Stacie Passon


Stacie Passon is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer whose debut film Concussion premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and subsequently won a Teddy Award Jury Prize at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival. She directed the film adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle and executive produced and directed all six episodes of limited series Sky/ITVGE drama Little Birds.

Personal life

Passon was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is Jewish. She attended Columbia College Chicago, from which she graduated in 1993.

Career

Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film Concussion garnered Passon nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and the film won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release. Passon has directed episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning comedy series Transparent.. In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film Women Who Kill.
In addition to her extensive work in television and movie directing, she teaches screenwriting at New York University's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television.

Filmography