Karen Goodman

American film director

Karen Goodman

Occupation(s)| Film producer and director
Years active| 1978–present[1]
Spouse| Kirk Simon (1987-2011)
Children| 2

Karen Goodman is an American film and television director and producer, best known for her work on various documentaries. She has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category four times for The Children's Storefront (1988), Chimps: So Like Us (1990), Rehearsing a Dream (2007), and Strangers No More (2010). Goodman won once for producing and directing Strangers No More at the 83rd Academy Awards. The win was shared with Kirk Simon, with whom she worked on Chimps: So Like Us and Rehearsing a Dream as well.[1][2][3] She has further received four Primetime Emmy nominations, winning once for Masterclass in 2014.[4]

## Biography

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Goodman was born to a Jewish family[5] and began her film career at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1978, where she shot a film about masked dancing in Indonesia. The film earned her a grant from the Ford Foundation which ultimately paved the way for her career in filmmaking.[1]

Goodman has her own film production company, the Simon & Goodman Picture Company, together with her husband, Kirk Simon, with whom she worked on most of her films.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Blau, Eleanor (August 21, 1989). "New York Minstrelsy and a Film That Captured It". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
2. ^ Debruge, Peter (February 10, 2011). "Review: 'The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Documentary'". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
3. ^ "Karen Goodman – Filmography – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
4. ^ "Oscar(R)-Winning Documentary "Strangers No More," The Story of an Extraordinary Tel Aviv School Where Children from 48 Countries Come Together, Debuts Dec. 5 on HBO". The Futon Critic (Press release). November 28, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
5. ^ Bloom, Nate (February 18, 2011). "Jewish Stars 2/18". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

## External links

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* Simon & Goodman Picture Company
* Karen Goodman at IMDb

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