Joan Micklin Silver

Known for DirectingBorn 1935-05-24Died 2020-12-31Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Calling the Shots

Charms for the Easy Life

Faerie Tale Theatre

Limbo

The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey

Invisible Child

How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

A Fish in the Bathtub

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Finnegan Begin Again

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

Loverboy

Hester Street

Crossing Delancey

On the Yard

The Case of the Elevator Duck

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

A Private Matter

Between the Lines

The Nightingale

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

The Frontier Experience

Hunger Point

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director

The Fur Coat Club