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Kelly Reichardt
American film director and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kelly Reichardt (/ˈraɪkɑːrt/; born March 3, 1964)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter.[2] She is known for her minimalist films closely associated with slow cinema,[3][4] many of which deal with working-class characters in small, rural communities.[5][6]
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Born | (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964 (age 60) |
Education | School of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1994–present |
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Reichardt made her feature film debut with River of Grass (1994) and subsequently directed a series of films set and filmed in Oregon: the dramas Old Joy (2006) and Wendy and Lucy (2008); the Western Meek's Cutoff (2010); and the thriller Night Moves (2013). In 2016, she wrote and directed the Montana-set drama Certain Women. Since 2019, Reichardt has returned to directing Oregon-set dramas, with First Cow (2019), and Showing Up (2022).