Varda Hardy
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Santa Monica California USA |
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Bio:
Varda shifted her focus from choreography to filmmaking after watching Nicholas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now while studying acting and directing at NYU. Varda, who also paints and has a degree from Cornell University in Theatre Arts, saw in Roeg’s movie the potential to combine her passion for diverse art forms into a single medium. She went on to earn an MFA in filmmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. Following graduate school Varda worked as a Script Supervisor on commercials, television shows and features. Script Supervising has afforded her the opportunity to work with some extraordinary independent directors including Jim Jarmusch, Wayne Wang and Carol Ballard. Running lines with Nicholas Cage, Gena Rowlands, Keaneau Reeves and other accomplished actors has given her insight and appreciation for the practical application of their craft. Varda has made films for the internationally acclaimed performance art company, Soon3. She has co-written feature length screenplays with her partner Patrick S. Bennett, and has directed several award-winning shorts. She was one of seven directors to be selected out of over three hundred entrants to participate in a digital filmmaking contest called Flicks on 66. Her newest short MIRROR-MIRROR evolved out of this competition, premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival and was recently acquired by GreenCine.com for on-line distribution. Varda is developing the feature length movie MADLY IN LOVE, and editing SHANE, a documentary about the inspiring relationship between a dying man and the three volunteers who care for him. Varda, a wife and mother of two daughters, Paloma and Raven, dedicates her time to making engaging and provocative films that explore our essential nature and deepen our understanding of what it means to be human. Filmography/Awards Info: FESTIVALS/AWARDS South by Southwest Official Selection Flicks on 66 Sundance Screenwriting Finalist Ann Arbor Film Festival New York Expo and Video Festival San Francisco Film Arts Festival San Francisco Art Institute Int’l Film Festival National Endowment For The Arts Chicago Women in the Director’s Chair Humboldt Film Festival Jerome Foundation Herbert F. Johnson Museum The Cornell Council For the Arts This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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