Linda Reisman
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Linda Reisman is an American film producer and college professor. She is perhaps best known for producing the independent films Affliction (1997) and Leave No Trace (2018), both of which were released under her Reisman Productions banner, and executive producing the critically acclaimed film The Danish Girl (2015).
Reisman is a Senior Distinguished Producer-in-Residence in Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College.[1]
Education
[edit]She graduated with a B.F.A. from Antioch College and a M.F.A. from San Francisco Art Institute.[1]
Career
[edit]Reisman entered the film business, working as Paul Schrader's assistant on Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) and Light of Day (1987). She continued to work with Schrader on Patty Hearst (1988), The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), and Affliction (1997), serving as a producer. She also worked with Keith Gordon on two films: Mother Night (1996) and Waking the Dead (2000). Her other credits include No Such Thing (2001), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Pumpkin (2002), and Assassination Tango (2002). She had spent over 10 years bringing The Danish Girl (2015) and Leave No Trace (2018) to the screen.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Reisman is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America. She serves annually as a judge for both the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting and the Student Academy Awards.[1] Reisman also serves on the USC Scripter Award Selection Committee.
Filmography
[edit]As a producer
[edit]- Light Sleeper (1992)
- Affliction (1997)
- Waking the Dead (2000)
- Leave No Trace (2018)
As an associate producer
[edit]- Patty Hearst (1988)
- The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
As an executive producer
[edit]- Mother Night (1996)
- No Such Thing (2001)
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
- Pumpkin (2002)
- Assassination Tango (2002)
- The Danish Girl (2015)
As a consulting producer
[edit]- Titus (1999)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | 14th Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Affliction | Nominated | [8] |
| 2019 | 34th Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature (shared with Anne Harrison and Anne Rosellini) | Leave No Trace | Nominated | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Linda Reisman". Emerson College. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Goldstein, Meredith (December 10, 2015). "Patience pays off for Emerson's Linda Reisman". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Juul, Matt (December 10, 2015). "Emerson Professor Talks Bringing the Danish Girl to Life". Boston. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Schaefer, Stephen (June 26, 2018). "Emerson prof, producer Linda Reisman explores father-daughter mystery in 'Leave No Trace'". Boston Herald. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Clossey, Erin (September 26, 2018). "Reisman on Collaboration, Adaptation, and Nudist Colonies in Leave No Trace". Emerson Today. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Laskowski, Amy (February 28, 2020). "Leave No Trace Producer to Speak at COM's Cinemathèque Tonight". BU Today. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Bai, Ruotian (March 12, 2020). "THE STORIES BEHIND LEAVE NO TRACE: AN EVENING WITH LINDA REISMAN IN CINEMATHEQUE". The COMmunicator. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (January 8, 1999). ""Affliction" Tops Spirit Award Nominations; "Monster", "Art", and "Sex" Also Nab Numerous Nods". IndieWire. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (February 23, 2019). "Spirit Awards: 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Wins Best Feature; Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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