Amanda Bonavita
  •  Social Media
  •  Phone
    Cell:   845-304-4994
  •  Address
    8 Vanderbilt Ave, 2G,
    Brooklyn, NY, 11205, United States of America

Amanda Bonavita

Producer
Turquoise Films

Full Bio
GI JEWS: JEWISH AMERICANS IN WWII (2013-2018) Produced feature length documentary that premiered nationally on PBS and is distributed internationally. Oversaw development, production, post production, and film festivals for the 5-year project, managing the
research, archival, edit staff, budget, and creation of social media content. Art directed website, designed fundraising materials and press kits.
CONEY ART WALLS (2015) Produced half-hour documentary film and web piece on the creation of an outdoor museum of street art on Coney Island, managed the budget,
directed shoots, and conducted interviews.
THE SYRIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY (2007-2014) Series Producer of a 7-part, 10-hour documentary series on the history of the Jews of Syria for the Sephardic Heritage Museum. Oversaw $4.3 million budget, staff, research, archival, production, and post-production over 7-year project.
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF STONEWALL (2009) Conducted research and archival clearances for historical documentary short that was broadcast on the PBS newsmagazine "In the Life".
WAITING FOR HOCKNEY (2008) Researched and cleared rights of archival stills and footage for feature length documentary about an aspiring artist s relationship with painter David Hockney that was an official selection of the Tribeca, Full Frame Documentary, and Hot Docs Film Festivals.
INDIE SEX (2007) Coordinated archival research, databases, and post-production for
3-part documentary series on the history of sexuality in cinema broadcast on IFC.

Professional Credits
Producer, GI JEWS: JEWISH AMERICANS IN WWII; Turquoise Films in Assoc. with Thirteen Productions, 2018
Series Producer, THE SYRIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY; Turquoise Films, 2014
Associate Segment Producer, 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF STONEWALL; Linton Media, 2009
Rights Clearance, WAITING FOR HOCKNEY; IDeal Partners, 2008
Production Coordinator, INDIE SEX; Orchard Films, 2007
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER