Enid Zentelis Explained

Enid Zentelis is an American writer, filmmaker, and podcaster.^{[1] [2]} She is best known for directing features Evergreen and Bottled Up and for her podcast, How My Grandmother Won WWII.^{[3] [4]}

Life and career

Zentelis was born in Los Angeles, California. She is a first generation American, born to a Hungarian-Jewish mother and Latvian father. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and the Graduate Film Program at NYU, where she was taught by Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and mentored by Mary Harron.^[5] Her essays and literary nonfiction have appeared in the Daily Beast, The FemWord, and Talkhouse.^[4] She is a professor of filmmaking at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Zentelis's major works include, Evergreen, premiered in Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival in 2004.^[6] In 2013, she directed Bottled Up, starring Melissa Leo, Marin Ireland and Josh Hamilton. In 2021, she created the podcast, How My Grandmother Won WWII, about the discovery that her grandmother worked with British Special Ops during the Holocaust. In 2022, she sold her podcast to Kinetic Content with a scripted series development deal.^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Note
2017	Au Pair				Short film
2013	Bottled Up				Feature Film
2007	The Man with My Nose				Short film
2004	Evergreen				Feature Film
1997	Dog Race				Short film
1996	Sounds of Morning				Short film
1993	Granny Was an 0utlaw				Documentary

Publications

• 2022 – Everybody Gets Killed^[8]

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2020	Nominated	IFP Gotham	Audio Hub	How My Grandmother Won WWII	[9]
2017	Nominated	Bentonville Film Festival	Best Episodic Pilot	Au Pair	[10]
2013	Nominated	Tribeca Festival	Nora Ephron Prize	Bottled Up	[11]
2004	Nominated	Sundance Film Festival	Best Dramatic	Evergreen	[12]
	Won	Sonoma International Film Festival	Best First-Time Director
1997	Nominated	Torino Film Festival	Best Short Film	Dog Race	[13]
	Won	New York Film Festival	Best Student Short		[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the 2013 Tribeca Filmmakers #54: Enid Zentelis' Second Film Stars Melissa Leo as a Woman Who Puts Herself Last. indiewire.com. 17 April 2013 . 2022-07-25.
2. Web site: Interview: Enid Zentelis. ign.com. 13 September 2004 . 2022-07-25.
3. Web site: 'Evergreen' is tale of poor girl that's rich in charm. baltimoresun.com. 10 September 2004 . 2022-07-25.
4. Web site: Finding the Thread and Repairing the Past. talkhouse.com. 2022-07-25.
5. Web site: Sundance's Class of 2004: Meet The First-Time Feature Competition Directors. indiewire.com. 15 January 2004 . 2022-07-25.
6. Web site: EVERGREEN GOES DIGITAL. filmmakermagazine.com. 28 August 2004 . 2022-07-25.
7. Web site: UPstream. filmlondon.org.uk. 2022-07-25.
8. Web site: (Screen)Play Press Launches, Announces Six Inaugural Titles. filmmakermagazine.com. 29 August 2022 . 2022-09-02.
9. Web site: IFP Week 2020 – Project Forum Slate. thegotham.org. 29 July 2020 . 2022-07-25.
10. Web site: Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival Unveils 2017 Lineup. thewrap.com. 27 March 2017 . 2022-07-25.
11. Web site: The Playlist's 20 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. theplaylist.net. 2022-07-25.
12. Web site: Evergreen. filmaffinity.com. 2022-07-25.
13. Web site: 15° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI. torinofilmfest.org. 2022-07-25.
14. Web site: Grand Marnier Fellowships For New York Cineastes. indiewire.com. 10 February 1998 . 2022-07-25.