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Erin Greenwell is the founder of Smithy Productions. She recently directed her feature film "My Best Day" which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2012.
Other accomplishments include writing, producing and directing "Big Dreams in Little Hope" a feature which was released through Wolfe Video. Erin was noted as Outfest's 1 in 5 Top Director's to watch. She was a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriter's Lab for her feature length script, "Somewhere Along the Way" a script about the butch/femme lesbian bar scene in the 1950s. Her very first featurette, "21" was nominated for a Best First Feature Award by Frameline and ran at Bam Rose Cinemas as part of Best of the New Fest's series.
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Erin formed Smithy Productions, a production company, with the aim to house various talents from the lesbian/ independent art community under the umbrella of narrative/ documentary storytelling. |
Ms. Greenwell is also an established picture editor for film and television, recently serving on “The Hungry Ghosts,” Michael Imperioli’s directorial debut. She served as editor on Cicala Filmwork's award winning feature film, "Arranged". Erin currently serves as editor on Erin Harper's feature documentary "Devil May Care."
Erin also enjoys teaching but not as a "back up".
She believes teaching empowers individuals to be their own storytellers, ultimately building community through production and altering the landscape of visibility in film and TV.
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| Erin's ultimate goal would be to create a business/arts school for women. Teaching experience includes: NYU SCPS, Hunter College, City College and individual tutoring. |
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