Lilly Hartley
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Lilly Hartley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Founder & creative producer, Candescent Films |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | candescentfilms.com |
Lilly Hartley is an American documentary film producer and actress, and the founder of Candescent Films.
Early life and education
[edit]Hartley was raised in East Hampton, New York and New York City.[1] Her father is a playwright and graduate of the Yale School of Drama and her mother is a scientist.[2] Her godfather, Ken Howard, was an actor and was president of the Screen Actors Guild.[2] Her grandfather, Benjamin Epstein, worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy during the Civil Rights Movement in his role as national director of the Anti-Defamation League.[2] She majored in history and English in college and graduated summa cum laude.[2] She studied acting at William Esper Studio, completing the two-year program.[2]
Career
[edit]Hartley founded Candescent Films in 2010.[3][4] The film production company supports documentary films exploring social issues.[5] Prior to founding the company, Hartley worked as an actress[3] and production executive.[5] She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America.[3]
The first film supported by Candescent was The Queen of Versailles, which was the opening night film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,[3] and was nominated for a DGA Award,[6] IDA Award[7] and Critics' Choice Award.[8] Hartley served as an executive producer.[9] As a producer on Sons of the Clouds, a documentary exploring human rights issues in Western Sahara and starring Javier Bardem, Hartley won the 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film.[10] In 2014, Hartley partnered with the Tribeca Film Institute to develop a Candescent Award for films that premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The inaugural recipient of this award was Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014).[11]
Some of Hartley's other work includes executive producing Who Is Dayani Cristal? starring Gael García Bernal,[12] executive producing Private Violence, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival,[13] and producing Likeness, a short film starring Elle Fanning and directed by Rodrigo Prieto.[4][11] Hartley executive produced The Departure, directed by Lana Wilson.[14][15] Hartley executive produced the big game hunting documentary Trophy, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by CNN Films and The Orchard.[16] Hartley also executive produced Generation Wealth.[17][18]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Associate producer | |
| An Invisible Sign | Associate producer | ||
| 2012 | The Queen of Versailles | Co-executive producer | Nominated for DGA Award, IDA Award and Critics' Choice Award |
| Sons of the Clouds | Producer | Won 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film | |
| 2013 | Who Is Dayani Cristal? | Executive producer | |
| Remote Area Medical | Executive producer | ||
| Likeness | Producer | Short film; nominated for Webby Award | |
| 2014 | Private Violence | Executive producer | Won Candescent Award; nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form[19] |
| 1971 | Co-executive producer | Won 2015 International Documentary Association ABCNews VideoSource Award[20] and 2015 Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award.[21] Named a 2016 Peabody Award finalist.[22] | |
| 2017 | The Departure | Executive producer | Nominated for 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature[23] |
| Trophy | Executive producer | ||
| 2018 | Generation Wealth | Executive producer | Nominated for 2018 WGA Award for Best Documentary Screenplay[24] |
| 2019 | Fantasy Island | Executive producer |
References
[edit]- ^ Team bios, 1971film.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Dishman, Lydia (October 7, 2014). "How One Producer Went From Actress to 'Filmanthropist'". Fast Company. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Linda Hassler, “Lilly Hartley’s Candescent Films Shines Its Light On Documentaries,” Huffington Post, June 4, 2014.
- ^ a b Susan McPherson, "Meet the Filmanthropist: Lilly Hartley," Forbes, August 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Mike Fleming Jr, “Candescent Films Launches With Jeff Nichols, Javier Bardem, R.J. Cutler Pics,” Deadline Hollywood, September 21, 2011.
- ^ “Bravo Gears Up For ‘Queen of Versailles’ April 29th Premiere: NBC Press Day,” Deadline.com, April 22, 2013.
- ^ Peter Knegt, “’Central Park Five,’ ‘Queen of Versailles’ Among IDA Documentary Award Nominees,” Indiewire, October 22, 2012.
- ^ “Critics’ Choice Awards 2013: Complete List of Nominations,” E! Online, December 11, 2012.
- ^ Pamela McClintock, “Sundance: Candescent Films Announces 2014 Documentary Awards,” The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2014.
- ^ “Javier Bardem All Smiles at Goya Awards,” Fox News Latino, February 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Pamela McClintock, “Tribeca: Nas Documentary ‘Time is Illmatic’ to Receive Inaugural Candescent Award,” The Hollywood Reporter, April 2, 2014.
- ^ Edward Helmore, "Backlash over US border patrol 'bullying' migrants," The Guardian, June 21, 2014.
- ^ Neil Genzlinger, "In a Portrait of Violence, an Appeal for Reform," New York Times, October 19, 2014.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott (13 Oct 2017). "Director Lana Wilson Talks Gaining Trust, Valuing Life and Her Wise, Empathetic Suicide Prevention Doc, The Departure". Filmmaker Magazine.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (12 Oct 2017). "'The Departure': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Mia Galuppo, "Sundance: Orchard, CNN Films Partner for Hunting Doc 'Trophy'," The Hollywood Reporter, January 20, 2017.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (18 Jan 2018). "'Generation Wealth': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Baughan, Nikki (15 Feb 2018). "'Generation Wealth': Berlin Review". Screen Daily.
- ^ Nate Von Zumwalt, "Going Clear, Viola Davis, and Others Cap Off a Groundbreaking 67th Emmy Awards," Sundance.org, September 22, 2015.
- ^ "30th Annual IDA Awards," documentary.org. Accessed February 16, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Cinema Eye Honors Announces Winners," Cinema Eye Honors, January 8, 2015.
- ^ "The 60 Peabody Finalists," Peabody Awards. Accessed April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. 3 Mar 2018.
- ^ "Writers Guild Film Nominations: 'Roma', 'Black Panther', 'Eighth Grade' & More". Deadline Hollywood. 7 Jan 2019.