Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Birth : , New York City, New York, USA

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of that city's renowned Stuyvesant High School. The 2001 documentary film Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards, including: Best Documentary Feature; Hamptons International Film Festival, 2000 Special Jury Award; IDFA, International Documentary Festival Asterdam, 2000 Audience Award, Special Critics Award; Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2000 Truer Than Fiction Award; IFP Independent Spirit Awards, 2001 Best Documentary; Newport Beach Film Festival, 2001 Nominated for 2010 Emmy for Finishing Heaven - Producer Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an American Library Association notable book in 1998 Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurie Gwen Shapiro,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro

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Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
Director
In 1955, Tobias Schneebaum disappeared into the depths of the Peruvian Amazon. He had no guide, no map, and only the vaguest of instructions: Keep the river on your right. A year later Schneebaum emerged from the jungle…naked, covered in body paint, and a modern-day cannibal. Titled after Schneebaum’s 1969 cult classic memoir about his formative experiences living in the Amazon, Keep The River On Your Right is the extraordinary stranger-than-fiction story of Schneebaum’s return to the jungle, 45 years after his original visit, to reunite with the very tribesmen he loved and who gave him nightmares for nearly half a century. A deeply affecting and searing portrait, sibling filmmakers Laurie and David Shapiro capture a man in utter conflict, a fearless adventurer, and one of the most charming, enigmatic, and perplexing men ever captured on screen.
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor
Casting Associate
When a young mother is murdered, Chicago police sergeant Jack Reed sets out to find her killer. But the secret world of undercover operations rears its ugly head.
Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story
Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story
Casting Assistant
When a woman dies in a supposed accident, her parents suspect their son-in-law of foul play. When the police begin to agree, the murder suspect vanishes.