Enid Zentelis

Enid Zentelis
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, writer, podcaster
Years active1997–present
SpouseSean Fogarty

Enid Zentelis is an American writer, filmmaker, and podcaster.[1][2] She is best known for directing features Evergreen and Bottled Up and for her podcast, How My Grandmother Won WWII.[3][4]

Life and career

Zentelis was born in Los Angeles, California. She is a first generation American, born to a Hungarian-Jewish mother and Latvian father. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and the Graduate Film Program at NYU, where she was taught by Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and mentored by Mary Harron.[5] Her essays and literary nonfiction have appeared in the Daily Beast, The FemWord, and Talkhouse.[4] She is a professor of filmmaking at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Zentelis's major works include, Evergreen, premiered in Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival in 2004.[6] In 2013, she directed Bottled Up, starring Melissa Leo, Marin Ireland and Josh Hamilton. In 2021, she created the podcast, How My Grandmother Won WWII, about the discovery that her grandmother worked with British Special Ops during the Holocaust. In 2022, she sold her podcast to Kinetic Content with a scripted series development deal.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Producer Note
2017 Au Pair Green tickY Green tickY Short film
2013 Bottled Up Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Feature Film
2007 The Man with My Nose Green tickY Green tickY Short film
2004 Evergreen Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Feature Film
1997 Dog Race Green tickY Short film
1996 Sounds of Morning Green tickY Green tickY Short film
1993 Granny Was an 0utlaw Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Documentary

Publications

  • 2022 – Everybody Gets Killed[8]

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2020 Nominated IFP Gotham Audio Hub How My Grandmother Won WWII [9]
2017 Nominated Bentonville Film Festival Best Episodic Pilot Au Pair [10]
2013 Nominated Tribeca Festival Nora Ephron Prize Bottled Up [11]
2004 Nominated Sundance Film Festival Best Dramatic Evergreen [12]
Won Sonoma International Film Festival Best First-Time Director [1]
1997 Nominated Torino Film Festival Best Short Film Dog Race [13]
Won New York Film Festival Best Student Short [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet the 2013 Tribeca Filmmakers #54: Enid Zentelis' Second Film Stars Melissa Leo as a Woman Who Puts Herself Last". indiewire.com. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  2. ^ "Interview: Enid Zentelis". ign.com. 13 September 2004. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  3. ^ "'Evergreen' is tale of poor girl that's rich in charm". baltimoresun.com. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. ^ a b "Finding the Thread and Repairing the Past". talkhouse.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. ^ "Sundance's Class of 2004: Meet The First-Time Feature Competition Directors". indiewire.com. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  6. ^ "EVERGREEN GOES DIGITAL". filmmakermagazine.com. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  7. ^ "UPstream". filmlondon.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  8. ^ "(Screen)Play Press Launches, Announces Six Inaugural Titles". filmmakermagazine.com. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  9. ^ "IFP Week 2020 – Project Forum Slate". thegotham.org. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  10. ^ "Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival Unveils 2017 Lineup". thewrap.com. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  11. ^ "The Playlist's 20 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  12. ^ "Evergreen". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  13. ^ "15° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI". torinofilmfest.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  14. ^ "Grand Marnier Fellowships For New York Cineastes". indiewire.com. 10 February 1998. Retrieved 2022-07-25.