Liliana Greenfield-Sanders
Liliana Greenfield-Sanders' (born October 10, 1981) is an American filmmaker.
Life and work
Liliana Greenfield-Sanders was born in New York City. In 2003 she received a B.A. in visual arts from Brown University. She worked for Anthology Film Archives, Fine Line Features, and Maysles Films. Her grandfather is the painter Joop Sanders, founding member of the American Abstract Expressionist group, her uncle is the sculptor John Sanders and her father is the photographer and filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and her mother is the lawyer Karin Greenfield-Sanders. Her sister is the artist Isca Greenfield-Sanders.
Before attending NYU Graduate Film School, Liliana Greenfield-Sanders' first film "Ghosts of Grey Gardens" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005, screened at the Museum of Modern Art and made its television debut on PBS.
Legendary film and theater actress Marian Seldes starred in Greenfield-Sanders film, "Miriam", an adaptation of Truman Capote's short story.
Her film “Anna” won first prize in the 2007 LMN TV Student Filmmaker Contest, screened at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival and made its television debut on Lifetime Television. Her next film “Samantha” won Best Director, Best Graduate Film, and Best Film at the 2009 Fusion Film Festival. Her most recent film “Adelaide,” starring Anna Margaret Hollyman, Hank Harris (Pumpkin), and Damian Young (Californication) won a National Board of Review Award, a SAG/Indie Audience Award at the DGA Los Angeles, as well as the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short and the Audience Award at the 2009 Gen Art Film Festival.
Liliana Greenfield-Sanders’ work has been reviewed in numerous newspapers, magazines and on the web. These include articles in The New York Post, New York Magazine, Elle Décor, New York Daily News, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and WWD.