Nira Burstein

BIOGRAPHIE

Nira Burstein is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York City. She is one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film and DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40. Her documentary film debut CHARM CIRCLE won the Audience Award at Sheffield DocFest, is a New York Times Critic’s Pick and had its streaming premiere on the Criterion Channel. The film, executive produced by Fred Armisen and Gigantic Pictures, was nominated by the International Documentary Association for Best Editing and shortlisted for Best Feature. Nira is a Gotham Fellow, and her work has been supported by the Jerome Foundation, Women Make Movies & Jewish Story Partners. She has made several music videos and narrative short films, including GANGRENOUS (Nantucket Film Festival) OFF & AWAY (Brooklyn Film Festival) and the scripted short, DEAR SHOP GIRL, starring Rory Culkin currently in post-production.

FILMOGRAPHIE