Ingrid Jungermann is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. They are best known for '' Women Who Kill'', their directorial film debut, and

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'' The Slope'' and '' F to 7th''.

Career

Jungermann graduated from

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...

(NYU), with an MFA. Jungermann was selected one of the "25 New Faces of 2012" by ''

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'' magazine. In 2017, they were a recipient of the Sundance FilmTwo Fellowship. Jungermann created their breakout web series ''The Slope'' with

Desiree Akhavan Desiree Akhavan (, born December 27, 1984) is an American filmmaker, writer, and actress. She is best known for her 2014 feature film debut '' Appropriate Behavior'', and her 2018 film ''The Miseducation of Cameron Post''. She appeared in the f ...

while the two were postgraduate film students at NYU.

Personal life

Jungermann is

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queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are non-heterosexual or non- cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against LGBTQ people in the late 19th century. From the late 1980s, queer activists began to ...

, and uses ''

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'' pronouns. They publicly stated "I think you should demand to be called a queer filmmaker. It's a badge."

Awards and nominations

Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the Independent Spirit Awards, Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented ...

nomination for '' Women Who Kill'' * Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award nomination for '' Women Who Kill'' * Tribeca Film Festival Jury Prize for Best Screenplay for ''Women Who Kill'' *

WGA Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility The ...

nomination for '' F to 7th''

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jungermann, Ingrid 1977 births Living people American women film directors American women film producers American women screenwriters American lesbian artists American LGBTQ film directors LGBTQ film producers American LGBTQ screenwriters LGBTQ television directors American women television directors American television directors American women television producers Actresses from Florida American people of Swedish descent 21st-century American women writers LGBTQ television producers