Elise DuRant
Elise DuRant is an award-winning film director and writer. Her debut feature film EDÉN (Eden), is a bilingual film inspired by Elise's childhood experiences in Mexico. EDÉN stars songwriter and actor Will Oldham, made its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, its US premiere at the Atlanta Film Festival, and won the Future/Now Grand Jury Prize at the Montclair Film Festival. Her work has screened at the Museo Tamayo, the High Museum of Art, Museum of the Moving Image, as well as international film festivals including Göteborg, Durban, and Mar del Plata. Elise is the recipient of a New York State Council on the Arts Individual Artist grant, New York Foundation for the Arts Fiscal Sponsorship, and the Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund.
