Jennifer Steinman
Jennifer Steinman Sternin is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Film Fatales, a community of women feature film and television directors. Steinman started her career as an editor at CBS in New York and San Francisco. Her work appeared on ABC, CBS, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic and the Sundance Channel.[1][2] Her films have been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival,[3] Rome Independent Film Festival,[4] International Film Festival Rotterdam, Sundance Film Festival, and SXSW.
Biography[edit]
Jennifer Steinman was born in Berkeley, California and attended Berkeley High School, graduating in 1980.[5] She graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor's degree in the Visual Arts, with a minor in Women's Studies. At age 39, Steinman chose to become a single mother, giving birth to a daughter in 2012. The relationship between her choices in filmmaking and her decision to become a single mother are documented in a Ted Talk Steinman gave in 2014.[6] When her daughter was 14 months old, Steinman met Richard Sternin, whom she married in 2015.[7]
Jennifer is a niece of renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz.[8]
Career[edit]
After graduating from film school, Steinman started her career as an Editor. She had a successful career in news editing and later as a commercial editor working with national healthcare brands for 20 years before she directed her first documentary.[9] Steinman credits her extensive career as an Editor for influencing the way she shoots documentaries. She is always 'editing in her head'[10] while she is shooting which she feels helps her when making shooting choices on the fly.
"I am all about story...what is the most emotional story...how is this character evolving."[10] While Steinman's subjects come from different parts of the world and are involved in different pursuits, there are recurring themes to her work: testing your limits, personal journeys, friendship and managing uncertainty. As she explained in an interview about Desert Runners, "The camaraderie and the suffering. When you are all in it together that allows you to push through in a way that I don't think you would be able to if you were out there by yourself." [10]
Another theme in Steinman's work is what she calls the space in between. "After you decide to start something, after the initial adrenaline and the excitement are gone, there is a massive amount of space in between where you have no idea how it is going to go, what is going to happen; how it is going to turn out. And that space is 99.99% of the experience. The beginning and the end are a very small piece of it. So learning how to be okay in the unknown is really what life is all about." [10]
Films[edit]
- E. is for Escovdeo: The Sheila E. Story, Director & Producer[11][12]
- Desert Runners, Director & Producer.[13] The documentary profiles a group of dedicated running enthusiasts as they attempt to complete the 4 Deserts ultra-marathons that take place in Chile, Mongolia, Namibia and Antarctica.
- Motherland, Director, Producer and Editor[14] Motherland chronicles the journey of emotional recovery of five women who had lost children as they set off to volunteer with Dreamcatcher, South African volunteer placement organization.[15]
- Time for Ilhan, Producer. The documentary follows Ilhan Abdullahi Omar as she campaigns to become the 1st Somali-American elected to the US House of Representatives.[16][17] Director Nora Shapiro won the Outstanding Directing Special Class Daytime Emmy award for the film in 2019.[18]
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, Editor.
- Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile, Editor.[19]
- She Started It, Writer & Editor. The documentary follows two young women entrepreneurs as they persevere their way through the challenges of founding and launching tech startups in Silicon Valley.[20][21][22]
Awards[edit]
Nominated for Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Editing.
