Joan Stein Schimke
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    New York, NY, 10027, United States of America

Joan Stein Schimke

Writer/Director
Full Bio
IN DEVELOPMENT

THE BURIED LIFE, Co-Writer, to be co-Directed with Averie Storck

2014 SUNDANCE SCREENPLAY LAB Fellow

Recipient of the ALFRED P. SLOAN FELLOWSHIP, given to a project that explores science and technology

LA FILM INDEPENDENT/SLOAN FOUNDATION Producing Award to Summer Shelton

Selected for the Hamptons International Film Festival Screenplay Lab, April 2013.

Received a Sloan grant to attend the 202020 film program at Stony Brook University, Southampton.

HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SCREENWRITING LAB, 2013



TELEVISION

LAW & ORDER, Director. NBC 2006

CORNER OFFICE, Season 17, Episode 10.



SHORT FILMS

CUBAN STORIES, Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-DP. Adelphi University 2016

Website documentary content. Short films based on contemporary Cuban life

THE NECKLACE, Director, Producer. 2014

Starring Sakina Jaffrey (HOUSE OF CARDS). Festivals include Sarasota International Film Festival, Chelsea Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival.

BEHIND CLOSED DOOR, Director, Produce

Professional Credits
'Law & Order,' Season 17

'One Day Crossing,' Academy Award Nominee
Industry Awards
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Recipient

Sundance Screenwriters Lab, 2014

Hamptons Screenwriters Lab, 2013

Student Academy Award, Gold Medal

Academy Award Nominee 2001
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