Stacie Passon
Passon in January 2013
Born
Stacie Lyne Passon

(1969-10-01) October 1, 1969 (age 54)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materColumbia College Chicago
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1995–present

Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer[1] whose debut film Concussion premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Personal life

Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish.[3] She attended Columbia College Chicago,[4] from which she graduated in 1993.[5]

Career

Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film Concussion garnered Passon nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and the film won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent..[6] In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film Women Who Kill. She directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) and executive produced and directed the six-part Sky drama Little Birds (2019).[7] In 2021, it was announced that Passon would executive produce and direct The Serpent Queen for Lionsgate.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer
2013 Concussion Yes Yes
2018 We Have Always Lived in the Castle Yes No

Television

Year Title Notes
2015–2016 Transparent 2 episodes
2017 The Last Tycoon Episode: "A Brady-American Christmas"
Halt and Catch Fire Episode: "Tonya and Nancy"
2018 The Path 2 episodes
Billions Episode: "Icebreaker"
2019 The Punisher Episode: "One-Eyed Jacks"
American Gods Episode: "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
The Society Episode: "Drop by Drop"
Tales of the City 2 episodes
2019–2021 Dickinson 4 episodes
2022 The Serpent Queen
2023 Tiny Beautiful Things

See also

References

  1. ^ Foundas, Scott (January 23, 2013). "Stacie Passon's Superb Concussion Is Why We Have a Sundance in the First Place". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  2. ^ Blaney, Martin; Rosser, Michael (February 16, 2013). "Child's Pose wins Berlin's Golden Bear". Screen Daily.
  3. ^ Mroz, Jacqueline (February 20, 2013). "Blow to the Head=A Hit at Sundance". New Jersey Monthly.
  4. ^ Renninger, Bryce J. (January 31, 2013). "You Don't Have to Go to Film School to Make It: A List of Film Schools 2013 Sundance Directors Attended". Indiewire.
  5. ^ "Class Notes". Columbia College Chicago. DEMO Magazine. April 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Adams, Sam (December 1, 2015). "'Transparent' Expands and Improves in Season 2: First Reviews". Indiewire.
  7. ^ "Little Birds - Production & Contact Info | IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.

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