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Name
  
Laurie Shapiro

Role
  
Writer

Siblings
  
David Shapiro




Education
  
S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Movies
  
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, The McCourts of New York

Awards
  
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award

Books
  
The Unexpected Salami, The Matzo Ball Heiress, The Anglophile, Brand X: The Boyfriend

Similar People
  
Tom Donahue, Norman Mailer, Steven Bernstein

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of that city's renowned Stuyvesant High School. The 2001 documentary film Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards, including:

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  • Best Documentary Feature; Hamptons International Film Festival, 2000
  • Special Jury Award; International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, 2000
  • Audience Award, Special Critics Award; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2000
  • Truer Than Fiction Award; IFP Independent Spirit Awards, 2001
  • Best Documentary; Newport Beach Film Festival, 2001
  • Nominated for 2010 Emmy for Finishing Heaven – Producer

    • Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an ALA Notable Book in 1998.

    Interview with Laurie Gwen Shapiro on her book, The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure


    Novels

  • (1998) The Unexpected Salami (Algonquin Books)
  • (2004) The Anglophile (Red Dress Ink)
  • (2005) The Matzo Ball Heiress (Red Dress Ink)
  • (2006) Brand X: The Boyfriend Account (Random House)

    • Films

  • (1999) The McCourts of Limerick (Cinemax) (co-producer)
  • (2000) The McCourts of New York (Cinemax) (co-producer)
  • (2001) Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (IFC) (co-producer/co-director)
  • (2008) Finishing Heaven (HBO) (producer)
  • (2013) The Manor (in production) (executive producer)
  • LowLine (in production) (director)

    • Plays

  • (2002) Inventing Color

    • References

    Laurie Gwen Shapiro Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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