{{short description|American actress}} {{Paid contributions|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person |name = Lilly Hartley |image = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |alma_mater = |death_cause = |spouse = |children = |occupation = Founder & creative producer, <br/> Candescent Films |style = |years_active = 2000–present |signature = |website = {{URL|http://www.candescentfilms.com/|candescentfilms.com}} }}
'''Lilly Hartley''' is an American documentary film producer and actress, and the founder of Candescent Films.
==Early life and education== Hartley was raised in East Hampton, New York and New York City.<ref name="1971film">[http://www.1971film.com/about/team Team bios], 1971film.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.</ref> Her father is a playwright and graduate of the Yale School of Drama and her mother is a scientist.<ref name="tfc2014"/> Her godfather, Ken Howard, was an actor and was president of the Screen Actors Guild.<ref name="tfc2014"/> Her grandfather, Benjamin Epstein, worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy during the Civil Rights Movement in his role as national director of the Anti-Defamation League.<ref name="tfc2014"/> She majored in history and English in college and graduated ''summa cum laude''.<ref name="tfc2014">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/3036642/then-and-now/how-lilly-hartley-went-from-actress-to-filmanthropist |title=How One Producer Went From Actress to 'Filmanthropist' |magazine=Fast Company |date=October 7, 2014 |first=Lydia |last=Dishman |accessdate=October 14, 2014 }}</ref> She studied acting at William Esper Studio, completing the two-year program.<ref name="tfc2014"/>
==Career== Hartley founded Candescent Films in 2010.<ref name="lhassler">Linda Hassler, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-hassler/lilly-hartleys-candescent_b_5433814.html “Lilly Hartley’s Candescent Films Shines Its Light On Documentaries,”] ''Huffington Post'', June 4, 2014.</ref><ref name="smcpherson">Susan McPherson, [https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanmcpherson/2014/08/20/meet-the-filmanthropist-lilly-hartley/ "Meet the Filmanthropist: Lilly Hartley,"] ''Forbes'', August 20, 2014.</ref> The film production company supports documentary films exploring social issues.<ref name="mfleming">Mike Fleming Jr, [https://deadline.com/2011/09/candescent-films-launches-with-jeff-nichols-javier-bardem-r-j-cutler-pics-174009/ “Candescent Films Launches With Jeff Nichols, Javier Bardem, R.J. Cutler Pics,”] ''Deadline Hollywood'', September 21, 2011.</ref> Prior to founding the company, Hartley worked as an actress<ref name="lhassler"/> and production executive.<ref name="mfleming"/> She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America.<ref name="lhassler"/>
The first film supported by Candescent was ''The Queen of Versailles'', which was the opening night film at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival,<ref name="lhassler"/> and was nominated for a DGA Award,<ref>[https://deadline.com/2013/04/bravo-gears-up-for-queen-of-versailles-summer-premiere-nbc-press-day-480945/ “Bravo Gears Up For ‘Queen of Versailles’ April 29th Premiere: NBC Press Day,”] Deadline.com, April 22, 2013.</ref> IDA Award<ref>Peter Knegt, [https://www.indiewire.com/article/central-park-five-queen-of-versailles-among-ida-documentary-award-nominees “’Central Park Five,’ ‘Queen of Versailles’ Among IDA Documentary Award Nominees,”] ''Indiewire'', October 22, 2012.</ref> and Critics' Choice Award.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/370333/critics-choice-awards-2013-complete-list-of-nominations “Critics’ Choice Awards 2013: Complete List of Nominations,”] E! Online, December 11, 2012.</ref> Hartley served as an executive producer.<ref name="pmclintock011814">Pamela McClintock, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-candescent-films-announces-2014-672127 “Sundance: Candescent Films Announces 2014 Documentary Awards,”] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', January 18, 2014.</ref> As a producer on ''Sons of the Clouds'', a documentary exploring human rights issues in Western Sahara and starring Javier Bardem, Hartley won the 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film.<ref>[http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/02/18/javier-bardem-all-smiles-at-goya-awards/ “Javier Bardem All Smiles at Goya Awards,”] Fox News Latino, February 18, 2013.</ref> In 2014, Hartley partnered with the Tribeca Film Institute to develop a Candescent Award for films that premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The inaugural recipient of this award was ''Nas: Time Is Illmatic'' (2014).<ref name="pmclintock040214">Pamela McClintock, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-nas-documentary-time-is-692954 “Tribeca: Nas Documentary ‘Time is Illmatic’ to Receive Inaugural Candescent Award,”] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', April 2, 2014.</ref>
