{{short description|Nonbinary filmmaker}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Brooke Sebold | image = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = | birth_place = U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Filmmaker|creator|editor}} | notable_works = | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = }}
'''Brooke Sebold''' is an American nonbinary filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azjewishpost.com/2016/brooke-sebold/|title=Brooke Sebold|website=azjewishpost.com|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parkrecord.com/entertainment/sundance-film-festival-panel-touches-on-creative-benefits-of-remote-workspaces/|title=Sundance Film Festival panel touches on creative benefits of remote workspaces|website=parkrecord.com|date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmfatales.org/directors/brookesebold|title=Brooke Sebold|website=filmfatales.org|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> They are known most for their work as co-director of the documentary film ''Red Without Blue'' (2006), and as co-producer and editor of the documentary feature ''Framing Agnes'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/red-without-blue-1200510761/|title=Red Without Blue|website=variety.com|date=January 29, 2007 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cceditors.ca/fr/events/behind-the-screen-framing-agnes-2/|title=Behind the Screen – FRAMING AGNES|website=cceditors.ca|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> ==Career== Sebold grew up in Tucson, Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tucson.com/entertainment/documentary-proves-challenging/article_52d4ceb0-12ed-59f2-b9b5-410f163c58bf.html|title= Documentary proves challenging|website=tucson.com|date= April 19, 2007|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> They hold a BA from Brown University, and an MFA from Columbia University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thaaz.org/brook_sebold_alumni|title= BROOKE SEBOLD - CLASS OF 1995|website=thaaz.org|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/twenty-three-columbia-filmmakers-head-tribeca-film-festival-2019|title=Twenty Three Columbia Filmmakers Head to Tribeca Film Festival 2019|website=arts.columbia.edu|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref>
===Filmmaking=== Sebold has directed a number of short films including ''Brotherhood'' (2008), ''The Last Cigarette'' (2009), ''After The Snow'' (2011), and ''Grandma Bruce'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/film-detail?fid=1121|title=After the Snow|website=brooklynfilmfestival.org|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref name=Filmobsessive>{{Cite web|url=https://filmobsessive.com/film/film-news/film-interviews/writer-director-brooke-sebold-talks-her-short-film-grandma-bruce/|title=Writer-Director Brooke Sebold Talks Her Short Film "Grandma Bruce"|website=filmobsessive.com|date=June 2024 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> In 2006, Sebold co-directed their first feature documentary ''Red Without Blue'', which won the audience award at the Slamdance Film Festival and the Jury Award at the Frameline Film Festival.<ref name=hollywoodreporter>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tijuana-unsettled-top-slamdance-fest-128912/|title='Tijuana,' 'Unsettled' top Slamdance fest|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=January 28, 2007 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/sf360-glue-and-red-without-blue-among-top-frameline-winners-74333/|title=SF360: "Glue" and "Red Without Blue" Among Top Frameline Winners|website=indiewire.com|date=June 27, 2007 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> In 2023, Sebold joined forces with Second Peninsula on the series ''I Changed My Mind'', which Sebold created and hosts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boldjourney.com/meet-brooke-sebold/|title=Meet Brooke Sebold|website=boldjourney.com|date=January 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> ''I Changed My Mind'' received the Intellectual Humility grant from The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, and was named a Silver Award Winner at the Anthem Awards honoring mission driven work that has a social impact.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/who_we_are/news/announcement/meet_the_ggscs_intellectual_humility_grant_winners|title=Meet the Winners of the GGSC's Intellectual Humility Reporting & Production Grants|website=ggsc.berkeley.edu|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref>
===Editing=== Sebold has worked in post-production for over 20 years, beginning their career as an assistant editor at Citizen Film (Let’s Get Real). Much of Sebold’s work focuses on issues of gender and identity, including feature films ''Alaska Is A Drag'', ''Someone Else'', and ''Framing Agnes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canvasrebel.com/meet-brooke-sebold/|title=Meet Brooke Sebold|website=canvasrebel.com|access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref> Brooke also edits the Emmy nominated series ''Brief But Spectacular'', which airs weekly on PBS NewsHour.<ref name=Filmobsessive/>
==Selected filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title ! Contribution ! Note |- || 2007 | ''Red Without Blue'' | Co-director, writer, editor and producer | Documentary |- || 2008 |''Brotherhood'' | Director and editor | Short film |- || 2011 |''After the Snow'' | Director and editor | Short film |- || 2015 |''Someone Else'' | Editor | Feature film |- || 2015 |''Brief But Spectacular'' | Editor | TV series |- || 2017 |''Alaska Is a Drag'' | Editor | Feature film |- || 2022 | ''Framing Agnes'' | Editor and co-producer | Documentary |- || 2024 | ''Grandma Bruce'' | Director and writer | Short film |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |rowspan="6"|2007 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Rhode Island International Film Festival |Alternative Spirit |rowspan="6"|''Red Without Blue'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.film-festival.org/awards07.php|title=2007 Film Festival Award Winners Announced|website=film-festival.org|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Frameline Film Festival |Jury Award |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frameline.org/films/frameline31/red-without-blue|title=Red Without Blue|website=frameline.org|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Slamdance Film Festival |Audience Award |<ref name=hollywoodreporter/> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |Best Documentary |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4280495&tpl=archnews&only=1|title='Four Letter Word' & 'Bubble' Bookend GAZE Fest|website=iftn.ie|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Inside Out Film and Video Festival |Best Documentary |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/inside-out-identical-twins-one-gay-one-trans-17493|title=Inside Out: Identical twins, one gay, one trans|website=xtramagazine.com|date=October 17, 2007 |access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival |Best Documentary |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/rp/filmography.html|title=Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society Filmography|website=home.cc.umanitoba.ca|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |2009 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |Student Award |''Brotherhood'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/palm-springs-shortfest-winners-include-the-dinner-jonathans-home/5002953.article|title=Palm Springs ShortFest winners include The Dinner, Jonathan's Home|website=screendaily.com|access-date=2024-06-27}}</ref> |- |2011 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Florida Film Festival |Special Jury Award |''After the Snow'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/florida-film-festival-award-winners-2265941|title=Florida Film Festival Award Winners|website=orlandoweekly.com|access-date=2024-07-04}}</ref> |- |2023 | {{won|place=Silver}} |Anthem Awards |Awareness Categories (For Profit) |''I Changed My Mind'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anthemawards.com/winners/list/entry/#!education-art-culture/news-journalism/i-changed-my-mind/1980/-1/533505|title=I Changed My Mind|website=anthemawards.com|access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|2486149|Brooke Sebold}} * {{Official website|http://brookesebold.com}}
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