Rachel Feldman
After directing over 75 hours of dramatic television, Feldman recently wrote and directed her first theatrical feature film, LILLY, starring Patricia Clarkson, now streaming on Netflix. Watch the trailer HERE.
Recent credits television credits include directing the pilot and first season of the award-winning Netflix series THE BAXTERS and multiple episodes of BLUE BLOODS, THE ROOKIE & CRIMINAL MINDS. Her award-winning shorts have been broadcast on HBO, PBS and Showtime, produced on grants from The Jerome Foundation, AFI, Kodak and Panavision.
Feldman’s screenplay for LILLY was celebrated by the Athena List, Breaking Through the Lens and was awarded the Ravenal Foundation Grant. Her pilot KINKS won ScreenCraft’s Best Pilot, was chosen as a WGA Best Spec Pilot, a WGA Drama Queens winner, and was the US selection for Cannes Series MIPTV. Her screenplays have been produced by Lifetime Television, optioned by Marc Platt Productions, Mark Canton, Lakeshore Entertainment, Double Nickel Entertainment and eOne.
Feldman is a former co-chair of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee and is an activist for gender parity in the film industry. She holds an MFA from NYU in film directing, and has taught directing in the MFA program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Early in her career Feldman was a storyboard artist for well-known directors on studio pictures and began her career as a child actor, best known for voicing Lucy in Peanuts animation.
Watch her Ted talk @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMc4XzAcy54
