Georgina Garcia Riedel is an American filmmaker and scriptwriter.

Biography

Riedel was born and raised in

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, a first generation American with

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parents. She attended the

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from where she graduated with an MFA in directing. Riedel made her first feature film, ''

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'' starring

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, in 2005. The film was financed entirely by her parents and took over a year to edit as Riedel could not raise additional funds to finish it. The film was premiered In Competition at the 2005

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but was not released until 2008. In 2015, Riedel released her second feature film, ''

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'' starring Edy Ganem. She directed the "Chapter Thirty-Eight" episode of ''

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.''

Filmography

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'' (2015)

References

Living people American women film directors American women film producers American film producers American women screenwriters American film directors of Mexican descent Date of birth missing (living people) AFI Conservatory alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-film-bio-stub