Blye Pagon Faust is an American film, television, and audio producer for the production company Story Force Entertainment.

Early life and education

Blye Pagon Faust grew up in

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, where she graduated from Monroe High School in 1993. She attended college at

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, where she studied theater and earned a degree in English. She then moved to

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to study

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at the

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, attaining a J.D. degree there.

Career

After graduation, Faust worked for

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in Los Angeles. She began working on the film ''

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,'' with partner Nicole Rocklin in 2007, and in the fall of 2009, she joined with Rocklin to form Rocklin/Faust. In 2016, ''Spotlight'' was awarded Best Motion Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the

88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. D ...

. She was also nominated for the

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for Best Film in the 69th British Academy Film Awards. Past projects include the smash hit

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docuseries ''

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''; four-time News & Documentary Emmy Award nominee ''

The Grab ''The Grab'' is a 2022 American documentary film directed and produced by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. It follows investigative journalists at The Center for Investigative Reporting as they uncover efforts to control food and water resources. The film ...

''; a feature documentary from

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and Participant Media'';'' Amazon docuseries '' LuLaRich'';

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Award-winning and Peabody nominee

Belly of the Beast ''Belly of the Beast'' is a 2003 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director Ching Siu-tung in his American directorial debut, and starring Steven Seagal, who also produced. The film co-stars Byron Mann, Monica Lo and Tom Wu. Seaga ...

; Emmy and

Critic's Choice Award The Critics' Choice Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Written ballots are ...

nominee ''

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;'' season four of Wondery’s hit podcast series '' Dr. Death''; and the ''

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'' podcast ''Bad Bets: The Unraveling of Trevor Milton''. In 2019, it was announced that Faust would join with producer Cori Shepherd Stern to form Story Force Entertainment (formerly Based On Media). She produced the feature documentary ''Zurawski v Texas'', with executive producers

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, and

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, which premiered at the 2024

Telluride Film Festival The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado, during Labor Day, Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 51st Telluride Film Festival, 51st edition took place on August 30–September ...

Other activities

Faust is a

ReFrame ReFrame (also known as ReFrame Project; formerly known as the Systemic Change Project) is an American non-profit organization founded by Women in Film LA and the Sundance Institute together with over 50 leaders and influencers in Hollywood, with ...

Rise sponsor and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the

Mill Valley Film Festival The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) is an annual film festival organized by the California Film Institute. It takes place each October in Mill Valley, California, and welcomes more than 200 filmmakers, representing more than 50 countries, each ...

's Mind the Gap: Women, Film, Tech initiative. Her board memberships have included

The Center for Investigative Reporting The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit news organization based in San Francisco, California. CIR was founded in 1977 as the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization. It subsequently grew into a multi ...

, and she is a member of the

Producers Guild of America The Producers Guild of America (PGA) is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing the interests Television producer, television producers, Film producer, film producers and emerging media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership inclu ...

and the State Bar of California. she is a member of the CreativeFuture Leadership Committee.

Personal life

As of 2016, Faust was married with two sons.

References

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