Amy Geller is an American documentary film director and producer. She is best known for her work on the documentaries The Rabbi Goes West and The Guys Next Door.
Life and career Geller was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. She holds a B.A. from Bates College and an M.F.A. in Cinema and Media Production from Boston University. She has served as the artistic director of the Boston Jewish Film Festival and was President of Women in Film and Video New England. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Production at Boston University and has previously taught classes at Emerson College. She is also a member of Film Fatales, the Documentary Producers Alliance, and the IDA. In 2015, she received a Chai in the Hub Award for young Jewish leadership and, in 2016, a Boston University Women's Guild Scholarship.
Geller co-directed her debut feature documentary, The Guys Next Door, along with Allie Humenuk, which premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcast on the World Channel. In 2019, she co-directed a documentary, The Rabbi Goes West, along with Gerald Peary, about a Chabad Hasidic rabbi and his family who built a shul in their Montana home.
In 2024, Geller released her first narrative documentary podcast entitled "The Rabbis Go South."https://www.hubspokeaudio.org/rabbis|title=Hu Produced, written and narrated by Geller and Peary, the seven-part series uncovers the true story of Jewish-Black solidarity in St. Augustine, Florida during the Civil Rights Movement. The podcast is a presentation of Hub & Spoke, an independent audio collective.
Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2019 The Rabbi Goes West Co-director and producer Documentary 2017 Over His Dead Body Producer Short film 2017 Borderline Producer Short film 2016 The Guys Next Door Co-director and co-producer Documentary 2015 Archie's Betty Field producer Documentary 2011 Love and Other Anxieties Co-producer Documentary 2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Producer and cinematographer Documentary 2008 Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North Line producer Documentary 2006 The War that Made America - Turning the Tide Producer Documentary mini-series 2004 Stay Until Tomorrow Producer Feature film 2003 American Experience - Murder at Harvard Producer Documentary series 2003 Act Your Age Consulting producer Short film
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2016 WonWoods Hole Film FestivalBest Documentary FeatureThe Guys Next Door WonRhode Island International Film FestivalAlternative Spirit Award2009 WonBoston Society of Film CriticsSpecial CommendationFor the Love of Movies
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