E. is for Escovdeo: The Sheila E. Story, IMZ Award from The International Music + Media Centre[23][24]
Desert Runners, "The Top 10 Documentaries of 2013" by the HuffPost[25]
Desert Runners, “Best of the Fest” at Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2013[26]
Desert Runners, Most Popular International Documentary Film Award, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2013.[27]
Desert Runners, The 30 Best Running Movies Ever Made, Runners World Magazine.[28]
Motherland, Emerging Visions Award, SXSW, 2009[29][30]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Stream Desert Runners". SUNDANCE NOW. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Interview with Desert Runner's Jennifer Steinman". MtnMeister. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Time for Ilhan". Tribeca Film Festival. 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ "Desert Runners". RIFF. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/ollapodrida1989unse/page/50/mode/2up
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tjSruyYuBw
- ↑ https://www.samanthagash.com/podcast/4-jennifer-steinman-behind-the-scenes-with-berkley-born-award-winning-film-maker-desert-runners-motherland/
- ↑ Leibovitz, Annie (2009). A Photographer's Life, 1990 - 2005. Search this book on
"My Mother with Jennifer and Barbara, 2005"; "Family Portrait, 2004"; "My Mother's Eightieth Birthday, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2003"
- ↑ "SYS Podcast Episode 023: An Interview with Director / Producer Jennifer Steinman". www.sellingyourscreenplay.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 #72 Running 1000 KM in the world's harshest conditions with Jennifer Steinman, retrieved 2020-09-02
- ↑ "2020 Awards – Sunny Side of the Doc". www.sunnysideofthedoc.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ White, Peter (2020-05-29). "Keep The Lights On COVID-19 Doc Fund Distributes Grants To 15 Feature Directors". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Aldrich, Ryland (March 7, 2018). "Tribeca Announces Impressive 2018 Feature Film Lineup". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ "2009 SXSW Film Festival Announces Complete Line-Up". /Film. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Guthmann, Edward (2007-10-26). "Film sees grieving U.S. moms in Africa learning new way to mourn". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "Time for Ilhan | 2018 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "'Time for Ilhan': Film Review | Tribeca 2018 | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2019-05-04). "Daytime Emmys Creative Arts Awards: 'Young And The Restless', 'Sesame Street' Among Winners". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ "'Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile': DOC NYC Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Carson, Erin. "Film 'She Started It' eyes struggle of women tech entrepreneurs". CNET. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Kozlowski, Lori. "She Started It: A Film About Female Founders". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Calvario, Liz (2016-09-27). "'She Started It' Trailer: Documentary Aims To Bolster Female Entrepreneurship". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "Sunny Side of the Doc's Connected Edition proves a winner". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "'Behind Lucy' suma nuevo reconocimiento, ahora en Sunny Side of the Doc | Cine y Tele" (in español). Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ McCracken, Kristin (January 9, 2014). "10 Top Docs of 2013 (Including 9 From Women Filmmakers)". HuffPost. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ Boyle, Niki (27 June 2013). "Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013: Best of the Fest". The List. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ "Vancouver International Film Festival 2013 award winners: Down River, Salmon Confidential, and more". The Georgia Straight. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Gambaccini, Peter; Layman, Tom; Dutch, Taylor (2020-03-22). "The 30 Best Running Movies Ever Made". Runner's World. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ Thompson, Anne (March 17, 2009). "SXSW Awards Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 17, 2009). "SXSW festival winners announced". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
External links, Interviews[edit]
Mtn Meister, #72 Running 1000 km in the world's harshest conditions with Jennifer Steinman
SellingYourScreenPlay.com, SYS Podcast Episode 023: An Interview with Director / Producer Jennifer Steinman
Active Life DC, Interview with Jennifer Steinman, Creator of Desert Runners
Ultra Runner Girl, Interview with Desert Runners Film Director, Jennifer Steinman
Fit and Feminist, Interview with Jennifer Steinman, director of Desert Runners
Female First, Jennifer Steinman Discusses Desert Runners
Hamptons International Film Festival, Q&A: Jennifer Steinman on Desert Runners
Global Art Laid Out magazine, Racing the Planet: Director Jennifer Steinman Portrays Heartbreak and Triumph in Desert Runners [1]
Cinema Without Borders, Jennifer Steinman talks about Motherland
LUCIMA Podcast, Special Guest Jennifer Steinman
MILK: Moms I'd Like to Know Podcast, Episode 27: Desert Runners, Film Fatales, Motherland and Single Motherhood with Filmmaker Jennifer Steinman Sternin
The Pursuit Zone, TPZ078: Desert Ultrarunning & Adventure Filmmaking with Jennifer Steinman
Birds Eye View UK, Interview: Desert Runners, dir. Jennifer Steinman
Film School Rejects, SXSW Video Interview: Grieving and Giving Back in Motherland
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