Karen Goodman is an American film and television director and producer, best known for her work on various documentaries. She has been nominated for an

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in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category four times for '' The Children's Storefront'' (1988), '' Chimps: So Like Us'' (1990), ''

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'' (2007), and '' Strangers No More'' (2010). Goodman won once for producing and directing ''Strangers No More'' at the

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. The win was shared with Kirk Simon, with whom she worked on ''Chimps: So Like Us'' and ''Rehearsing a Dream'' as well. She has further received four

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nominations, winning once for ''

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'' in 2014.

Biography

Goodman was born to a

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family and began her film career at

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in Amherst,

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in 1978, where she shot a film about masked dancing in Indonesia. The film earned her a grant from the

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which ultimately paved the way for her career in filmmaking. Goodman has her own film production company, the Simon & Goodman Picture Company, together with her husband, Kirk Simon, with whom she worked on most of her films.

References

External links

Simon & Goodman Picture Company
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