Megan Mylan

Megan Mylan
Born
California
EducationHighland Park High School,Georgetown University, and University of California,
Notable workSimple as Water
Lost Boys of Sudan
and Smile Pinki
AwardsOscar

Megan Mylan is an Oscar-winning documentary film director, known for her films Simple as Water[1], Lost Boys of Sudan[2] and Smile Pinki[3].

Her film Simple as Water, premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, and was released theatrically and on HBO/HBO Max.[4] The film was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick, shortlisted for an Oscar[5] best documentary feature and nominated for PGA, IDA, Emmy and Peabody Awards. Lost Boys of Sudan won an Independent Spirit Award, was shortlisted for an Oscar and named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.   Mylan won an Academy Award for her documentary short Smile Pinki in 2008. Her films have screened theatrically and on television throughout the world including HBO, PBS, ARTE, BBC, NHK, NDTV, Sundance Channel, Doordarshan and TV Brasil. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and multiple Emmy nominations. She served for several years on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Executive Committee for Documentary. 

Mylan was born in California and raised in Salem, Oregon and Dallas, Texas, where she graduated Highland Park High School.[6] Before beginning in documentary, she worked in the U.S. and Brazil[7] for Ashoka an international development non-profit. She has a bachelor's degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service,[8] and master's degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of California, Berkeley[9] where she was also guest director of the Graduate Documentary program.

References

  1. ^ Shaffer, Claire (2021-11-03). "'Simple as Water' Review: Family Ties That Span the Globe". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  2. ^ New York Times - Critic's Pick.
  3. ^ Wall Street Journal -- Good News From The Real World
  4. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (November 4, 2021). "'Simple as Water' Review: Five True Stories Unfold Like Tense Drama in Superb Syrian Migrant Doc". IndieWire. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ^ ""There Was Life Before and There Will Be Life After This": 'Simple as Water' Lifts the Family Bonds of the Syrian Refugee Crisis". Vanity Fair. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  6. ^ Highland Park grad makes mark on Hollywood with documentaries. The Dallas Morning News, 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  7. ^ Thomas White, "Meet the Academy Award Nominees: Megan Mylan", International Documentary Association (documentary.org)
  8. ^ "Georgetown Alumni Magazine". Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  9. ^ [1] Principe Productions


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