Dyana Winkler

Dyana Winkler is an American director, producer and writer.[1][2] She was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and is best known for her work on the documentary film United Skates.[3][4][5]

Dyana Winkler
Occupation(s)Director, Writer and producer
Years active2008–present

Life and career

Winkler grew up in Kilauea, Kaua’i. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in screenwriting, directing and production, from EICAR in Paris.[6][7] Her narrative screenplay, Bell, was awarded the 2016 Sundance Sloan Commissioning grant, participated in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab as part of the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and the 2017 SFFILM Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship. [8][9]

In 2018, Winkler wrote, co-directed and produced the feature documentary, United Skates, Executive Produced by John Legend. It features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Nature. The film screened at over 140 film festivals, including its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and was acquired by HBO.[10] In 2020 the film was nominated for an Emmy Award under the category Outstanding Arts and Culture, and took home 14 Audience Choice Awards including, Chicago International Film Festival, New Orleans Film Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival.[11][12][13]

Filmography
Year Film Writer Director Producer
2018 United Skates Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

References
  1. "Tribeca 2018 Women Directors: Meet Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown— "United Skates"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  2. "Rhythm of the Night: An Interview with United Skates' Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler". thekoalition.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  3. "Variety's 10 Documentarians to Watch in 2018". variety.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  4. "'United Skates': Film Review - Tribeca 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  5. Bugbee, Teo (29 November 2018). "'United Skates' Review: A Rallying Cry for Black Roller Skating Culture". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  6. "Past Theses". mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  7. "TWO EICAR ALUMNI SELECTED AT THE SUNDANCE INSTITUTE'S 2017 SCREENWRITERS LAB". eicar.fr. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  8. "Sundance Institute Announces $60,000 in Sloan Science in Cinema Awards". sundance.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  9. "SFFILM Selects Two New Filmmaking Teams to Receive Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowships". sffilm.org. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  10. "UNITED SKATES: A First Documentary Feature Wins the Tribeca Audience Award and a HBO Deal. A Case Study". documentarytelevision.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  11. "Audience Awards Announced For Chicago International Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  12. "Winners Of The 29th Annual New Orleans Film Festival Announced". offbeat.com. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  13. "Nothing but the Best: Award Winners at VIFF 2018". archive.viff.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
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