Some of Hartley's other work includes executive producing ''Who Is Dayani Cristal?'' starring Gael García Bernal,<ref>Edward Helmore, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/arizona-border-patrol-anger-grows "Backlash over US border patrol 'bullying' migrants,"] ''The Guardian'', June 21, 2014.</ref> executive producing ''Private Violence'', which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival,<ref>Neil Genzlinger, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/arts/private-violence-an-hbo-documentary-on-domestic-abuse.html?_r=0 "In a Portrait of Violence, an Appeal for Reform,"] ''New York Times'', October 19, 2014.</ref> and producing ''Likeness'', a short film starring Elle Fanning and directed by Rodrigo Prieto.<ref name="smcpherson" /><ref name="pmclintock040214" /> Hartley executive produced ''The Departure'', directed by Lana Wilson.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Macaulay |first1=Scott |title=Director Lana Wilson Talks Gaining Trust, Valuing Life and Her Wise, Empathetic Suicide Prevention Doc, The Departure |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/102273-tribeca-17-director-lana-wilson-on-her-wise-empathetic-suicide-doc-the-departure/#.XIGQklNKjfA |magazine=Filmmaker Magazine |date=13 Oct 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |title='The Departure': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/departure-1048321 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |date=12 Oct 2017}}</ref> Hartley executive produced the big game hunting documentary ''Trophy'', which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by CNN Films and The Orchard.<ref>Mia Galuppo, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-orchard-cnn-films-partner-hunting-doc-trophy-966648 "Sundance: Orchard, CNN Films Partner for Hunting Doc 'Trophy',"] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', January 20, 2017.</ref> Hartley also executive produced ''Generation Wealth.''<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Fienberg |first1=Daniel |title='Generation Wealth': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/generation-wealth-review-1075838 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |date=18 Jan 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Baughan |first1=Nikki |date=15 Feb 2018 |title='Generation Wealth': Berlin Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/generation-wealth-berlin-review/5126485.article |magazine=Screen Daily}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Credited as ! Notes |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| ''Dirty Girl'' | style="text-align:left;"| Associate producer | |- | style="text-align:left;"| ''An Invisible Sign'' | style="text-align:left;"| Associate producer | |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2012 | style="text-align:left;"| ''The Queen of Versailles'' | style="text-align:left;"| Co-executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Nominated for DGA Award, IDA Award and Critics' Choice Award |- | style="text-align:left;"| ''Sons of the Clouds'' | style="text-align:left;"| Producer | style="text-align:left;"| Won 2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film |- | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | style="text-align:left;"| ''Who Is Dayani Cristal?'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | |- | style="text-align:left;"| ''Remote Area Medical'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | |- | style="text-align:left;"| ''Likeness'' | style="text-align:left;"| Producer | style="text-align:left;"| Short film; nominated for Webby Award |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2014 | style="text-align:left;"| ''Private Violence'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Won Candescent Award; nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form<ref>Nate Von Zumwalt, [https://www.sundance.org/blogs/going-clear-and-kurt-cobain-lead-sundance-supported-emmy-nominees "Going Clear, Viola Davis, and Others Cap Off a Groundbreaking 67th Emmy Awards,"] Sundance.org, September 22, 2015.</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;"| ''1971'' | style="text-align:left;"| Co-executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Won 2015 International Documentary Association ABCNews VideoSource Award<ref>[http://www.documentary.org/awards2014 "30th Annual IDA Awards,"] documentary.org. Accessed February 16, 2015.</ref> and 2015 Cinema Eye Honors Spotlight Award.<ref>[http://www.cinemaeyehonors.com/archives/press/cinema-eye-honors-2015-announces-winners "2015 Cinema Eye Honors Announces Winners,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213170325/http://www.cinemaeyehonors.com/archives/press/cinema-eye-honors-2015-announces-winners |date=2015-02-13 }} Cinema Eye Honors, January 8, 2015.</ref> Named a 2016 Peabody Award finalist.<ref>"The 60 Peabody Finalists," Peabody Awards. Accessed April 18, 2016.</ref> |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 2017 | style="text-align:left;"| ''The Departure'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Nominated for 2017 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature<ref name="isa">{{cite magazine |date=3 Mar 2018 |title=Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: See the full list |url=https://ew.com/awards/2018/03/03/independent-spirit-awards-2018-winners-list/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:left;"| ''Trophy'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| |- | rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 2018 | style="text-align:left;"| ''Generation Wealth'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| Nominated for 2018 WGA Award for Best Documentary Screenplay<ref name="wga">{{cite magazine |date=7 Jan 2019 |title=Writers Guild Film Nominations: 'Roma', 'Black Panther', 'Eighth Grade' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/2019-writers-guild-film-nominees-full-list-1202530533/ |magazine=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |- | rowspan=1 style="text-align:center;"| 2019 | style="text-align:left;"| ''Fantasy Island'' | style="text-align:left;"| Executive producer | style="text-align:left;"| |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.candescentfilms.com/ Candescent Films website] * {{IMDb name|2278572}}
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