Margaret Heidenry

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After studying film history and production at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Margaret Heidenry began

working as a film lighting technician. Although in the beginning it was difficult—since

working as a grip/electric is traditionally not a job held by a woman—through hard work

and determination she was eventually accepted and has enjoyed a successful career. Margaret has

worked on several features, including Miramax's LITTLE ODESSA and Disney's TOM

AND HUCK, as well as hundreds of commercials and music videos. Margaret has also produced

several short films. One, THE FROG PRINCE, was shown at the Sundance Film Festival

and another, SHINE, was purchased by Bravo. The Brooklyn Children's Museum

recently commissioned her to produce and direct NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES, a

documentary that is now part of the museum's permanent exhibit. As a group leader and

teacher of the ""Get the Picture"" project, Margaret helped to introduce public school children to

filmmaking. Last month, she was selected by the Independent Feature Project/West to receive

an Independent Vision Mini-Film Grant from Dockers. Her film, YO-DE-LA-EE, will

premiere in June at the Dockers Classically Independent Film Festival in Los Angeles.

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