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Maria Finitzo

Maria Finitzo

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Maria Finitzo is a three-time Peabody Award-winning filmmaker who has won every major broadcast award including most recently the Alfred E duPont Award. Her films have screened in festivals around the world. A coming of age story that reveals the resilience of adolescent girls (5 Girls), a father determined to heal his daughter after a tragic accident (Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita) investigates the role of science in a democratic society, a young man, leaving foster care (With No Direction Home) explores the challenges of trying to find one's place in the world, a soccer coach committed to teaching his players - Hispanic girls - about winning in life (In the Game), and a young couple, both working minimum wage jobs struggling to make ends meet (Hard- Earned ) are all films that explore different realms of storytelling by investigating the important social issues of the day. She is an associate of four-time Oscar nominated Kartemquin Films, one of the most respected social issue documentary film companies in the country. Finitzo is also a screenwriter and fiction film director. In 2014, she founded Film. She is currently in post-production on THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE, a feature length documentary that explores female sexual desire and women's equality. She is a 2018 Film Independent Fellow.

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2 wins and 1 nominations

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Actor

1

Design Talks NOW Poster

Design Talks NOW TV Series2020Self

Producer

13

Type

Year

The Dilemma of Desire Poster

The Dilemma of Desire Documentary2020

Those Left Behind Poster

Those Left Behind Feature Film2016

In the Game Poster

In the Game Documentary2014

Life Lessons Poster

Life Lessons Short Film2011

My Mother's Idea Poster

My Mother's Idea Documentary2011

Typeface Poster

Typeface Documentary2009

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Poster

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Documentary2007

Aging Out Poster

Aging Out Documentary2004

With No Direction Home Poster

With No Direction Home Short Film2004

5 Girls Documentary2001

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

On the Brink: Doomsday Documentary1997

The New Explorers Poster

The New Explorers TV Series1990

Director

10

Type

Year

The Dilemma of Desire Poster

The Dilemma of Desire Documentary2020

Those Left Behind Poster

Those Left Behind Feature Film2016

Hard Earned TV Series2015

In the Game Poster

In the Game Documentary2014

Life Lessons Poster

Life Lessons Short Film2011

My Mother's Idea Poster

My Mother's Idea Documentary2011

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Poster

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Documentary2007

Aging Out Poster

Aging Out Documentary2004

5 Girls Documentary2001

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Writer

6

Type

Year

Those Left Behind Poster

Those Left Behind Feature Film2016

In the Game Poster

In the Game Documentary2014

Life Lessons Poster

Life Lessons Short Film2011

My Mother's Idea Poster

My Mother's Idea Documentary2011

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Poster

Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita Documentary2007

5 Girls Documentary2001

Thanks

1

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

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