Miranda Bailey (producer)
Miranda Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 30, 1977 |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Miranda Bailey (born January 30, 1977)[1] is an American film producer, director, and actress. Bailey has produced The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), Swiss Army Man (2016), Don't Think Twice (2016), God's Country (2022), The Unknown Country (2022), June Zero (2022), Jazzy (2024), and By Design (2025). She has additionally directed The Pathological Optimist (2017), and Being Frank (2018).
Early life
[edit]Bailey grew up in Vail, Colorado.[2][3] She attended Skidmore College.[4]
Career
[edit]Bailey founded the production company Cold Iron Pictures, and has produced The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), for which she won a Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.[5] She also produced Swiss Army Man (2016), Don't Think Twice (2016), God's Country (2022), The Unknown Country (2022), June Zero (2022), Jazzy (2024),[6] and By Design (2025).[7]
Apart from producing, Bailey directed the documentary features Greenlit focusing on environmental effects from film production,[8] and The Pathological Optimist a documentary revolving around anti-vaccine activist Andrew Wakefield.[9] In 2018, she directed the narrative feature Being Frank starring Jim Gaffigan.[10]
In March 2018, Bailey announced The Cherry Picks, a website dedicated to film criticism by female critics.[11][12] The site launched in April 2019.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Miranda Bailey". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Jessica (May 29, 2017). "Miranda Bailey returns home for Vail Film Festival, March 30-April 2". Vail Daily. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Kay, Christin (August 23, 2019). "Colorado Native Miranda Bailey Makes Directorial Debut With 'Being Frank'". Aspen Public Radio. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "Successful movie producer got her start at Skidmore". Skidmore College. August 6, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards Announced". Film Independent. February 27, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 14, 2024). "Lily Gladstone Reteaming With 'The Unknown Country's Morrisa Maltz On 'Jazzy,' Will Exec Produce Alongside Duplass Brothers Productions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (September 11, 2024). "Juliette Lewis & Mamoudou Athie To Topline Body Swap Pic 'By Design' From Amanda Kramer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ Guerrasio, Jason (March 10, 2010). "How to Go Green with Producer Miranda Bailey". Filmmaker. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (August 14, 2017). "Film Arcade, Gravitas Nab Doc About Controversial Anti-Vaccination Figure". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ Worthington, Clint (June 20, 2019). "Jim Gaffigan and Miranda Bailey on "Being Frank"'s 90s Humor and Messy Moral Questions". The Spool. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ G. Muller, Marissa (March 30, 2018). "Introducing CherryPicks, the New Rotten Tomatoes—If Rotten Tomatoes Actually Represented Women's Opinions". W Magazine. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (March 13, 2018). "Rotten Tomatoes Alternative CherryPicks to Battle Gender Imbalance in Film Criticism". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "NYWIFT Talks with The Cherry Picks Co-Founder Miranda Bailey". New York Women in Film and Television. Retrieved February 1, 2025.