Roberta Pyzel

Roberta Pyzel

(She/Her)
Writer/Videographer/Director
Jack in the Box Productions, Inc.

Full Bio
A native of New York City, Ms. Pyzel has a degree in filmmaking from NYU-SCE and has worked as a stage manager/sound/lighting tech in various theatrical venues (NY City Center, the Lucille Lortel Theatre, the Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop...).

Member: Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange (NPX.org), Black TV Film Collective (BTFC.org), Film Fatales.

Professional Credits
- Producer/Director/Editor: SHOOTING STARS, a 57-minute documentary about living with AIDS (award winning doc)
- Writer/Director/Editor: SHADOW MAN (award winning short film)
- Writer/Director/Editor: PHYLLIS (award winning short film)
- Director/Editor: WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES (award winning music video)
- Producer/Director/Editor: JUNIOR MANCE: LIVE AT CAFE LOUP (award winning short bio)
Industry Awards
- Award of Recognition: Impact Doc Awards (2023): SHOOTING STARS
- Award of Merit: Best Shorts Competition (2022): SHADOW MAN
- iWomanTV 2022 Online Film Festival: SHADOW MAN
- Best Director and Best Narrative Short: 8&Halfilm Awards (2022): SHADOW MAN
- Best Indie Narrative Short: Sweet Democracy Film Awards (2022): SHADOW MAN
- Finalist: Indie Cine Tube Awards (2022): SHADOW MAN
- Best Original Idea: 8&Halfilm Awards (2023): PHYLLIS
- Award of Recognition - Leading Actress: Best Shorts Festival (2023): PHYLLIS
- Award of Recognition - Script Writer: Indiefest Film Awards (2023): PHYLLIS
- Silver Award - Short Film: Hollywood Gold Awards (2023): PHYLLIS
- Men's Vogue/Hennessy Critics' Choice award: Junior Mance: Live at Cafe Loup, Oct. 2008
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