
Filmmaker Stacey Reiss/Photo: Richard Shepard
UPDATE 5/29/19: New York Times Review “The Perfection”– A Thriller in the Key of Crazy
By Patricia Caso/March, 2019
When we last spoke with filmmaker Stacey Reiss she had just produced the award-winning movie The Eagle Huntress. Since that time we noticed that she’s been very busy producing three fascinating films that have been receiving a lot of attention: Daughters of the Sexual Revolution, The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders; The Perfection; and her most recent HBO release, It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It.
“As a producer, I always want to make films that are engaging, entertaining and cinematic – whether they are shot in Mongolia or behind prison bars. I’m often drawn to stories from people whose voices are underserved…” Stacey Reiss
TWE wanted to catch up with Stacey to find out more about the challenges of producing her new films and the current popularity of documentaries like RBG and the Academy Award-winning Free Solo… [Read more…]