Morgan Dameron
| Morgan Dameron | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1989 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor |
| 📆 Years active | 2007–present |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.morgandameron.com/ |
Morgan Dameron is an American film director and writer. Her feature film debut was in 2017 with Different Flowers.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri,[3] Dameron attended Pembroke Hill School.[4] She graduated summa cum laude from USC School of Cinematic Arts. Dameron has participated in Ryan Murphy's HALF initiative[5] and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Career[edit]
Dameron has worked in various areas of the film industry including directing, producing, writing, and acting. She acted as director J.J. Abrams's assistant and worked in this capacity on Westworld, Star Trek: Beyond, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Abrams named Poe Dameron of Star Wars: The Force Awakens after her.[6]
Dameron has directed, written, and produced award-winning short films and television episodes that have been screened at film festivals internationally.[7] Her work in branded content has gained over ten million views online.[7] She's the recipient of the Kansas City Women in Film and Television's "Spirit of Kansas City" award.[7]
Different Flowers[edit]
Written, directed, and produced by Dameron, Different Flowers stars Shelley Long[8] and debuted at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[9] Different Flowers was also chosen for the opening night of the San Diego International Women's Film Festival. The film was awarded "Best Heartland Feature Film" in the Kansas City Film Festival.[10][7]
According to a reviewer, the film gives "A fresh look at the dynamic relationship between two sisters with strong, appealing performances".[11][10] Another noted that "several scenes have a warm, rosy tinge to them, even during the sisters' meanest blowups, as if to assure the audience that, for these two, there will always be a reconciliation.[12]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Writer | Director | Producer | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Finding Harmony (Short) | Yes | Cinematography | |||
| 2009 | Stan Security (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sound Department | |
| 2010 | It Was Like That (Short) | Yes | ||||
| 2013 | Star Trek: Into Darkness | Assistant: J.J. Abrams | ||||
| 2015 | ''Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | Assistant: J.J. Abrams | ||||
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Yes | Commodore Meta
Assistant: J.J. Abrams | |||
| 2016 | Come Here Often? (Short) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2016 | 10 Cloverfield Lane | Assistant: J.J. Abrams | ||||
| 2016 | Star Trek: Beyond | Assistant: J.J. Abrams | ||||
| 2017 | Crossing (Short) | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Different Flowers | Yes | Yes |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Crew | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Stage 5 | Yes | Self | ||
| 2016 | The Fat One | Yes | 2 Episodes:
- Not Having Sex – Not Hungry | ||
| 2016 | Westworld | Yes | Assistant: J.J Abrams
– 10 episodes |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Different Flowers writer-director Morgan Dameron in KC Sunday as her movie opens here". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ Castillo, Monica (September 28, 2017). "Review: In 'Different Flowers,' a Runaway Bride Gets Help From Her Sister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "Behind the scenes with Morgan Dameron, returning to KC for her feature film debut". kansascity. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "How a 'Star Wars' hero sprang from a budding KC filmmaker". kansascity. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "HALF Initiative". HALF Initiative.
- ↑ White, James. "J.J. Abrams' assistant reveals how Poe Dameron took her name". Empire.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "About". Morgan Dameron. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "Shelley Long on playing an 'ornery' grandma her new film, 'Different Flowers'". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ Lenos, Melissa. "Hometown Filmmaker Brings Hollywood Ideas To Kansas City, And Questionable Love Ensues". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Different Flowers
- ↑ "Update 10: Different Flowers Coming To Theaters Sept 29! · Different Flowers – a feature film". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "Review" by Monica Castillo, The New York Times, September 28, 2017
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