Georgina Garcia Riedel

Georgina Garcia Riedel is an American filmmaker and scriptwriter.

Early Life

Riedel was born and raised in Arizona, a first generation American with Mexican parents.[1]

She attended the American Film Institute where she graduate with an MFA in directing.

Career

Riedel made her debut feature film in 2005 with the film How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer starring America Ferrera. The film was financed entirely by her parents and took over a year to edit as Riedel could not raise additional funds to finish the film.[2] The film premiered In Competition at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival but was not released until 2008.

In 2015 Riedel released her second feature film, Ana Maria in Novela Land starring Edy Ganem.

References

  1. ↑ "Georgina Garcia Riedel". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Dawson, Nick. "Georgina Riedel, How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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