Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Micklin Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 19
2000s
- 2003
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
Invisible Child
Director
- 1997
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Director
- 1992
A Private Matter
Director
- 1991
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Director
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Crossing Delancey
Director
- 1985
Finnegan Begin Again
Director
- 1984
How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Director
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
Between the Lines
Director
- 1976
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Director
- 1975
Hester Street
Director
- 1974
The Case of the Elevator Duck
Director
- 1973
The Fur Coat Club
Director
- 1972
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
Director
Wrote 10
1980s
- 1983
The Nightingale
Writer
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Screenplay
- 1975
Hester Street
Screenplay
The Frontier Experience
Writer
- 1974
The Case of the Elevator Duck
Writer
- 1973
The Fur Coat Club
Writer
- 1972
Limbo
Screenplay, Story
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey
Writer
Produced 1
1970s
- 1978
On the Yard
Producer
Appearances2
1980s
- 1988
Calling the Shots
Self
- 1983
Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
Self