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Vicky Funari

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Vicky Funari
Born (1963-04-13) April 13, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker
EmployerHaverford 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.[4]

Filmography

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

Awards[5]

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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 CPH:DOX Maquilapolis Won - Amnesty Award

References

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  1. ^ a b Funari, Victoria (September 2019). "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). vickyfunari.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-01-17.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Interview with Vicky Funari by Fred Salas / In Motion Magazine". www.inmotionmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  3. ^ "Victoria Funari | Haverford College". www.haverford.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  4. ^ Maquilapolis, retrieved 2020-02-25
  5. ^ "Vicky Funari". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2015-12-15.