Amy Waddell(I)
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Born in Athens, Greece and raised by fine artists, Waddell has a strong
visual sense that compliments her vivid storytelling ability. Before
directing her first full length feature film, "Brothel" (2008),
(Vanguard Cinema distributor) Waddell directed the short "The Mask
Maker", which was selected for twenty film festivals, and won, among
numerous awards, a gold medal for "best short" at the Chicago
International Film Festival. Waddell made the film after being selected
as one of eight women to participate in the prestigious Directing
Workshop for Women (DWW) at the American Film Institute. In 2010
Waddell completed a feature documentary in which 10 exceptional Native
Americans shared their knowledge during an 18 day white water river
rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. She has written and produced
several humanitarian documentaries on Darfur, India and Israel for
Charles Annenberg Weingarten's philanthropic organization explore.org.
She is a graduate of USC Film School. She has penned screenplays and
fiction, and has worked in the industry as a writer, director and film
editor. Her award winning documentary, The Reluctant Muse, which she
wrote, directed and produced, aired nationally on PBS.