Joan Micklin Silver
Joan Micklin Silver (May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American director.
She was born in Omaha, Nebraska and received her B.A. From Sarah Lawrence College.
Her early low budget film Hester Street received Best Actress Oscar nomination for actress Carol Kane. Her 1977 film Between the Lines was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. She is also known for the film Crossing Delancey which was released in 1988 and stars Amy Irving. She also conceived and directed the musical revue A... My Name Is Alice with Julianne Boyd.
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Films (25)
Hunger Point
2003 · Director
Charms for the Easy Life
2002 · Director
Invisible Child
1999 · Director
A Fish in the Bathtub
1999 · Director
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997 · Director
A Private Matter
1992 · Director
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992 · Director
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991 · Director
Loverboy
1989 · Director
Calling the Shots
1988 · Self
Crossing Delancey
1988 · Director
Finnegan Begin Again
1985 · Director
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
1984 · Director
The Nightingale
1983 · Writer
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983 · Self
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979 · Director, Screenplay
On the Yard
1978 · Producer
Between the Lines
1977 · Director
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976 · Director, Screenplay
Hester Street
1975 · Director, Screenplay
The Frontier Experience
1975 · Writer
The Case of the Elevator Duck
1974 · Writer, Director
The Fur Coat Club
1973 · Writer, Director
Limbo
1972 · Screenplay, Story
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
1972 · Director, Writer
