Shevaun Mizrahi


Shevaun Mizrahi is a Turkish-American documentary filmmaker. She received a Jury Special Mention Award at the Locarno Film Festival 2017 for her documentary film Distant Constellation among many other awards including the Best Picture Prize at the Jeonju International Film Festival 2018 and the FIPRESCI Critics Prize at the Viennale 2018. Indiewire wrote, “Distant Constellation is one of the more exciting achievements in nonfiction cinema in recent memory." She was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Film in 2015 and is the recipient of a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship. In December 2018, she received the Best Cinematography Award from the International Documentary Association.

Biography

Mizrahi grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her undergraduate education in cognitive neuroscience and English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated in fine arts from the film school at the New York University.

Awards

Viennale (Vienna International Film Festival) - FIPRESCI PRIZE

  • Won: International Critics Prize Distant Constellation, 2017

Seville Film Festival 2017

  • Won: New Waves Non-fiction Award ''Distant Constellation, 2017''

The 22nd annual Truer Than Fiction Award

  • Nominated: 22nd Jeep Truer Than Fiction Award Distant Constellation, 2018

Guggenheim Foundation 2018 Fellow

  • Won: Guggenheim Foundation 2018 Fellowship under '''CREATIVE ARTS '''

Best Picture Prize at Jeonju International Film Festival

Locarno Festival 2017 Won

  • Won: Jury's Special Mention Award, 2017

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

  • Won: Best Documentary Prize at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.
Some other awards that she won are:

Filmography