Mynette Louie is an American film producer of Chinese descent. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy and Critics Choice Award in 2018 for HBO's ''

The Tale ''The Tale'' is a 2018 American drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox (documentary filmmaker), Jennifer Fox and starring Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Nélisse, Common ...

'', won the 2015

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John Cassavetes Award for ''

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'', and won the 2013

Piaget Producers Award. She was also nominated twice for "Best First Feature" at the

for '' I Carry You With Me'' and ''

.'' She is a member of the

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Background

Louie was born in

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, New York to working-class immigrant parents from Hong Kong and China. She was raised in

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and

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, and graduated from

Hunter College High School Hunter College High School is a public academic magnet secondary school located in the Carnegie Hill section of the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It is administered and funded by Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and no t ...

and

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

Career

After working in marketing and business development at ''

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'', Jupiter Communications, and SportsIllustrated.com, Louie learned producing by producing NYU Tisch graduate thesis films, though she did not attend the school. Louie has premiered eight feature films at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

: Heidi Ewing's '' I Carry You With Me'', Jennifer Fox's ''

'' starring Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, and Common; Christina Choe's ''Nancy'' starring Andrea Riseborough, J Smith Cameron, Steve Buscemi, Ann Dowd, and John Leguizamo, Hannah Fidell's "The Long Dumb Road" starring Tony Revolori and Jason Mantzoukas; So Yong Kim's ''Lovesong'' starring Riley Keough and Jenna Malone;

Martha Stephens Martha Stephens (born March 12, 1984) is an American film writer and director. Stephens was born in West Virginia and raised in eastern Kentucky. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, where ...

& Aaron Katz's ''

'' starring Paul Eenhoorn ( Sundance 2014,

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, Spirit Award nominee); Marshall Lewy's ''

California Solo ''California Solo'' is an American independent feature film written and directed by Marshall Lewy and starring Robert Carlyle. It made its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and its international premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Fi ...

'' starring

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( Sundance 2012,

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); and

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's ''

Children of Invention ''Children of Invention'' is an American independent feature film written and directed by Tze Chun. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, screened at more than 50 film festivals, and won 17 festival awards including 8 Grand Jury or Best ...

'' starring Cindy Cheung ( Sundance 2009). Her films have also premiered or screened at the New York Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Venice Critics Week,

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, and

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. Her first feature was

Andrew Bujalski Andrew Bujalski (; born April 29, 1977) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor, who has been called the "godfather of mumblecore." Life and career Bujalski, born in Boston in 1977, is the son of artist-turned-businesswoman Sheil ...

's critically acclaimed ''

Mutual Appreciation ''Mutual Appreciation'' is a 2005 independent film by Andrew Bujalski who previously directed '' Funny Ha Ha'' (2002). The script is primarily dialogue between a group of young people as they try to determine where they fit in the world. It is con ...

'' (

2005), which she co-produced. Louie also produced or executive produced Aaron Katz's ''Gemini'' starring Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz and John Cho (SXSW 2017, NEON), Sarah Adina Smith's '' Buster's Mal Heart'' starring

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(Toronto 2016), Natalia Garagiola's ''Temporada de Caza (Hunting Season)'' (Venice Critics Week 2017, Grand Prize),

Lauren Wolkstein Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, producer and editor. She is known for directing, writing, and editing the 2017 film '' The Strange Ones'' with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season o ...

& Christopher Radcliff's ''The Strange Ones'' (SXSW 2017), Karyn Kusama's ''The Invitation'' (SXSW 2015), Jamie Babbit's ''Addicted to Fresno'' (SXSW 2015), Patricia Benoit's '' Stones in the Sun'' starring

Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat (; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, '' Breath, Eyes, Memory'', was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written ...

(

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2012, Special Jury Prize, Best Narrative Director), Doug Karr's '' Art Machine'' (

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2012),

Ishai Setton Ishai Setton is an American film director, editor and producer. After graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts in New York City in 2002, he has worked both in cinema and television. Career Setton made his feature-length directorial debut in ...

