People with addictions, people with social disorders, people with bad skin, people with weight problems, people who lie to themselves, people who lie to others, people who shop/eat at chain establishments, people who live in The Valley, people who live in middle America and like it, people who have kids they don't really like, people who do things they don't really want to, people who have nervous breakdowns, Diane Keaton.
Directors
Woody Allen, Albert Brooks, Diane Keaton, Wes Anderson, Sophia Coppola, Alexander Payne, Spike Lee, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sam Mendes, Ang Lee, Jon Favreau, Steven Soderbergh, Allison Anders
Awards
Grand Jury Prize Best Film Slamdance Film Festival 1999 for "Chi Girl", Sundance Screenwriters Lab 1995
Festivals
Slamdance,Cleveland,Maryland,Alabama,Edinburgh,Oldenburg,Chi.Alt, New York Underground, Smithsonian, Cannes Slamdance, Stockholm, Atlanta, Bend
Professional Affiliations
"Chi Girl" 1999 - currently on IFC (87min), "Baby Life" - Slamdance $99 Special - 2005 (5min), "Monday" - Slamdance Film Fesival 2006 (89min) "Midlife with Glasses" Slamdance $99 Special 2007 - "politics of preschool" Slamdance $99 Special 2008 *****AFFORDABLE FILMS INC.*****
Heidi Van Lier's Interests
Television
SLAMDANCE TV -
episode 1: meet the office
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--------------------See the remaining 18 episodes at SLAMDANCE.COM - CLICK SLAMDANCE TV…
Books
The Indie Film Rule Book by Heidi Van Lier ( www.lulu.com/indiefilmrulebook ) and…Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide - by Chris Gore - Yeah, I'm in it.
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Yes, my book "The Indie Film Rule Book" is available at last!!! I have some amazing interviews in it that I'm really excited to share with everyone including…Chris McQuarrie, David Hayter, Mark Pellington, Amy Dotson, Debra Eisenstadt, Dan Mirvish, and many other really cool and high profile indie film people. www.lulu.com/indiefilmrulebook
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My new blog is up on www.filmindependent.org - Indie Film Q & A with Heidi Van Lier. Click it, read it, like it!
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I'm in the middle of editing my 3rd feature film, starring Caitlin Keats, Michael Muhney, Ele Keats, David Deluise, Kent Osborne, and yep, Joe Kraemer's in there as well. I'm really excited about it and can't wait to get it out on the circuit and show it to you all!
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Ok, this year I'm directing and producing Slamdance TV, you can find it at Slamdance.com. The first 2 episodes are below on the left.
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Also, I have a sitcom pilot up below, that I directed, called "My 2 Girlfriends". I collaborated with Scott Cushing on a fun little idea he had.
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I also have another $99 short at Slamdance this year called "Politics of Preschool", you can watch it, comment on it, and rate it below or at youtube.com/heidivanlier. **********************************************************************
Look for "Chi Girl" on IFC - AND THEY'VE NOW RELEASED IT ON ITUNES - BUY IT! HELL, BUY IT TWICE!!
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Check out my clip for "Monday" above.
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Check out my shorts "Baby Life" and "Midlife with Glasses" that were both Slamdance Film Festival $99 Specials.
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Currently a programmer for the Slamdance Film Festival.
Currently setting up my fourth feature film.
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Attended the Sundance Screenwriters Lab with script "Writing Home".
Worked on 3 projects for MTV Networks.
Wrote script "A-Hole" for The Donners Company.
Wrote several other indie-for-hire projects and studio scripts.
Won the Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Film with my film "Chi Girl".
Screened feature film "Monday" as a Special Screening at the Slamdance Film Festival.
Just screened my 3rd Slamdance Film Festival $99 Special "politics of preschool" at the Slamdance Film Festival 2008.
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Yeah, Norm's my dad. And yes..that is me in WOTG.
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I thought you'd like this:
“New Flavors: The Emergence of Southern Hip Hop” features dirty-south players like Chamillionaire, Akon, Luke, Trina and Piles.
You can watch this film online 24/7 at http://www.eyesoda.com/film/219 .
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