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Aug 1, 2013 · Karen Thorsen is an award-winning filmmaker who creates biographies of artists and activists who shape history. She has made films about James Baldwin, Joe Papp, Thomas Paine and more, with support from PBS, ITVS and NEH.
Karen Thorsen is the producer, writer and director of the award-winning documentary JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET, and the founder of the James Baldwin Project. She is also a memoirist, a screenwriter and a collaborator with Douglas K. Dempsey on various films and museum installations.
Award-winning writer/filmmaker Karen Thorsen finds inspiration at the intersection of art and social justice. Her heroes are game-changers, the artist/activists who shape history; her films...
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Nov 29, 2006 · Journalism led to film, and an award-winning documentary film script (“The Fed”). Then – after two Hollywood screenplays plus a year producing TV commercials – I joined Maysles Films. It ...
Karen Thorsen. Award-winning writer/filmmaker Karen Thorsen finds inspiration at the intersection of art and social justice. Her heroes are game-changers: the artist/activists who shape history. Her films tell their stories without narration, weaving first-person narratives with archival treasures. Thorsen began as a writer.
“Karen Thorsen has created one of the finest portraits of a creative artist ever made. An emotional portrait, a social critique and a passionate and eloquent plea for human equality.” ~ Mitchell Block, Sundance Film Festival ~ See Review ~
Award-winning writer / filmmaker Karen Thorsen finds inspiration at the intersection of art and social justice. Her heroes are game-changers, the artist / activists who shape history – and her films tell their stories without narration, weaving first-person narratives with archival treasures.
