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Lynne Littman

Hollywood

film director

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Title/Occupation:  Director  Executive  Producer  Writer 

Gender: Female

Citizenship: US

Languages Spoken: English, French, Yiddish

Biography:  Director LYNNE LITTMAN received an ACADEMY AWARD for her documentary film, NUMBER OUR DAYS, based on the fieldwork of anthropologist, Barbara Myerhoff. Ten years later, her feature documentary, IN HER OWN TIME, chronicled Dr. Myerhoff’s final fieldwork and her death at age 49. IN HER OWN TIME was first screened at Sundance. She made her feature film directing debut with TESTAMENT, starring Jane Alexander, who was Oscar-nominated for Best Actress. Originally produced for American Playhouse, TESTAMENT premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, screened at the Berlin Film Festival and Sundance and was distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures prior to its PBS broadcast. Paramount's recent DVD release of TESTAMENT includes two new bonus feature documentaries Ms. Littman directed. For the body of work she created at KCET, Littman earned 4 Emmys, a Columbia/Dupont Journalism Award, a Los Angeles Press Club Award, the Radio and TV News Association's Golden Mike, 2 Christophers, 3 Cine Golden Eagles, a George Foster Peabody Award and First Prizes at the Atlanta and San Francisco Film Festivals. Ms. Littman spent one year at ABC as Executive Producer of Movies for Television. FILMOGRAPHY: * HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTER’S FIRST 100 YEARS- Produced by Judith James and Camille Cosby, starring Ruby Dee, Diahann Carroll, Amy Madigan, Audra Mcdonald and Mykleti Williams. [CBS] Winner: Peabody And Christopher Awards. * FREAK CITY, Produced by Sandy Stern, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Samantha Mathis, Marlee Matlin and Natalie Cole. [SHOWTIME] * THE RESCUERS: MARIE TAQUET, Produced by Barbara Streisand and Cis Corman, starring Linda Hamilton and Alfred Molina. [SHOWTIME] * CAGNEY & LACEY: TRUE CONVICTIONS. Series “Finale,” 2-hour movie starring Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless and Michael Moriarty. [CBS] * OSCAR TRIBUTE TO WOMEN, opened the 65th ACADEMY AWARDS, “Year of the Woman” * RUNNING MY WAY - dramatic short. Produced by Charlotte DeArmand for Children’s Home Society – Cine Golden Eagle winner. * TESTAMENT (see above) [PARAMOUNT/PBS] * RICKY NELSON: IT’S ALRIGHT NOW - feature doc. Produced by Margot Productions. * AGNES VARDA FILM TRIBUTE – [ida] Pioneer Award winner. * IN HER OWN TIME – feature doc. Produced by Norman Lear, Act III Productions. [PBS] * ONCE A DAUGHTER – feature doc. Non-fiction Television Workshop. [PBS] * KCET: NUMBER OUR DAYS; WOMANHOUSE IS NOT A HOME; IN THE MATTER OF KENNETH; ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART; WOMEN IN WAITING; POWER TO THE PLAYGROUP; COME OUT SINGING; A FORTUNE IN SINGLES. * COMMUNITY INQUEST; DRUGS & BEYOND –2 short docs UCLA MEDIA PROJECT w/NIH * LION’S LOVE - Agnes Varda, Dir. feature w/VIVA, Jims RADO & RAGNI. Varda’s Assistant. * JOE HILL – Bo Widerberg, Dir. feature w/ Tommy Bergren. NYC production coordinator. * DAVID WOLPER PRODUCTIONS - East Coast Photo Researcher. * WHAT HARVEST FOR THE REAPER? –NET JOURNAL Emmy nominee. Associate Producer * DIARY OF A STUDENT REVOLUTION – NET JOURNAL. Associate Producer. * BANKS AND THE POOR – NET JOURNAL. Associate Producer. Ms. Littman Chairs the Director’s Guild of America Documentary Awards; serves on the Board of the International Documentary Association; on the steering committee of the Documentary Credits Coalition; member of the DGA, WGA, ASCAP, TV Academy, AMPAS. Littman has written the screenplay and will direct THE SPIRIT CATCHES YOU, based on the non-fiction National Book Critics Circle Award winner, “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman. Lynne Littman graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and the Sorbonne. She has two sons. lynlit@aol.com