{{short description|American film director}} '''Mirra Bank''' is a director of film, television, and theater. She is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures. Her documentary, “Last Dance,” was short-listed for an Academy Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newday.com/filmmaker/20|title=Mirra Bank|website=New Day Films|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> Variety called Bank's documentary, "The Only Real Game", about the popularity of baseball in war-torn Indian state of Manipur, a "clear-eyed snapshot of sports hope struggling against socioeconomic stagnation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-only-real-game-1201224078/|title=Film Review: 'The Only Real Game'|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=2014-06-19|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref> Banks is a past President of New York Women in Film and Television and currently serves on their advisory board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nywift.org/about/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors|date=2018-06-21|website=New York Women in Film & Television|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official|https://www.mirrabankfilms.com}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bank, Mirra}} Category:American women film directors Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century American women Category:American documentary film directors