Varda Bar-Kar is a film director, writer, and producer based in Santa Monica, California.[1][2] She is best known for her short film Window, her viral video What Kind of Planet Are We On?, her documentary Big Voice, 9-1-1 (TV series), and her documentary Fandango at the Wall .[3][4][5]
Varda Bar-Kar | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Life and career
editVarda was born in London, England to a South African mother and Romanian father.[6] She holds a BA in theater arts from Cornell University and an MFA in film studies from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).[7] She worked as a script supervisor for directors Jim Jarmusch, Wayne Wang and Carroll Ballard.[8]
In 2015, Varda's feature documentary, Big Voice, won Best Premiere Documentary at the Heartland Film Festival and the 2018 PBS SoCal broadcast of Big Voice won a Bronze Telly Award.[9][10] She is a member of the DGA, Film Fatales and the Alliance of Women Directors.[2][11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Window | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2006 | Visiting Shane | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| 2006 | Moon (The 1,000 Sides of the Moon) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2008 | Lisette | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2008 | Runaway Stars | Yes | Yes | No | TV series |
| 2008 | Sprung | Yes | No | No | Short Film |
| 2009 | Race to the Sky | Yes | No | No | Short Film |
| 2010 | What Kind of Planet Are We On? | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2010 | A Million Spokes | Yes | No | No | Documentary |
| 2011 | Journey to Safety | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2011 | Ode to Los Angeles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2013 | ForgiveOne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2015 | Big Voice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Yes | No | No | 1 episode[12] |
| 2020 | Fandango at the Wall | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary |
References
edit- ^ "BIG VOICE Director Varda Bar-Kar On Creativity, The Wisdom Of Teenagers And Women In The Film Industry". filminquiry.com. June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Varda Bar-Kar". allianceofwomendirectors.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Award Winning Director Varda Bar-Kar's Musical Documentary 'BIG VOICE' Picked Up For North American Distribution By Gravitas Ventures". shootonline.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "BIG VOICE". queensworldfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (3 September 2020). "'Fandango at the Wall,' Music Doc Produced by Quincy Jones and Carlos Santana, Lands at HBO (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "NFMLA". newfilmmakersla.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "CC LA – Free Screening and Q&A with Director/Producer Varda Bar-Kar '82". alumni.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Varda Bar-Kar". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Heartland Film Festival Unveils 2015 Winners, Awards More Than $120,000 to Independent Filmmakers". heartlandfilm.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "BIG VOICE". pbssocal.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Membership Report - March 2019". dga.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Trailer For "9-1-1" Episode Directed By Varda Bar-Kar". shootonline.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.