Miranda July
Directing
Biography
Miranda July (born February 15, 1974) is a performing artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with high school friend Johanna Fateman, called "Snarla". Description above from the Wikipedia article Miranda July, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: February 15, 1974
Place of Birth: Barre, Vermont, USA
Known For
Open to the World
Miranda July looks back at her Artangel project, an interfaith charity shop that opened up unannounced inside one of the world's most famous department stores in August 2017. Situated on the third floor of Selfridges, London, surrounded by designer boutiques, this shop was run and staffed jointly by four religious charities invited by July: Islamic Relief, Jewish charity Norwood, London Buddhist Centre and Spitalfields Crypt Trust.
Fire of Love
A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.
The Shivering Truth
A miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. A series of loosely linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion - in other words, it is the truth.
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk spans over 30 years of the California Bay Area’s punk music history with a central focus on the emergence of the inspiring 924 Gilman Street collective. This diverse group of artists, writers, organizers and musicians created a do-it-yourself petri dish that changed the punk scene... and the world at large.
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Single dad Richard meets Christine, a starving artist who moonlights as a cabbie. They awkwardly attempt to start a romance, but Richard’s divorce has left him emotionally damaged. Meanwhile, Richard’s sons—one a teenager, the other 6-years-old—take part in clumsy experiments with the opposite sex.
Portlandia
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
Half the Picture
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.
The Daily Show
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Jesus' Son
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?
A man with a clipboard asks passersby a survey question: "Are you the favorite person of anybody?" He has a scale, from "very certain" on down. His manner is open. He offers oranges to one respondent. He talks, one at a time, to three people. Their answers, however brief, are revealing.
Filmography
as Narrator (voice)
as Awkward Woman Talking
as Eyes-on-the-road
as Herself
as (voice)
as Regina
as Self
as Self
as Victoria
as Self
as Sophie / Paw-Paw (voice)
as Two Girls, Two Shirts Owner
as Self
as Self
as Christine Jesperson
as Woman in Airport
as Black-Eyed Nurse
as Miranda July
as Self