Stephanie Stender

Director
Doorstop Productions

Full Bio
Stephanie Stender is an award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter. Her works have been screened at film festivals around the world, from Australia to the UK, at such prestigious independent theaters as the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, and on television from PBS to the WB. Still Right Here, the music video she directed and produced for Melissa Ferrick, premiered on the front page of The Huffington Post and won Fan Favorite and Best Pro Pop/Rock Video at the Right Out TV Music Video Awards. Stephanie graduated from Hollins University at the top of her class with a B.A. in Film and Photography and English with a concentration in creative writing. In 2007, she received her M.F.A. in Film Production from Boston University. Since then, she has directed numerous narrative films, commercials, and music videos, as well as documentaries including Bingo Nation which premiered at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Her works, both on the page and on the screen, are characterized by a stirring blend of dark humor

Professional Credits
Film/TV:

Just Desserts post-production (2019)

Tearing Up My Heart pre-production (2019)

Interviews on Loneliness pre-production (2019)

All Stars: The Changing Face of Drag post-production (2019)

Siri-Ous Business post-production (2019)

Time Consuming (2018)

You Can t Do That (2017)

Mint (2017)

La Sirène (2017)

Gimme a Break (2016)

Sister KO (2016)

Lamb Jingle Ad for America s Test Kitchen (2013)

Still Right Here Melissa Ferrick (2011)

Take It Outside The Andersons (2011)

Just Because The One Smith Band (2010)

CATS PSA for the WB (2010)

Exposition Kid:Nap:Kin (2007)

Inferno September Twilight (2007)

Bingo Nation (2007)

The Infection The Thickness (2006)

Waiting in Line (2006)

The Dangers of Smoking Cigarettes (2005)

Green, My Love (2005)

Delilah (2004)

Drip (2004)

Cinematic Haiku (2004)

Women and Work (2004)

Lunch with Mother (2004)

Her Fate Flies in the Wind (2004)

In the Arms of Sleep (2003)

The Toilet Bowl (2003)

Al Gorgeous (2003)

Orlok (2003)

Flame
Industry Awards
43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominee for Co-Executive Producer of America's Test Kitchen, Outstanding Culinary Program

43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominee for Co-Executive Producer of Cook's Country, Outstanding Culinary Program

44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominee for Co-Executive Producer of America's Test Kitchen, Outstanding Culinary Program

Craft: Best Producer-The Taste Awards

Rocks The Box Award: High Score Award-Glovebox Short Film and Animation Festival

Fan Favorite Award-The Right Out TV Music Video Awards

Best Pop/Rock Video (Pro)-The Right Out TV Music Video Awards

Golden Glovie Music Video Winner

Golden Glovie Animation Winner

Golden Glovie Best in Show Honorable Mention

Best in Show-Kohn Film Festival

Best Comedy-Kohn Film Festival

Hollins Future Filmmaker Award

People's Choice nominee-World Music & Independent Film Festival

Best Alternative Rock Music Video nominee-World Music & Independent Film Festival

Best in Animation nominee-World Music & Independent Film Festival
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