Roberta Pyzel
Ms. Pyzel lives in New York City and has a degree in filmmaking from NYU-SCE; she has worked as a stage manager/sound/lighting tech in various theatrical venues (NY City Center, the Lucille Lortel Theatre, the Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop...).
Director of 'DWORKIN' - a 58 minute documentary on ANDREA DWORKIN, feminist icon. Based on the last on-camera interviews that Dworkin gave in her life, this is an intimate portrait of this brilliant, powerful writer/activist.
Producer/Director/Editor of "SHOOTING STARS" a 57 minute documentary about LIVING with AIDS. Winner of an ‘AWARD of RECOGNITION’ from Impact Docs Awards!
Writer/Director/Editor of the short film, "SHADOW MAN" based on her play. Winner of (13) Festival Awards.
Writer/Director/Editor of the short film, "PHYLLIS" based on her play. Winner of (7) Festival Awards.
Her videos include performances by Grammy Award winning organist PAUL JACOBS (Octaves, Reverie), jazz vocalist NANETTE NATAL (NATAL CUTS) and a profile of jazz legend JUNIOR MANCE which won a Men's Vogue Critic's Choice Award (Junior Mance at Cafe Loup).
