Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School. The 2001 documentary film Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards,[1] including:
- Best Documentary Feature; Hamptons International Film Festival, 2000
- Special Jury Award; International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, 2000
- Audience Award, Special Critics Award; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2000
- Truer Than Fiction Award; IFP Independent Spirit Awards, 2001
- Best Documentary; Newport Beach Film Festival, 2001
- Nominated for 2010 Emmy for Finishing Heaven – Producer
Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an ALA Notable Book in 1998.[2]
Books edit
- (1998) The Unexpected Salami (Algonquin Books)
- (2004) The Anglophile (Red Dress Ink)
- (2005) The Matzo Ball Heiress (Red Dress Ink)
- (2006) Brand X: The Boyfriend Account (Random House)
- (2018) The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica (Simon & Schuster)[3]
- (2019) Passager Clandestin, éditions Paulsen
Films edit
- (1999) The McCourts of Limerick (Cinemax) (co-producer)
- (2000) The McCourts of New York (Cinemax) (co-producer)
- (2001) Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (IFC) (co-producer/co-director)
- (2008) Finishing Heaven (HBO) (producer)
- (2013) The Manor (in production) (executive producer)
- LowLine (in production) (director)
Plays edit
- (2002) Inventing Color
References edit
- ^ "Keep The River On Your Right – A Review". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Harlequin.com – Laurie Gwen Shapiro". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "How a teen stowaway landed on the cover of the NY Times". New York Post. January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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