Sabrina Schmidt Gordon
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon | |
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| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an American documentary filmmaker. She is known for producing and editing films on cultural and social issues. In 2018, she was invited to become a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).[1]
Gordon co-produced and edited DOCUMENTED, a documentary about Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist and immigration activist. DOCUMENTED was nominated for the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary.[2] She won ADIFF 2015's Public Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color for BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez,[3] about poet and activist Sonia Sanchez. The film was broadcast on America ReFramed and nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary.[4]
Other notable filmography include Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, produced with Byron Hurt, and Quest, which was nominated for the 2018 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature,[5] the 2019 Peabody Award[6] and the 2019 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary and Outstanding Social Issue Documentary.[7]
Gordon graduated from New York University and is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University.[8]
Filmography (partial)
- Seeds (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival and winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, 2025)
- Black Girls (Peacock) (Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival, 2024; Sundance BrandStorytelling Nominee, 2025)
- Victim/Suspect (Netflix) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival, 2023)
- To the End (Hulu) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival, 2022)
- Quest (POV - PBS) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
- BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez (America ReFramed - PBS) (Premiere: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, 2015)
- DOCUMENTED (CNN Films) (Premiere: AFI Docs)
- Mrs. Goundo's Daughter (Afropop - PBS) (Premiere: AFI Docs)
- Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (Independent Lens - PBS) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
References/Notes and references
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (June 25, 2018). "Academy Invites Record 928 New Members". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Staff, Times (February 7, 2015). "NAACP Image Awards 2015: Full list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Hey NYC: Best of ADIFF's 2015 African Diaspora Films Series Happens This Weekend".
- ^ The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "NOMINEES FOR THE 38th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED" (PDF).
- ^ Warren, Matt (November 21, 2017). "Drumroll. And the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees are…". Film Independent. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 9, 2019). "Peabody Award Nominations For TV & Digital Media Unveiled; Ronan Farrow To Host Trophy Show".
- ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys". Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Sabrina Gordon | School of Journalism". journalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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