Films edit
Director edit
- South Mountain, 2019
- Wake O Wake (Short), 2016
- Jabberwocky, West Shokan (Short), 2015
- Innocence, 2013
- Stephanie Daley, 2006
- The Sticky Fingers of Time, 1997
Writer edit
- South Mountain, 2019
- Wake O Wake (Short), 2016
- Innocence, 2013
- Stephanie Daley, 2006
- The Sticky Fingers of Time, 1997
Editor edit
- Jabberwocky, West Shokan (Short), 2015
- The Sticky Fingers of Time, 1997
Awards and nominations edit
Awards edit
- Sundance Film Festival 2006, Waldo Scott Screenwriting Award
- Milan International Film Festival, 2006 Best Director
- Jackson Hole International Film Festival, 2006 Best Director
- Midlife Achievement Award – Maine International Film Festival, 2019
Nominations edit
- Deauville Film Festival- Grand Special Prize, 2006
- Locarno International Film Festival- Golden Leopard, 2006
- Sundance Film Festival- Grand Jury Award, 2006
- Mar del Plata Film Festival- Best Film, 2019
- SXSW Film Festival- Grand Jury Award, 2019
References edit
- ^ "Hilary Brougher". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival Awards Press release" (PDF).
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10116610/?ref_=nv_sr_2 [user-generated source]
- ^ "South Mountain". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Hilary Brougher". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 15 January 2019.