Stephanie Gardner Films
Overview: Stephanie is a writer/director for film and theatre currently based in Taos, NM. She received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Dramatic Writing (Film, Theatre, TV) from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied in Singapore, with a concentration in Screenwriting. Stephanie has participated in masterclasses and screenwriting workshops where she wrote and developed feature screenplays under the tutelage of Oliver Stone ("Platoon"), Todd Solondz ("Happiness"), Richard Wesley ("Uptown Saturday Night"), and Sabrina Dhawan ("Monsoon Wedding"). She has been a 1st and 2nd round reader for the Austin Film Festival Screenplay competition. An award winning filmmaker, Stephanie has written and directed over 18 short films. Her short art film, "If I Had A Piano (I'd Play You The Blues)" has played worldwide and won Best Screenwriting from the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival; Best of Show at the Lehigh Valley Filmmakers Festival, the Jury Prize for Excellence in Narrative Filmmaking, and the “Chupacabra” Audience Award For Narrative Filmmaking from the Southern Colorado Film Festival; and an Award of Merit: Special Mention through the Accolade Global Film Competition. Currently, Stephanie is in post-production of a trilogy of films, Para Todo Mal...Para Todo Bien: The Mezcal Trilogy. Stephanie works as a freelance writer, director and editor.
Work experience
Skills
Creator, Director, Host—The "33 and Me" Film Project—Taos, NM and worldwide,—2018 to present
Director—For His Riches (short film)—Mirazvo Productions—Harare, Zimbabwe—2019 to present
Producer, Writer, Director—The Mezcal Trilogy (short films)—Stephanie Gardner FIlms— PA and NM—present
Submissions Judge—Taos Shortz Film Festival 2018—Taos, NM,—present
Professor of Cinema (production, history, theory, screenwriting) —University of New Mexico—Taos, NM,—2018
Director, Editor—Red River Outdoors Series (outdoor adventure videos)—Red River, NM—2018
Filmmaker In Residence—Allentown Jazz Festival—Allentown, PA—2016
Director, Editor—Sonnet 88 (short film)—The Sonnet Project (Shakespeare Exchange)—Bronx, NY—2016
Director, Editor—Schadt String Competition 20th Anniversary Documentary—Allentown, PA—2015-2016
Director, Editor—20th Anniversary Diane Wittry Celebration Film, Allentown Symphony—Allentown, PA—2015
Reader, Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition—1st and 2nd Round Judge—Austin, TX—2015
Executive Producer, Writer, Director—If I Had A Piano (short film)—Queens, NY & Emmaus, PA—2015
Awards: Best of Show, Lehigh Valley Filmmakers Festival; Award of Merit: Special Mention, Accolade Global Film Competition; Best Screenwriting, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival; Jury Prize for Excellence in Narrative Filmmaking, and Audience Award, Southern Colorado Film Festival; Official Selection of: European Film Festival (Berlin), International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema NICE and BERLIN, New York City Independent Film Festival, New York No Limits, NewFilmmakers NY, Taos Shortz Film Fest
Creative Director—PCP Media (blog and production company)—2014
Director—Interview with Elie Wiesel—New York City—2014
Director—Joshua's Psyche—Unexpected Artistry's The Day After MLK film exhibit —New York City—2014
Writer, Director—Sonnet 151 (short film)—The Sonnet Project (Shakespeare Exchange)—Brooklyn, NY—2014
Executive Producer, Writer, Director—And If I Stay (narrative short film)—Montreal, Canada—2013
Official Selection of NewFilmmakers NY, LA International Film Festival of Cinematic Arts
Quality Control—iNdemand Networks—New York, City—July 2012—November 2013
Assistant Director, Production Manager—The Dry Rain (NYFA Thesis Film)—New York City—2013
Assistant Director, Line Producer—Bullshit (NYU Thesis Film)—New York City—2013
Assistant Director—Parachute (kids music video)—Staten Island, NY—2013
Videographer, Editor—Yale University Astronomy Department—New Haven, CT—2012
Director, Editor—Promotional Videos for Gonzalez & Co. Insurance—North Bergen, NJ, 2012
Writer, Director, Editor—Tha Gecko Brothas Music Video, “Love Yourself”—New York City—2012
Editor—Sarajevo Philharmonic Promotional Video—2012
Producer, Writer, Director & Editor — Ten to One Films—New York City —2010 - 2011
Wrote, directed, and edited ten short films in ten months; screened at NYU in February 2012
Associate Producer—Josephine (NYU Graduate Thesis Film)—Barstow, CA—2011–2012
Writer, Director—Sheridan's Secret (animated TV pilot)—Tisch School—Singapore—2010
Writer,Director—Bonnie and the Crocodile (animated film)—Tisch School of the Arts—2010
Writer, Director—The Mentor (narrative short comedy)—Tisch School of the Arts—Singapore—2009
Producer—I’m Not Larry David (narrative short comedy)—Tisch School of the Arts—Singapore—2009
Producer—Infliction (narrative short drama)—Tisch School of the Arts—Singapore—2008
Film Credits.
2008 - present
PREMIERE PRO/ADOBE SUITE
FINAL CUT PRO
iMOVIE
Microsoft Office Suite
Final Draft
Proficient at speaking Spanish
Driver's License
Piano
2010 - present
2010 - present
Theatre Credits.
2002 - present
Writer—The Man Who Invented Himself (full length play)—Allentown Public Theatre Cafe—2016
Director—The Day After MLK (interactive performance art exhibit)—New York City—2014
Instructor—Urban Stages Playwrighting Workshop—Summer Theater Camp—New York City—2014
Script Reader—NYU Tisch School of the Arts Dramatic Writing—New York City—2012
First round judge for the Goldberg Playwriting Contest at NYU
Script Reader—Urban Stages Literary Committee—New York City 2012
Read & critique scripts submitted in consideration for Urban Stages (Off Broadway Theatre)
Director—Millenials at Paysakh—Manhattan Repertory Theater, NYC—2012
Producer, Writer—The Man Who Invented Himself—Manhattan Repertory Theatre,NYC—2012
Producer, Writer, Director—Sexpectations—Manhattan Repertory Theatre—NYC—2012
Production Manager—Hillhouse Opera Company—New Haven, CT—2009
Production Coordinator for non profit opera company; location and talent scout; develop fundraising
plan and community-outreach initiatives; record and document concerts
Writer—On Display—Short and Sweet International Play Festival—Singapore—2009
Stage Manager—I Was Told There’d Be Wine (night of theater)—Tisch School of the Arts—2009
Producer, Writer, Director—The Point of No Return (musical comedy)—Washington, DC—2008
Producer, Writer, Director—The Not-‐So-‐Average Joe (musical comedy)—Emmaus, PA 2002
Education
New York University.
MFA DRAMATIC WRITING, Tisch School of the Arts, Asia 2008 - 2010
Curriculum: Writing Workshops and Production Labs for Television, Screen & Stage;
Advanced Directing, Text Analysis; Aesthetics; History of Animation; Film Script Analysis
Thesis Concentration: Screenwriting; Feature Screenplay, "Christmas In Dubai"
The George Washington University.
BA DRAMATIC LITERATURE, Creative Writing, Music - 2004 - 2008
Honors graduate of Dramatic Literature for completion of Senior Playwriting Thesis