Marion Lipschutz is an American

United States

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 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and co-founder of Incite Pictures

Incite Pictures

Incite Pictures is a documentary film production company located in New York City. It was founded by Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz. Incite Pictures is the for profit arm of Cine Qua Non, a non-profit organization.- Films :...

 and Cine Qua Non (CQN), a 501(c)(3), a partnership of Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt

Rose Rosenblatt

Rose Rosenblatt is an American film director, film editor, and co-founder of Incite Pictures. Her work includes The Education of Shelby Knox , Live Free or Die , Fatherhood USA, and The Abortion Pill...

, produces long form, dramatic documentaries and ancillary educational materials on social and cultural subjects. Incite Pictures is the for-profit arm of CQN.

Selected Credits

The Education of Shelby Knox. A coming of age story of a teenage girl in Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...

 who transforms from a conservative, abstinence until marriage pledging Southern Baptist to a Democratic feminist and supporter of gay rights. Selected Awards: Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

 (Excellence in Cinematography, Documentary Category), SXSW

South by Southwest

South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...

 Film Festival (Audience Award), Sonoma Valley Film Festival

Sonoma Valley Film Festival

The Sonoma Valley Film Festival traditionally takes place in April in Sonoma, California and is hosted by the Sonoma Valley Film Society. The 10th anniversary of the film festival in 2007 honored two-time Academy Award winning director John Lasseter of Pixar and Disney Animation studios.The 11th...

 (Jury Prize), Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Jury Prize, Best Documentary), Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, North Carolina for a four-day, morning to midnight...

 (Emerging Pictures Audience Award), Council on Foundations

Council on Foundations

The Council on Foundations, formed in 1949, is a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Members of the Council include more than 1,750 independent, operating, community, public, and company-sponsored foundations, and corporate giving programs in the United...

 Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Film & Digital Media, Fresno Reel Pride

Reel Pride

Reel Pride is an annual gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and two-spirit film and video festival produced by the Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....

 Film Festival (Audience Award, Best Feature), The Index on Censorship's Freedom of Expression Film Award (Nominee), Hugh M. Hefner Freedom of Expression Award, Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Best Documentary), Sonoma Film Festival (Audience Award), Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch

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 Film Festival. Aired on PBS as a POV special in 2005.

Live Free or Die. A portrait of a small town OB/GYN that explores the radical decline in the number of doctors performing abortion

Abortion

Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...

s, as well as the impact of Catholic hospital mergers on the provision of abortion services. Aired as a POV special in 2000. Part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

Fatherhood USA. A mini-series that created portraits of fathers from very different walks of life: a teen dad struggling to break a cycle of fatherlessness; a factory worker discovering that he, too, can be involved with raising his daughters; and a CFO juggling the demands of a high-powered executive wife and two small children. Hosted by former Senator Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

William Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St....

, the program aired nationally in 1998.

The Abortion Pill. A one-hour special that followed the long and controversial journey of the abortion pill (RU486) to the U.S. market. Tracking its use from France to England, India, Brazil and finally to the U.S., the program shows how a potent mix of business, politics and ethics made the pill a symbolic linchpin in the so-called abortion wars. Aired nationally, 1997.

External links

• Incite Pictures - Official site
• ShelbyKnox.org - Official film site