Amy Geller
Born
Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • professor
Years active2003–present
SpouseGerald Peary

Amy Geller is an American documentary film director and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries The Rabbi Goes West and The Guys Next Door.[3][4]

Life and career

Geller was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. She holds a B.A. from Bates College and an M.F.A. in Cinema and Media Production from Boston University.[5] She has served as the artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival and was President of Women in Film and Video New England.[6][7] She teaches at Boston University and Emerson College.[8] She is also a member of Film Fatales, the Documentary Producers Alliance, IDA and IFP New York.[9] In 2015, she received a Chai in the Hub Award for young Jewish leadership and, in 2016, a Boston University Women's Guild Scholarship.[10][11]

Geller co-directed her debut feature documentary, The Guys Next Door, along with Allie Humenuk, which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcast on the World Channel.[12] In 2019, she co-directed a documentary, The Rabbi Goes West, along with Gerald Peary, about a Chabad Hasidic rabbi and his family who built a shul in their Montana home.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2019 The Rabbi Goes West Co-director and producer Documentary
2017 Over His Dead Body Producer Short film
2017 Borderline Producer Short film
2016 The Guys Next Door Co-director and co-producer Documentary
2015 Archie's Betty Field producer Documentary
2011 Love and Other Anxieties Co-producer Documentary
2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Producer and cinematographer Documentary
2008 Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North Line producer Documentary
2006 The War that Made America - Turning the Tide Producer Documentary mini-series
2004 Stay Until Tomorrow Producer Feature film
2003 American Experience - Murder at Harvard Producer Documentary series
2003 Act Your Age Consulting producer Short film

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2016 Won Woods Hole Film Festival Best Documentary Feature The Guys Next Door [14]
Won Rhode Island International Film Festival Alternative Spirit Award [15]
2009 Won Boston Society of Film Critics Special Commendation For the Love of Movies [16]

References

  1. ↑ "DOC NYC: Five Questions for The Guys Next Door Directors Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller". filmmakermagazine.com. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Cambridge filmmakers explore the world of Montana rabbi". patriotledger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Amy Geller and Gerald Peary on their upcoming documentary The Rabbi Goes West". eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  4. ↑ "THE GUYS NEXT DOOR". documentaries.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. ↑ "About Amy Geller". bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Chai in the Hub 2015 Winners: Amy Geller". cjp.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  7. ↑ "DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Allie Humenuk and Amy Geller— "The Guys Next Door". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Amy Geller". emerson.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Amy Geller". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  10. ↑ "Chai in the Hub 2015 Winners: Amy Geller". cjp.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  11. ↑ "2016 Scholarship Winners". bu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  12. ↑ "Review of THE GUYS NEXT DOOR, a feature-length documentary about a real Modern Family at the Sarasota Film Festival #MySFF #Sarasota". don411.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  13. ↑ "Documentary 'The Rabbi Goes West' Showcases Talent Of Boston Film Community". wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  14. ↑ "2016 Audience Awards". woodsholefilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  15. ↑ "2016 Film Festival Award Winners Announced". film-festival.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  16. ↑ "2009 Special Awards". bostonfilmcritics.org. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
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