Radha Blank

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Radha Blank (born September 1, 1976 in New York ) is an American screenwriter and film director .

Life

After the 1976 New York-born Radha Blank wrote the screenplay for an episode of the television series Empire and for three episodes of Nola Darling , she presented her debut feature film, The 40-Year-Old Version , at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and was there in US Dramatic Competition honored with the Directing Award for their work. In this she plays Radha, a once promising playwright who is now rejected by the theater world and who has rediscovered her long-forgotten passion for rapping.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2004-2005: Backyardigans - Die Hinterhofzwerge ( Backyardigans , TV series, two episodes)
  • 2005: Maya the Indian Princess (short film)
  • 2015: Empire (TV series, one episode)
  • 2017-2019: Nola Darling (TV series, three episodes)
  • 2020: The 40-Year-Old Version (also director)

Awards

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • 2019: Nomination for Best Screenplay - Comedy Series ( She's Gotta Have It , for the episode #NationTime )

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

  • 2020 : Nomination for the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic (The 40-Year-Old Version)
  • 2020: Received the Directing Award in the US Dramatic Competition (The 40-Year-Old Version)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Radha Blank. In: filmstarts.de. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ Brian Welk: 16 Buzziest Sundance Movies for Sale in 2020, From Julianne Moore's 'The Glorias' to Michael Keaton's 'Worth'. In: thewrap.com, January 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ Tambay Obenson: A Diversity Record: Almost Half of Sundance 2020 Competition Films Have Black Leads. In: indiewire.com, December 5, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Blank, Radha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and film director
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH new York