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Lauren Wolkstein

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Lauren Wolkstein
Lauren Wolkstein is an American film director, writer, and editor. She is known for directing the 2017 drama-thriller The Strange Ones with Christopher Radcliff and serving on the directorial team for the third season of Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar, which she followed with a Producing Director role in the fifth season. A 2017-2018 Women at Sundance fellow, Wolkstein has been named a "New Face of Independent Film" by Filmmaker Magazine. Her films have screened at several festivals, including Cannes, Outfest, Sundance, and SXSW.
BornMarch 20, 1982
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BornMarch 20, 1982
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      • 22 wins & 62 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Strange Ones (2017)
    The Strange Ones
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2017
    David Call and Tobias Campbell in The Strange Ones (2011)
    The Strange Ones
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 2011
    Social Butterfly (2013)
    Social Butterfly
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2013
    Cigarette Candy (2009)
    Cigarette Candy
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Director

    • Kevin Bacon in The Bondsman (2025)
      The Bondsman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Rachel Weisz in Dead Ringers (2023)
      Dead Ringers
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
      A Friend of the Family
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Y: The Last Man (2021)
      Y: The Last Man
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Queen Sugar (2016)
      Queen Sugar
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2021
    • Marlo Kelly in Dare Me (2019)
      Dare Me
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph in Cloak & Dagger (2018)
      Cloak & Dagger
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Strange Ones (2017)
      The Strange Ones
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Collective: Unconscious (2016)
      Collective: Unconscious
      5.8
      • Director (segments "All Hypnosis is Self Hypnosis", "Beemus, It'll End in Tears")
      • 2016
    • Girls on Film: The First Date (2014)
      Girls on Film: The First Date
      6.6
      • Director (segment "Social Butterfly")
      • 2014
    • Social Butterfly (2013)
      Social Butterfly
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • David Call and Tobias Campbell in The Strange Ones (2011)
      The Strange Ones
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Cigarette Candy (2009)
      Cigarette Candy
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • She Likes Girls 3 (2008)
      She Likes Girls 3
      6.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Love Crimes
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007

    Producer

    • Queen Sugar (2016)
      Queen Sugar
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • White Creek (2014)
      White Creek
      4.6
      • contributing producer
      • 2014
    • Jonathan's Chest (2014)
      Jonathan's Chest
      6.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Hirosaki Players (2010)
      The Hirosaki Players
      7.4
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2010
    • Coney Island Catch
      Short
      • producer
      • 2005

    Editor

    • The Strange Ones (2017)
      The Strange Ones
      5.2
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Collective: Unconscious (2016)
      Collective: Unconscious
      5.8
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Jonathan's Chest (2014)
      Jonathan's Chest
      6.7
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Social Butterfly (2013)
      Social Butterfly
      6.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Match
      8.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • David Call and Tobias Campbell in The Strange Ones (2011)
      The Strange Ones
      6.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • Cigarette Candy (2009)
      Cigarette Candy
      6.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Moon, Stars, Earth, Horse
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2008
    • Love Crimes
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2007
    • Breeda Wool in Dandelion Fall (2007)
      Dandelion Fall
      7.3
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2007

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    • Born
      • March 20, 1982
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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      • 2 Articles

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      Cousin of musician Vanessa Carlton.
    • Nickname
      • Wolk

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