I direct, produce, and write
non-fiction film.
FILM
writing
In addition to creative writing projects, I consult and write for non-fiction film projects, and would love to work with you on development and the creation of deck materials, including story consulting, written treatments, and visual look books.
BIO
Diana Whitten directs, writes, and produces documentary film. Her premiere feature documentary, Vessel, won the SXSW Audience Award and the SXSW Special Jury Prize for Political Courage. Recent work includes directing and producing the 9-part documentary series In the Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year; and consulting, writing, and/or producing for the feature films I Want My MTV, Roll Red Roll, Weed & Wine, Dying in Vein, An Unruly Faith, Docked, and Gatekeepers. Prior work includes 15 years in independent film, children’s television, and theater; and as the Director of Communications at Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program. Her work has appeared on Democracy Now, WNYC’s The Leonard Lopate Show, Huffington Post Live, and TEDxAmazonia; and in the New York Times, Refinery 29, Huffington Post, and the Guardian. Awards include the Peter Wintonick Award, the Adrienne Shelly Excellence in Filmmaking Award, the Moving Mountains Honorable Mention, the SIMA Lens to Action Jury Award, a finalist award for the CINE Golden Eagle, and a Fulbright Fellowship. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
Diana is represented by Rabih Gholam at Innovative Artists: rabih.gholam@iala.com