Deborah Kampmeier
| Deborah Kampmeier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Deborah Jane Kampmeier November 21, 1964 Chattanooga, Tennessee. U.S. |
| Occupation | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work | Hounddog, Virgin, Split |
Deborah Kampmeier is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and acting teacher best known for her films "Split," (2016) Hounddog (2007) and Virgin. (2003). Deborah began her career in theater as an actress after training at the National Shakespeare Conservatory from 1983–85, and has taught acting in NYC for the past 20 years at such institutions as NYU, Stella Adler Studios, Michael Howard Studios,Playwrights Horizons and The National Shakespeare Conservatory. She currently teaches a Master Acting Class in New York City.
Kampmeier made her first feature film Virgin starring Elisabeth Moss and Robin Wright Penn for $65,000 in 2003. The film picked up awards at the Hamptons Film Festival, Sedona Film Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival, Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto. The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, the John Cassevetes Award and a best actress award for Moss.
Kampmeier's film Hounddog debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007 in the dramatic category, where it was nominated for the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. It also met with a significant amount of controversy over its content. The film features a 12-year-old girl named Lewellen played by Dakota Fanning, who lives with her "abusive father and alcoholic grandmother". The inclusion of a non-graphic rape scene caused Christian film critics and activists to negatively comment on the film, with it being called "child abuse" and Bill Donohue calling for a federal investigation against Kampmeier. Donohue stated that the film was breaking anti-pornography laws and that Dakota Fanning was being exploited.
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