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Jill D'Agnenica
Alma materUCLA, Claremont Graduate University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker and visual artist
Websitewww.jillmakesfilms.com, www.jilldagnenica.com

Jill D'Agnenica is an American film director, editor, and visual artist. Her directorial debut was the independent film, Life Inside Out (starring Maggie Baird and Finneas O'Connell.) D'Agnenica won the Crystal Heart Award for Best Feature at the 2013 Heartland Film Festival for Life Inside Out, and was nominated for the ReelWomenDirect Award at the 2014 Cleveland International Film Festival.

Career

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D'Agnenica received her MFA in Visual Art from the Claremont Graduate School, focusing on conceptual and installation art. Her early piece "Angels" was created in response to the Los Angeles Civil Unrest in the aftermath of the Rodney King beating trial. Starting on the first anniversary of the unrest, and continuing for the next 18 months, D'Agnenica and 150 volunteers placed 4,687 bright magenta angels throughout the city of Los Angeles (10 per square mile) to be "happened upon" by passers-by with the hope that the experience of seeing an angel - and even more important, as word got out, the act of looking for an angel – would remind each person of their place within the City of Angels.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

D'Agnenica was a director in the Disney | ABC Directing Program 2016-2018[7] and the CBS Directors Initiative 2019-2021[8]. She has moderated panels for Slamdance, Phoenix Film Festival, the SAG/Aftra Foundation and the Directors Guild of America Women's Steering Committee, among others. She has also taught Master Classes at the Motion Picture Editors Guild. She is a member Film Independent, Film Fatales[9], Alliance of Women Directors[10], American Cinema Editors (ACE), and the Directors Guild of America.

Life Inside Out

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Life Inside Out is a 2013 film directed by Jill D'Agnenica. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times Film Critic, called Life Inside Out "a gentle, poignant drama whose heart and head are squarely in the right place" with "tender direction by Jill D'Agnenica"[11]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.67 and an audience score of 87%.[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[13]

Angel City Chorale

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Early in the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, Jill remotely directed the 130 members of Angel City Chorale for the music video Sogno di Volare[14] and then went on to direct their full length virtual concerts: "It's Not the Holidays 'Til the Angels Sing and "Play it Forward" filming both in-person and remotely. In 2022, Angel City Chorale was back on stage and Jill created the video art that was projected behind the choir throughout their summer and holiday concerts.[15]

Filmography

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Year Title Notes Director Editor
2013 Life Inside Out Feature Film Yes Yes
2017 Switched at Birth TV Series Yes
2018 A Dog's Story Short Film Yes Yes
2018 Leslie Lanxinger short documentary Yes
2019 Ruby Friedman: Journey on A Bullet music video Yes Yes
2020 Ruby Friedman, Ain't Got Your Money music video Yes Yes
2020 It's Not the Holidays 'Til the Angels Sing Angel City Chorale Virtual Concert virtual concert Yes Yes
2021 Play it Forward Angel City Chorale virtual concert Yes Yes
2024 All That's Left of Eddie Feature Film in development Yes

References

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  1. ^ "In the City of Angels, an Artist Lifts Spirits With Red Cherubs". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ Gibbs, Nancy (1993-12-27). "Angels Among Us". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "Look for Angels: Local artist Jill D'Agnenica's attempt to heal Los Angeles with surprise and inspiration". LAist. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  4. ^ Feldman, Linda (1994-12-04). "ART : A Heavenly Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  5. ^ Harvey, Steve (2009-06-28). "Multitude of angels spread spirit of good will across city". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  6. ^ Gibbs, Nancy. "Angels Among Us". TIME. Archived from the original on 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  7. ^ Evans, Greg (2016-10-26). "Disney-ABC Directing Program Names 10 New Shadowers; Alumni Nab Footholds". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  8. ^ Bennett, Anita (2019-10-22). "CBS Directors Initiative Reveals Its Class Of 2019-2020". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  9. ^ "Directors - Film Fatales". Film Fatales - An inclusive community of women feature film and television directors. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  10. ^ "Find a Director". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  11. ^ Goldstein, Gary (2014-10-17). "Review: When it's 'Life Inside Out,' they turn to music". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  12. ^ "Life Inside Out (2013) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  13. ^ "Life Inside Out". www.metacritic.com. Archived from [ttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/life-inside-out/ the original] on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  14. ^ Angel City Chorale (2020-05-20). Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight) - Safer-at-Home Edition. Retrieved 2024-11-25 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Member List". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2024-11-25.