Lilly Hartley
{{short description|American actress}}
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Lilly Hartley is an American documentary film producer and actress, and the founder of Candescent Films.
Early life and education
Hartley was raised in East Hampton, New York and New York City.[http://www.1971film.com/about/team Team bios], 1971film.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014. Her father is a playwright and graduate of the Yale School of Drama and her mother is a scientist. Her godfather, Ken Howard, was an actor and was president of the Screen Actors Guild. 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. She majored in history and English in college and graduated summa cum laude.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/3036642/then-and-now/how-lilly-hartley-went-from-actress-to-filmanthropist |title=How One Producer Went From Actress to 'Filmanthropist' |magazine=Fast Company |date=October 7, 2014 |first=Lydia |last=Dishman |accessdate=October 14, 2014 }} She studied acting at William Esper Studio, completing the two-year program.
Career
Hartley founded Candescent Films in 2010.Linda Hassler, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-hassler/lilly-hartleys-candescent_b_5433814.html “Lilly Hartley’s Candescent Films Shines Its Light On Documentaries,”] Huffington Post, June 4, 2014.Susan McPherson, [https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanmcpherson/2014/08/20/meet-the-filmanthropist-lilly-hartley/ "Meet the Filmanthropist: Lilly Hartley,"] Forbes, August 20, 2014. The film production company supports documentary films exploring social issues.Mike Fleming Jr, [https://deadline.com/2011/09/candescent-films-launches-with-jeff-nichols-javier-bardem-r-j-cutler-pics-174009/ “Candescent Films Launches With Jeff Nichols, Javier Bardem, R.J. Cutler Pics,”] Deadline Hollywood, September 21, 2011. Prior to founding the company, Hartley worked as an actress and production executive. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America.
The first film supported by Candescent was The Queen of Versailles, which was the opening night film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for a DGA Award,[https://deadline.com/2013/04/bravo-gears-up-for-queen-of-versailles-summer-premiere-nbc-press-day-480945/ “Bravo Gears Up For ‘Queen of Versailles’ April 29th Premiere: NBC Press Day,”] Deadline.com, April 22, 2013. IDA AwardPeter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/article/central-park-five-queen-of-versailles-among-ida-documentary-award-nominees “’Central Park Five,’ ‘Queen of Versailles’ Among IDA Documentary Award Nominees,”] Indiewire, October 22, 2012. and Critics' Choice Award.[http://www.eonline.com/news/370333/critics-choice-awards-2013-complete-list-of-nominations “Critics’ Choice Awards 2013: Complete List of Nominations,”] E! Online, December 11, 2012. Hartley served as an executive producer.Pamela McClintock, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-candescent-films-announces-2014-672127 “Sundance: Candescent Films Announces 2014 Documentary Awards,”] The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2014. 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.[http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/02/18/javier-bardem-all-smiles-at-goya-awards/ “Javier Bardem All Smiles at Goya Awards,”] Fox News Latino, February 18, 2013. 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).Pamela McClintock, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-nas-documentary-time-is-692954 “Tribeca: Nas Documentary ‘Time is Illmatic’ to Receive Inaugural Candescent Award,”] The Hollywood Reporter, April 2, 2014.
Some of Hartley's other work includes executive producing Who Is Dayani Cristal? starring Gael García Bernal,Edward Helmore, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/arizona-border-patrol-anger-grows "Backlash over US border patrol 'bullying' migrants,"] The Guardian, June 21, 2014. executive producing Private Violence, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival,Neil Genzlinger, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/arts/private-violence-an-hbo-documentary-on-domestic-abuse.html?_r=0 "In a Portrait of Violence, an Appeal for Reform,"] New York Times, October 19, 2014. and producing Likeness, a short film starring Elle Fanning and directed by Rodrigo Prieto. Hartley executive produced The Departure, directed by Lana Wilson.{{cite magazine |last1=Macaulay |first1=Scott |title=Director Lana Wilson Talks Gaining Trust, Valuing Life and Her Wise, Empathetic Suicide Prevention Doc, The Departure |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/102273-tribeca-17-director-lana-wilson-on-her-wise-empathetic-suicide-doc-the-departure/#.XIGQklNKjfA |magazine=Filmmaker Magazine |date=13 Oct 2017}}{{cite magazine |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |title='The Departure': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/departure-1048321 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |date=12 Oct 2017}} 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.Mia Galuppo, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-orchard-cnn-films-partner-hunting-doc-trophy-966648 "Sundance: Orchard, CNN Films Partner for Hunting Doc 'Trophy',"] The Hollywood Reporter, January 20, 2017. Hartley also executive produced Generation Wealth.{{cite magazine |last1=Fienberg |first1=Daniel |title='Generation Wealth': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/generation-wealth-review-1075838 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |date=18 Jan 2018}}{{cite magazine |last1=Baughan |first1=Nikki |date=15 Feb 2018 |title='Generation Wealth': Berlin Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/generation-wealth-berlin-review/5126485.article |magazine=Screen Daily}}
Filmography
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! Title ! Credited as ! Notes |
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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2010
| style="text-align:left;"| Dirty Girl | style="text-align:left;"| Associate producer | |
| style="text-align:left;"| An Invisible Sign
| style="text-align:left;"| Associate producer | |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| The Queen of Versailles | style="text-align:left;"| Co-executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Nominated for DGA Award, IDA Award and Critics' Choice Award |
| style="text-align:left;"| Sons of the Clouds
| style="text-align:left;"| Producer | style="text-align:left;"| Won 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film |
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 2013
| style="text-align:left;"| Who Is Dayani Cristal? | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | |
| style="text-align:left;"| Remote Area Medical
| style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | |
| style="text-align:left;"| Likeness
| style="text-align:left;"| Producer | style="text-align:left;"| Short film; nominated for Webby Award |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2014
| style="text-align:left;"| Private Violence | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Won Candescent Award; nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long FormNate Von Zumwalt, [https://www.sundance.org/blogs/going-clear-and-kurt-cobain-lead-sundance-supported-emmy-nominees "Going Clear, Viola Davis, and Others Cap Off a Groundbreaking 67th Emmy Awards,"] Sundance.org, September 22, 2015. |
| style="text-align:left;"| 1971
| style="text-align:left;"| Co-executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Won 2015 International Documentary Association ABCNews VideoSource Award[http://www.documentary.org/awards2014 "30th Annual IDA Awards,"] documentary.org. Accessed February 16, 2015. and 2015 Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award.[http://www.cinemaeyehonors.com/archives/press/cinema-eye-honors-2015-announces-winners "2015 Cinema Eye Honors Announces Winners,"] Cinema Eye Honors, January 8, 2015. Named a 2016 Peabody Award finalist."The 60 Peabody Finalists," Peabody Awards. Accessed April 18, 2016. |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| style="text-align:left;"| The Departure | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Nominated for 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature{{cite magazine |date=3 Mar 2018 |title=Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: See the full list |url=https://ew.com/awards/2018/03/03/independent-spirit-awards-2018-winners-list/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} |
| style="text-align:left;"| Trophy
| style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| |
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 2018
| style="text-align:left;"| Generation Wealth | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Nominated for 2018 WGA Award for Best Documentary Screenplay{{cite magazine |date=7 Jan 2019 |title=Writers Guild Film Nominations: 'Roma', 'Black Panther', 'Eighth Grade' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/2019-writers-guild-film-nominees-full-list-1202530533/ |magazine=Deadline Hollywood}} |
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 2019
| style="text-align:left;"| Fantasy Island | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| |
References
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External links
- [http://www.candescentfilms.com/ Candescent Films website]
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Category:21st-century American actresses