Background
Greta Schiller was born on December 21, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. She is a daughter of Jane (Carlson) Schiller and Ray Homer Schiller.
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Greta Schiller attends the Panorama 40 press conference during the 69th Berlinale International Film Festival, Berlin, at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 12, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.
Greta Schiller and her life partner and colleague Andrea Weiss.
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Greta Schiller attends the Panorama 40 press conference during the 69th Berlinale International Film Festival, Berlin, at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 12, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.
Greta Schiller and her life partner and colleague Andrea Weiss.
(This book was written by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.)
This book was written by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.
https://www.amazon.com/Before-Stonewall-Making-Lesbian-Community/dp/0941483207/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosen...)
The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg.
https://www.amazon.com/Before-Stonewall-Making-Lesbian-Community/dp/B0001US7TU/?tag=2022091-20
1984
(From the Piney Woods School in the Mississippi Delta to t...)
From the Piney Woods School in the Mississippi Delta to the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, this toe-tapping music film tells the story of the swinging, multi-racial all-women jazz band of the 1940's. The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.
https://www.amazon.com/International-Sweethearts-Rhythm-Andrea-Schiller/dp/B07J35G3L2/?tag=2022091-20
1986
(The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.)
The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.
https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Ruby-Divin-Women-Institutional/dp/B01FYC9Z1I/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(A long-overdue film portrait of the once famous, and now,...)
A long-overdue film portrait of the once famous, and now, largely forgotten jazz vocalist Maxine Sullivan. Sullivan won fame in the 1930's with swing renditions of traditional songs, like "Loch Lomond" and "Annie Laurie".
https://www.amazon.com/Maxine-Sullivan-Love-Institutional-Use/dp/B01FYWOS6K/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.)
The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.
https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Wolf-Alex-Kingston/dp/B001LNOKME
1994
(Female artists, writers, photographers, designers and adv...)
Female artists, writers, photographers, designers and adventurers settled in Paris between the wars. They embraced France, some developed an ex-pat culture and most cherished a way of life quite different from the one left behind. The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Was-Woman-Juliet-Stevenson/dp/B011MI0NZK/?tag=2022091-20
1996
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Drove-Mandela-Institutional/dp/B001LNOKPG/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(This movie offers a different take on the 9/11 disaster -...)
This movie offers a different take on the 9/11 disaster - we see it through the eyes of a nine year old girl.
https://www.amazon.com/I-Live-at-Ground-Zero/dp/B001PTK0O6/?tag=2022091-20
2002
https://www.amazon.com/No-Dinosaurs-Heaven-Greta-Schiller/dp/B07J35QDBP/?tag=2022091-20
2010
Greta Schiller was born on December 21, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. She is a daughter of Jane (Carlson) Schiller and Ray Homer Schiller.
Greta received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Greta's career began in 1984 with the theatrical release and PBS broadcast of her first feature documentary "Before Stonewall". The movie premiered in the Berlin International Film Festival and was showcased in over 75 film festivals worldwide. Also, the movie marked the beginning of Greta's collaboration with Andrea Weiss, who was the research director on "Before Stonewall".
In 1984, Schiller co-founded Jezebel Productions, a company, located in New York City and London, that focuses on educational films, based on real people. Later, Greta, together with Andrea Weiss, produced and directed a trilogy of films about women in jazz, namely "International Sweethearts of Rhythm", "Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin’ Women" and "Maxine Sullivan: Love to be in Love".
In 1994, with funds from Channel Four in England and ITVS/PBS, Greta wrote and directed a short fiction film "Woman Of The Wolf". Later, Greta’s highly estimated documentary, "Paris Was a Woman", premiered at the London and Berlin Film Festivals. The movie went on to win many awards at international film festivals. Moreover, it was released theatrically in the United States, Germany, Spain and Great Britain, breaking house records in several cities. The film was broadcast in 16 countries.
In 1998, Greta directed "The Man Who Drove With Mandela" and in 2000, she produced "Escape To Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story" movie. In 2002, Greta directed "I Live At Ground Zero", the movie, that offers a child’s eye view on September 11th. Her movie "No Dinosaurs in Heaven", directed in 2010, deals with the problem of creationists, posing as science teachers across the United States in order to introduce anti-science ideas into the science classroom and threaten the separation of church and state.
Greta's most recent work is "The Marion Lake Story" (2014), an uplifting environmental film, which follows a grass-roots community effort to restore a dying lake.
Greta Schiller is a renowned American documentary director, who produced many films, including "Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community", "International Sweethearts of Rhythm", "Paris Was a Woman" and others.
Greta’s highly evaluated documentary, "Paris Was a Woman", won many awards at international film festivals. In addition, it was released theatrically in the United States, Germany, Spain and Great Britain, breaking house records in several cities. Also, the film was broadcast in 16 countries.
In 1985, Greta was nominated for Emmy Award, Best Historical/Cultural Program, for the movie "Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community". The same year, she received another Emmy Award nomination as Best Director for the same movie.
Also, in 1985, she attained such awards as the Best Film Award, at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, the Best Documentary Feature Award and the First Place Award at the National Educational Film Festival, all for "Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community" movie.
In 1986, Greta won the First Place Award at the American Film Festival, Prize of the Public at the Creteil Film des Femmes, France, Prize of the International Jury, at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany, and the Jury Prize at Leipzig's Documentary Film Festival, all for "International Sweethearts of Rhythm" documentary.
In 1988, she was honored with the Silver Plaque Award at Chicago International Film Festival, Prize of the Public at the Creteil Film des Femmes, France, and others, all for "Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin Women" movie.
In 1991, Schiller received an honorable mention at the American Film and Video Festival, for "Maxine Sullivan: Love To Be In Love" movie.
In 1995, Greta received the Golden Angel Award at Berlin International Film Festival, the Best Documentary Award at the Creteil Women’s Film Festival, France, and the Best Historical Film Award in Valladolid, Spain, all for "Paris Was a Woman" movie.
During her career, Schiller received many other awards. For example, her "Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community" movie earned her an award at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, as well as a Grand Jury Nomination at the Sundance Film Festival. Also, in 1989, "Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin Women" movie won her the Teddy Award at the Berlin film festival. In 1999, Greta received another Teddy for the Best Documentary, "The Man Who Drove with Mandela".
Moreover, Greta was honored with the Best Documentary title at the Newport International Film Festival and the Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Greta is the first recipient of the US/UK Fulbright Arts Fellowship in Film. Also, she received grants from different organizations, including New York Foundation for the Arts, London Production Fund, European Media Fund, the Arts Council of England and many others. Lately, in 2015-2016, she was awarded an Outreach Fellowship from the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society.
(This book was written by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.)
1988(From the Piney Woods School in the Mississippi Delta to t...)
1986(This movie offers a different take on the 9/11 disaster -...)
2002(A long-overdue film portrait of the once famous, and now,...)
1991(Female artists, writers, photographers, designers and adv...)
1996(The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosen...)
1984(The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.)
1988(The movie was directed by Greta Schiller and Andrea Weiss.)
1994Greta is openly lesbian.
Andrea Weiss, an independent documentary filmmaker and author, is Greta's life partner.
