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'''Sarah Gavron''' (born 20 April 1970) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[film director]]. She has directed four short films, and three feature films.  Her first film is, This Little Life (2003); Brick Lane (2007) is her second most recognized film; Village at the End of the World (2012); and her latest film, Suffragette (2015) that is based in London of 1912 which tells the story of the Suffragette movement based on realistic, historical events.
'''Sarah Gavron''' (born 20 April 1970) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[film director]]. She has directed four short films, and three feature films. <ref name=":0">Garcia, Maria. "Demanding To Be Heard". ''Film Journal International''. '''118'''.</ref>  Her first film is, This Little Life (2003); Brick Lane (2007) is her second most recognized film; Village at the End of the World (2012); and her latest film, Suffragette (2015) that is based in London of 1912 which tells the story of the Suffragette movement based on realistic, historical events. <ref>Gwen Seabourne. (2016) Deeds, Words and Drama: A Review of the Film Suffragette (2015). ''Feminist Legal Studies'' 24:1, pages 115-119.</ref>


Sarah Gavron is also both a wife and a mother, and "got into filmmaking to make a difference."  She has dedicated her career to accurately telling the stories of women. In addition, the scarcity of women filmmakers in the U.K is what inspires Gavron with her own filmmaking, and her responsibility as a female director.
Sarah Gavron is also both a wife and a mother, and "got into filmmaking to make a difference.<ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1">Puchko, Kristy (2015-10-22). [http://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/suffragette-director-sarah-gavron-on-the-importance-of-representation-and-those-controversial-t-shirts-56311/ "'Suffragette' Director Sarah Gavron on The Importance of Representation and Those Controversial T-Shirts".] ''IndieWire''.</ref>"  She has dedicated her career to accurately telling the stories of women. In addition, the scarcity of women filmmakers in the U.K is what inspires Gavron with her own filmmaking, and her responsibility as a female director. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 20:40, 1 March 2018

Sarah Gavron
Born (1970-04-20) 20 April 1970 (age 54)
United Kingdom
OccupationFilm director
Years active2000–present
SpouseDavid Katznelson
Children2
Parent(s)Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron
Nicky Gavron

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Sarah Gavron (born 20 April 1970) is a British film director. She has directed four short films, and three feature films. [1]  Her first film is, This Little Life (2003); Brick Lane (2007) is her second most recognized film; Village at the End of the World (2012); and her latest film, Suffragette (2015) that is based in London of 1912 which tells the story of the Suffragette movement based on realistic, historical events. [2]

Sarah Gavron is also both a wife and a mother, and "got into filmmaking to make a difference.[1] [3]"  She has dedicated her career to accurately telling the stories of women. In addition, the scarcity of women filmmakers in the U.K is what inspires Gavron with her own filmmaking, and her responsibility as a female director. [1][3]

Biography

Gavron was educated at Camden School for Girls.[4] She graduated from the University of York with a BA in English in 1992[5] and an MA in film studies from Edinburgh College of Art when it was associated with Heriot-Watt University.[6] She then worked for the BBC for three years. She went on to study feature film directing at the National Film and Television School in London. The actor Rafi Gavron is the son of her half-brother, Simon Gavron.

Gavron is married to cinematographer David Katznelson, and they have two children.[7]

Career

Gavron began her film career making documentaries, a field that seemed "more accessible at that point," but kept returning to narrative filmmaking because of her desire to tell stories.[8]

Gavron made her feature film debut in 2007 with an adaptation of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane.

In 2015 she directed the film Suffragette about a fictional working-class suffragette played by Carey Mulligan. The film was acquired by Focus Features (originally Relativity) in March 2015.[9] The film premiered at the 2015 Telluride Film Festival.

Filmography

Awards

Sarah Gavron was nominated for the BAFTA Award and BIFA Award for best director in 2007 for her film Brick Lane. The film won a Silver Hitchcock and best screenplay at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema.[10] She received the Tangerine Entertainment Juice Award from the Hamptons International Film Festival for directing the movie Suffragette, as well as the Mill Valley Film Festival's Audience Award (Mind the Gap), also for directing that film.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Garcia, Maria. "Demanding To Be Heard". Film Journal International. 118.
  2. ^ Gwen Seabourne. (2016) Deeds, Words and Drama: A Review of the Film Suffragette (2015). Feminist Legal Studies 24:1, pages 115-119.
  3. ^ a b Puchko, Kristy (2015-10-22). "'Suffragette' Director Sarah Gavron on The Importance of Representation and Those Controversial T-Shirts". IndieWire.
  4. ^ Interview: film maker Sarah Gavron | Media | The Guardian
  5. ^ "Brick Lane - The journey from stage to screen". Grapevine (Spring 2008). Alumni Office, University of York: 14.
  6. ^ "Successes at Heriot-Watt University". The Herald. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  7. ^ Falk, Quentin. "Sarah Gavron: Interview".
  8. ^ "Sarah Gavron: On Directing". BAFTA Guru. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Focus Features to Release SUFFRAGETTE". Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. ^ Mowe, Richard (8 October 2007). "Hallam Foe takes top prize at French festival". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ "Suffragette (2015) Awards". IMDB.


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