Skye Borgman
Born
Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA
Occupation(s)Director, Cinematographer and Professor
Known forDocumentary films
Websitehttp://www.skyeborgman.com

Skye Borgman is an American film director and cinematographer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on the documentary film Abducted in Plain Sight.[4]

Life and career

Skye was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She was graduated from the Cornish College of the Arts and University of Southern California.[5] She is a professor at the University of Southern California.[6]

Skye's debut documentary film Junk Dreams, won the Best Documentary Award at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and Accolade Award of Excellence.[7][8] In 2017, she premiered Abducted in Plain Sight, also known as Forever B and produced by Top Knot Films, at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, and the film was released by Netflix in 2019.[9][10] It also won the award for Best Documentary film at the Newport Beach Film Festival and Phoenix Film Festival.[11][12]

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Notes
2005 Pebbles Green tickY Red XN Short film
2010 Junk Dreams Green tickY Green tickY Documentary
2015 Axe to Grind Red XN Green tickY Feature film
2017 Abducted in Plain Sight Green tickY Green tickY Documentary
2021 Dead Asleep Green tickY Red XN Documentary
2022 Girl in the Picture Green tickY Green tickY Documentary
2022 I Just Killed My Dad Green tickY Red XN Documentary
2022 Sins of Our Mother Green tickY Red XN Documentary

As cinematographer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 Tallgrass Film Festival Outstanding Female Filmmaker Abducted in Plain Sight Won

References

  1. ^ "Abducted In Plain Sight Director Skye Borgman Wants To Make A Sequel". ladbible.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ^ "TTVFF 2018 : Skye Borgman's True Crime Documentary ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT". The Farsighted. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. ^ "Abducted in Plain Sight director answers the burning questions you have about the documentary". joe.ie. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  4. ^ "Abducted in Plain Sight: Even More Shocking Details About Jan Broberg's Kidnapping". vanityfair.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  5. ^ "True Crime, Teaching, and Top Knots". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  6. ^ "Skye B. Borgman". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. ^ "Bare Bones film festival award list". muskogeephoenix.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  8. ^ "Winners Archive Aug 2008". accoladecompetition.org. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  9. ^ "'Abducted in Plain Sight,' 'Eight' & More To Premiere At 2017 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival". latfusa.com. May 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  10. ^ "Girl in shocking Netflix abduction documentary has stark message about child abuse". news.com.au. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  11. ^ "19TH ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY PACIFIC SALES ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS". newportbeachfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  12. ^ "2018 Award Winners Announced". phoenixfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.

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