Stacie Passon (born October 1, 1969) is an American film director,

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, and producer whose debut film ''

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'' premiered at the

2013 Sundance Film Festival The 2013 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 17, 2013, until January 27, 2013, in Park City, Utah, United States, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ogden, Utah, and Sundance, Utah. The festival had 1,830 volunteers. Films A re ...

and subsequently won a

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Jury Prize at the

2013 Berlin International Film Festival The 63rd annual Berlin International Film Festival took place in Berlin, Germany between 7 and 17 February 2013. Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai was announced as the President of the Jury and his film '' The Grandmaster'' was the opening film ...

Personal life

Passon was born in

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. She is

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. She attended

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, from which she graduated in 1993.

Career

Passon began her career as a commercial director and producer. Her 2013 film ''

'' garnered Passon nominations for the

Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director The Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards and honors feature film directorial debuts. Named after Bingham Ray since 2013, the breakthrough director award was first given in 1991 as the Open Pa ...

and the

Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors) and producer (or producers). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director not the p ...

, and the film won a

GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release is an annual award that honors films that received a limited release for excellence in the depiction of LGBT ( lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) characters and themes. It is o ...

. Passon has directed episodes of the

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

-winning comedy series '' Transparent.''. In 2016, she executive produced the comedy film '' Women Who Kill''. She directed the film adaptation of the

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novel ''

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'' (2018) and executive produced and directed the six-part Sky drama Little Birds (2019). In 2021 it was announced that Passon would executive produce and direct The Serpent Queen for Lionsgate.

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Personal life

Career

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