's ''The Kitchen'' (

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2012, Closing Night), Olivia Silver's ''Arcadia'' starring John Hawkes (

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2012, Crystal Bear Winner), and

's ''

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'' starring

Alice Eve Alice Sophia Eve (born 6 February 1982) is a British and American actress. The daughter of actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan, she began her career with supporting roles in the films '' Hawking'' and '' Stage Beauty'' (both 2004). Her other ...

Logan Marshall-Green Logan Marshall-Green (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in the television series '' 24'', ''The O.C.'', '' Traveler'', '' Dark Blue'' and ''Quarry'', as well as his roles in the films ''Devil'', ...

, and

Bryan Cranston Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic Bryan Cranston filmography, works on stage and screen. He has received ...

(

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2014). Louie previously served as the president of Gamechanger Films, a financing company that invested in women-directed narrative features. Louie also worked in economic development at the

Hawaii Film Office The U.S. state of Hawaii is referenced extensively in popular media, supported by efforts of the state government. Hawaii Film Office The Hawaii Film Office is an agency of the U.S. state of Hawaii through the Department of Business, Economic Devel ...

, where she authored the state's refundable production tax credit and oversaw the renovation of the state-owned film studio. She was named one of

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's "12 Movie Producers to Watch in 2020 and Beyond," listed as one of

Ted Hope Ted Hope (born 1962) is an American independent film producer based in New York City. He is best known for co-founding the production/sales company Good Machine, where he produced the first films of such filmmakers as Ang Lee, Nicole Holofcene ...

's "21 Brave Thinkers of Truly Free Film" for the distribution strategy of ''

'', profiled in Indiewire's "Futures" column and in

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, and named one of Indiewire's "100 Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter." She serves on the Board of Directors of Film Independent, and as an advisor to the

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, IFP, and A3 Asian American Artists Foundation. Her production company The Population signed a deal with Topic Studios more recently. Louie was invited to become a member of the

in 2016. She is also an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the graduate film producing program at

Columbia University School of the Arts The Columbia University School of the Arts (also known as School of the Arts or SoA) is the fine arts graduate school of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, New York (state), New York. It offers Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in Film, ...

Producing filmography

* ''

'' (2006) – Co-Producer * ''

''(2009) – Producer * ''

Soundtrack for a Revolution ''Soundtrack for a Revolution'' is a 2009 documentary film written and directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman. This documentary traces the story of the Civil Rights Movement and the gains achieved by young African-American activists with ...

''(2009) – Line Producer * ''

'' (2012) – Producer * ''Arcadia'' (2012) – Consulting Producer * '' Stones in the Sun'' (2012) – Producer * ''The Kitchen'' (2012) – Executive Producer * '' Art Machine'' (2012) – Producer * ''

'' (2014) – Producer, Second Unit Director * ''

'' (2014) – Producer * '' Addicted to Fresno'' (2015) - Executive Producer * ''The Invitation'' (2015) – Executive Producer * '' Lovesong'' (2016) - Executive Producer * '' Buster's Mal Heart'' (2016) - Executive Producer * ''

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'' (2017) - Producer * ''

The Strange Ones ''The Strange Ones'' is a 2017 American thriller drama film directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, and written by Christopher Radcliff. It is a feature-length adaptation of a short film directed by Radcliff and Wolkstein in 2011. ...

'' (2017) - Executive Producer * ''Hunting Season'' (2018) - Co-Producer * ''

'' (2018) - Producer * '' Nancy'' (2018) - Executive Producer * ''

The Long Dumb Road ''The Long Dumb Road'' is a 2018 American road trip comedy film written, directed and produced by Hannah Fidell and co-written by Carson D. Mell. It stars Tony Revolori, Jason Mantzoukas, Taissa Farmiga, Grace Gummer, Casey Wilson, Pamela Reed, ...

'' (2018) - Executive Producer * ''

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'' (2019) - Producer * ''

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'' (2020) - Executive Producer * '' I Carry You With Me'' (2021) - Producer * ''

Catch the Fair One ''Catch the Fair One'' is a 2021 American thriller film written, directed, and produced by Josef Kubota Wladyka, based on a story by Wladyka and Kali Reis in her film debut. It stars Reis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Lisa Emery ...

'' (2022) - Executive Producer * '' Somewhere Quiet'' (2023) - Executive Producer * '' Rosemead'' (2025) - Producer

References

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