Kim Longinotto (born 1952) is a British documentary film maker, well known for making films that highlight the plight of female victims of oppression or discrimination. Longinotto studied camera and directing at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England, where she now tutors occasionally.
I really hate making films. Every time I finish a film I think, 'God, I'm not not doing this again, it's too stressful.' But then, now I'm thinking, 'God, I've got to go and make another one'
2
I like it when a documentary has the same constraints as fiction, when it doesn't have to give you a lesson or teach you what to think and is just an emotional experience.
3
I love the way Nick [Broomfield] appears in his films, but I don't want you to be thinking about me, or the camera or the filming when you watch my films. I want you to feel that you're there, standing where I am and going through the emotional experience.
4
I'm interested in underdogs.
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Fact
1
Does not appear in her own documentary.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dreamcatcher
2015/I
Documentary
Love Is All: 100 Years of Love & Courtship
2014
Documentary
Salma
2013
Documentary
Pink Saris
2010
Documentary
P.O.V.
2009
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Rough Aunties
2008
Documentary
Independent Lens
2007
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go
2007
Documentary
Sisters in Law
2005
Documentary
The Day I Will Never Forget
2002
Documentary
Runaway
2001
Documentary
Gaea Girls
2000
Documentary
Divorce Iranian Style
1998
Documentary
Rock Wives
1996
TV Movie documentary
Shinjuku Boys
1995
Documentary
Dream Girls
1994
Documentary
The Good Wife of Tokyo
1993
Documentary
Hidden Faces
1990
Documentary
Eat the Kimono
1989
Documentary
Underage
1982
Documentary
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Salma
2013
Documentary
Pink Saris
2010
Documentary
Rough Aunties
2008
Documentary
Independent Lens
2007
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Sisters in Law
2005
Documentary
The Day I Will Never Forget
2002
Documentary
Runaway
2001
Documentary
Gaea Girls
2000
Documentary
Shinjuku Boys
1995
Documentary
Dream Girls
1994
Documentary
Eat the Kimono
1989
Documentary
Bombin'
1988
TV Movie documentary
Underage
1982
Documentary
Pride of Place
1976
as Kim Longinotto Landseer
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Salma
2013
Documentary producer
P.O.V.
2009
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Independent Lens
2007
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Sisters in Law
2005
Documentary producer
Gaea Girls
2000
Documentary producer
Shinjuku Boys
1995
Documentary producer
Dream Girls
1994
Documentary producer
Hidden Faces
1990
Documentary producer
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
P.O.V.
2009
TV Series documentary camera operator - 1 episode
Kurt & Courtney
1998
Documentary additional photographer - as Kimona Longinotto
The Leader, His Driver, and the Driver's Wife
1991
Documentary additional photographer
Take It or Leave It
1981
Documentary clapper loader
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Runaway
2001
Documentary
Gaea Girls
2000
Documentary
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Happy Birthday Community Channel
2015
TV Movie documentary very special thanks
Lilot Tokyo
2003
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
An Interview with Kim Longinotto
2016
Short
Herself
Capturing Reality
2008
Documentary
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Happy Birthday Community Channel
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Directing Award
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Documentary
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2014
Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking
Camerimage
2011
Humanitarian Award (Documentary)
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Outstanding Documentary
Pink Saris (2010)
2010
Black Pearl Award
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature
Pink Saris (2010)
2010
Amnesty Award
CPH:DOX
Pink Saris (2010)
2010
Special Jury Award
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Pink Saris (2010)
2010
Inspiration Award
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2009
Crystal Heart Award
Heartland Film Festival
Documentary Feature
Rough Aunties (2008)
2009
Golden Horn - Special Mention
Krakow Film Festival
Rough Aunties (2008)
2009
Interfaith Award
St. Louis International Film Festival
Best Documentary
Rough Aunties (2008)
2009
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Documentary
Rough Aunties (2008)
2007
Audience Award
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
Sisters in Law (2005)
2006
Adrienne Shelly Award
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
Sisters in Law (2005)
2005
Audience Award
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
Sisters in Law (2005)
2005
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Cannes Film Festival
Sisters in Law (2005)
2005
Golden Maile Award
Hawaii International Film Festival
Documentary Feature
Sisters in Law (2005)
2004
Costa Azul Award
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival
The Day I Will Never Forget (2002)
2003
Award of the German Unions Association
Emden International Film Festival
The Day I Will Never Forget (2002)
2003
Canvas Prize
Gent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival
The Day I Will Never Forget (2002)
2003
Humanitarian Award (Documentary)
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Outstanding Documentary
The Day I Will Never Forget (2002)
2002
Amnesty International - DOEN Award
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
The Day I Will Never Forget (2002)
2000
Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
BAFTA Awards
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
2000
Documentary Award - Special Mention
AFI Fest
Gaea Girls (2000)
2000
Silver Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Documentary
Gaea Girls (2000)
1999
Silver FIPA
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
Reports and Social Issues
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
1999
Golden Spire
San Francisco International Film Festival
Film & Video - Society and Culture-International
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
1999
FIPRESCI Prize
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
1998
Silver Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Documentary
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
1996
Silver Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Documentary Short
Shinjuku Boys (1995)
1996
Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention
L.A. Outfest
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Shinjuku Boys (1995)
1994
CableACE
CableACE Awards
International Documentary Special
Hidden Faces (1990)
1993
Silver Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Short Film
The Good Wife of Tokyo (1993)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2015
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award
Cleveland International Film Festival
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2015
In Spirit for Freedom Award
Jerusalem Film Festival
Best Documentary
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2015
Viktor Award
Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest)
DOK.international
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2015
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Documentary
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2015
Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Dreamcatcher (2015)
2014
Women Film Maker's Section Award
Dhaka International Film Festival
Best Documentary Award
Salma (2013)
2013
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Documentary
Salma (2013)
2011
Humanitarian Award (Documentary)
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Best Documentary
Pink Saris (2010)
2011
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
Pink Saris (2010)
2010
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film
Rough Aunties (2008)
2007
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival