Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Fame for: Production
Also known as: Laurie Shapiro

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of that city's renowned Stuyvesant High School. The 2001 documentary film Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards, including: Best Documentary Feature; Hamptons International Film Festival, 2000 Special Jury Award; IDFA, International Documentary Festival Asterdam, 2000 Audience Award, Special Critics Award; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2000 Truer Than Fiction Award; IFP Independent Spirit Awards, 2001 Best Documentary; Newport Beach Film Festival, 2001 Nominated for 2010 Emmy for Finishing Heaven - Producer Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an American Library Association notable book in 1998 Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurie Gwen Shapiro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.