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Pola Garance Rapaport
Producer/DirectorBlinding Light
Full Bio
POLA RAPAPORT is a writer, director, producer and editor of many award-winning films.
Her work as producer/director includes
SUBWAY: THE MUSICAL (work-in-progress)
HAIR/ LET THE SUN SHINE IN
WRITER OF O, portrait of the elusive author of the erotic novel Story of O
FAMILY SECRET, the story of the discovery of her secret Romanian brother
BLIND LIGHT, doc/drama of a photographers peak experience in an Italian villa, starring Edie Falco
BROKEN MEAT, portrait of the mad poet Alan Granville.
As editor, she is currently working on a hybrid doc by Alex Sichel, THE FILM ABOUT ANNA, with Lili Taylor, produced by Liz Giamatti.
She is the editor of several feature documentaries, including HERE ONE DAY by Kathy Leichter and the multi-award-winning GRACE PALEY COLLECTED SHORTS by Lilly Rivlin.
She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, an Emmy nominee for sound editing, and winner of numerous grants and awards.
Pola is a graduate of NYU, and is married to DP Wolfgang Held, with whom she has often collaborated.
Her work as producer/director includes
SUBWAY: THE MUSICAL (work-in-progress)
HAIR/ LET THE SUN SHINE IN
WRITER OF O, portrait of the elusive author of the erotic novel Story of O
FAMILY SECRET, the story of the discovery of her secret Romanian brother
BLIND LIGHT, doc/drama of a photographers peak experience in an Italian villa, starring Edie Falco
BROKEN MEAT, portrait of the mad poet Alan Granville.
As editor, she is currently working on a hybrid doc by Alex Sichel, THE FILM ABOUT ANNA, with Lili Taylor, produced by Liz Giamatti.
She is the editor of several feature documentaries, including HERE ONE DAY by Kathy Leichter and the multi-award-winning GRACE PALEY COLLECTED SHORTS by Lilly Rivlin.
She is a recipient of a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, an Emmy nominee for sound editing, and winner of numerous grants and awards.
Pola is a graduate of NYU, and is married to DP Wolfgang Held, with whom she has often collaborated.
- Professional Credits
- WRITING/DIRECTING/EDITING:
HAIR: Let the Sun Shine In
Writer of O
Family Secret
Blind Light
Broken Meat
Subway: The Musical (work-in-progress)
The Fluoride Wars (work-in-progress)
History of Reproductive Rights (work-in-progress)
EDITING: (features)
The Film About Anna (work-in-progress) by Alex Sichel
Here One Day
Grace Paley: Collected Shorts
Auf Wiedersehen
Can You Hear Me
Fine Rain
Take It Back/ Howard Dean
- Industry Awards
- Grand Prix de la SCAM, Best Doc on French TV (Societe Civile des Auteurs Multimedia) - Family Secret
Grand Prix URTI, Monte Carlo, Best Doc on French speaking TV - Writer of O
Best Cinematography- Oberhausen- Broken Meat
Best Doc- New Orleans Film Fest- Broken Meat
IDFA Joris Ivens 3rd Prize Best Doc- Broken Meat
Lumiere Award, New Orleans Film Fest - Blind Light
Guggenheim Fellow
Two time NYFA Fellow
Emmy nominee, sound editing
