Olivia Newman | |
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Born |
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education |
Vassar College (
BA) Columbia University ( MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse | Steve Lehman |
Olivia Newman is an American film director and screenwriter. [1] [2] She is best known for directing First Match (2018) and Where the Crawdads Sing (2022). [3]
Newman was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and graduated from The Hudson School in 1996. [4] She holds a B.A. in French and women’s studies from Vassar College and an MFA in film from Columbia University. [5] [6] Her first short film, Blue-Eyed Mary, was shown at the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival in 2010. [7]
Newman made her feature directorial debut with the drama film First Match starring Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo and Jharrel Jerome, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. First Match was released by Netflix in 2018. [8]
She directed the 2022 mystery thriller film Where The Crawdads Sing, an adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. [9] [10] Despite mixed reviews from critics, audience reception was more positive and the film subsequently became a sleeper hit at the box-office, grossing $140 million on a $24 million budget.
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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2009 | Blue-Eyed Mary | Yes | No | No |
2010 | First Match | Yes | Yes | No |
Storm Up the Sky | No | No | Yes | |
2011 | The Runner | No | No | Yes |
2012 | Lucky Duck | No | No | Yes |
Feature film
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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2018 | First Match | Yes | Yes |
2022 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Yes | No |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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2019 | Chicago Fire | Episodes "What Will Define You", "Move a Wall", "Badlands" and "Mercy" |
2020 | FBI | Episode "Broken Promises" |
2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Miniseries |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | New Jersey Film Festival | Grand Prize | Won | [11] |
Aspen Shortsfest | Jury Award | Won | [12] | |
2018 | SXSW Film Festival | SXSW Gamechanger Award | Won | [13] |
Audience Award | Won | [14] |