Amy Sommer

History

Amy Sommer is an American film producer. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College and an M.A. from Columbia University. In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles to work at International Creative Management, which led to a position as Director of Development for Alexander/Enright Productions. In 1995, Sommer co-founded SomFord Entertainment with Dan Gifford. She was the Principal of Pissant Productions, LLC.

Movies

A Szabadság Vihara
Executive Producer
A documentary on the 1956 Olympic semifinal water polo match between Hungary and Russia. Held in Australia, the match occurred as Russian forces were in Budapest, stomping out a popular revolt.
The Hungry Bachelors Club
Producer
A celebration of life, love and family, "Food for the Heart" is a sweet romantic comedy about two best friends whose culinary talents lead the women to host evenings of love and laughter with an eccentric circle of half-baked friends.
Blue Car
Producer
Gifted 18-year-old Meg has been abandoned by her father and neglected by her hardworking mother. Left to care for her emotionally disturbed younger sister, her world begins to unravel. She finds an outlet in writing poetry and support from her English teacher, Mr. Auster. But what started out as a mentoring relationship begins to get a bit more complex.
Mama/M.A.M.A.
Producer
Mama/M.A.M.A.: Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a perplexing psychological disorder where a mother secretly but deliberately harms her child in order to get the sympathy and praise of others and the attention of the medical community. The film -- made over the course of three years and two continents -- scrutinizes the scientific research surrounding the diagnosis of Munchausen's and, in doing so, questions the very diagnosis itself. The filmmakers document the struggles of three average families battling the charge of Munchausen's with various, tragic results.
Teknolust
Executive Producer
Anxious to use artificial life to improve the world, Rosetta Stone, a bio-geneticist creates a Recipe for Cyborgs and uses her own DNA in order to breed three Self Replicating Automatons, part human, part computer named Ruby, Olive and Marine.
Deadly Little Secrets
Producer
A federal agent and ex-detective attempt to bring a physician with murderous tendencies to justice.