Varda Bar-Kar

Varda Bar-Kar is a film director, writer, and producer based in Santa Monica, California.[1][2] She is best known for her short film Window, her viral video What Kind of Planet Are We On?, her documentary Big Voice and 9-1-1 (TV series).[3][4]

Varda Bar-Kar
OccupationFilm director, writer, producer
Years active2005–present

Life and career

Varda was born in London, England to a South African mother and Romanian father.[5] She holds a BA in theater arts from Cornell University and an MFA in film studies from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).[6] She worked as a script supervisor for directors Jim Jarmusch, Wayne Wang and Carroll Ballard.[7]

In 2015, Varda's feature documentary, Big Voice, won Best Premiere Documentary at the Heartland Film Festival and the 2018 PBS SoCal broadcast of Big Voice won a Bronze Telly Award.[8][9] She is a member of the DGA, Film Fatales and the Alliance of Women Directors.[2][10]

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2005 Window Yes Yes No Short Film
2006 Visiting Shane Yes Yes No Documentary
2006 Moon (The 1,000 Sides of the Moon) Yes Yes No Short Film
2008 Lisette Yes Yes No Short Film
2008 Runaway Stars Yes Yes No TV Series
2008 Sprung Yes No No Short Film
2009 Race to the Sky Yes No No Short Film
2010 What Kind of Planet Are We On? Yes Yes No Short Film
2010 A Million Spokes Yes No No Documentary
2011 Journey to Safety Yes Yes No Short Film
2011 Ode to Los Angeles Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2013 ForgiveOne Yes Yes Yes Short Film
2015 Big Voice Yes Yes Yes Documentary
2018 9-1-1 Yes No No 1 episode[11]
TBA Fandango at the Wall Yes Yes No Documentary

References
  1. "BIG VOICE Director Varda Bar-Kar On Creativity, The Wisdom Of Teenagers And Women In The Film Industry". filminquiry.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "Varda Bar-Kar". allianceofwomendirectors.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. "Award Winning Director Varda Bar-Kar's Musical Documentary 'BIG VOICE' Picked Up For North American Distribution By Gravitas Ventures". shootonline.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "BIG VOICE". queensworldfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. "NFMLA". newfilmmakersla.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. "CC LA – Free Screening and Q&A with Director/Producer Varda Bar-Kar '82". alumni.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. "Varda Bar-Kar". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. "Heartland Film Festival Unveils 2015 Winners, Awards More Than $120,000 to Independent Filmmakers". heartlandfilm.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. "BIG VOICE". pbssocal.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  10. "Membership Report - March 2019". dga.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. "Trailer For "9-1-1" Episode Directed By Varda Bar-Kar". shootonline.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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