Beth Levison

Beth Levison is an American independent documentary film producer and director based in New York City.[1][2]

Beth Levison
Born
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Producer, director
Years active1993–present
SpouseHenry Sidel

Life and career

Levison was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and went to Middlebury College.[3][4] Recent films that she produced include Netflix's The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022), Independent Lens' Women in Blue (2021) and HBO's 32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide (2017). Other recent films include Storm Lake, which she directed alongside cinematographer Jerry Risius and also produced; it was nominated for a 2022 Peabody Award and a 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Award.[5] Over the course of her career, she has shared in two Peabody Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards on the HBO series Classical Baby (2005) and the HBO program Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales (1999).[6][7]

Levison is the founder of Hazel Pictures and the co-founder of the Documentary Producers Alliance.[2] She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was producing faculty with the School of Visual Arts’ Social Documentary Film Program from 2014-2020, and currently teaches as guest faculty at Sarah Lawrence College.[8][2]

Selected filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2022 The Martha Mitchell Effect Producer Documentary
2021 Storm Lake Director and producer Documentary
2021 Women in Blue Director and producer Documentary
2021 Charm Circle Consulting producer Documentary
2019 Made in Boise Producer Documentary
2019 The Boxers of Brule Consulting producer Documentary
2019 Cooked: Survival by Zip Code Consulting producer Documentary
2018 In the Land of Pomegranates Consulting producer Documentary
2018 Personal Statement Co-producer Documentary
2017 32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide Producer Documentary
2015 The Trials of Spring Producer Documentary
2012 Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Consulting producer Documentary
2011 Lemon Director and producer Documentary

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2021 Won AFI Docs Festival Audience Award Storm Lake [9]
Won Provincetown International Film Festival NYWIFT Award [10]
Won Woodstock Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [11]
2012 Won Oaxaca FilmFest Best Documentary Feature Lemon
Nominated Miami Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [12]
2011 Won Zurich Film Festival International Documentary Film [13]
Nominated Doc NYC Special Jury Prize [14]
Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Children's Program A Child's Garden of Poetry [15]
2006 Nominated Classical Baby
2005 Won

References
  1. "Storm Lake: Screening and Q&A with Director Beth Levison". wamc.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. "Beth Levison". sarahlawrence.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. "BIFF THINKS GLOBALLY, PRESENTS LOCALLY". ruralintelligence.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. "BIFF THINKS GLOBALLY, PRESENTS LOCALLY". ruralintelligence.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  5. "Peabody Nominations Include 'Summer Of Soul', 'Reservation Dogs', 'Colin In Black & White', 'Dopesick', 'Hacks'". deadline.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. "Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  7. "Classical Baby". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  8. "GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP AT A GLANCE". app.oscars.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  9. "AFI DOCS Announces 2021 Award Winners". afi.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  10. "PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 WINNERS". provincetownfilm.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  11. "22ND ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  12. "Official Lineup of 29th Annual Miami International Film Festival of Miami Dade College to Include Star-Studded Premieres, Parties and Major Industry Events". miamifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  13. "COMPETITION WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED". zff.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  14. "AND THE WINNER IS…". docnyc.net. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  15. "Beth Levison". emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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