Josephine Decker’s most recent feature film, Shirley, which was released in June by Neon, premiered in U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance, where it received the Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking. Madeline’s Madeline, Josephine's previous film, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for best picture at Independent Filmmaker Project’s Gotham Awards and for two Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her first two narrative features, Butter on the Latch and Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, premiered at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival. She also explores collaborative storytelling via TV directing, documentary making, performance art, accordion playing, acting, teaching, and leading artist residencies with the School of Making Thinking.
Biography via Criterion.
