One of Rockwell's early works was the series Open City Mixtape, which followed young people's stories in New York City, and was shot in black-and-white. Subsequently, Rockwell worked with Alicia Keys on the music-focused music short film The Gospel for Keys' sixth studio album, Here.[6][7] The work gave her a silver Clio Awards.[8]
In 2018, Rockwell released her short film Feathers,[9] which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival.[10] For Feathers, Rockwell was named the grand-prize winner of the Tribeca Film Institute and CHANEL’s Through Her Lens grant; the film was selected as part of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was then acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures for their Searchlight Shorts collection.[11][12]
Over her career, Rockwell has been named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film, was a 2018 Young Guns award winner,[11] and has received fellowships from the Sundance Institute, Tribeca Film Institute and the John S. Guggenheim Foundation.[18] She won the Breakthrough Director Award at the 2023 Gotham Awards for her work in her feature film directorial debut A Thousand and One.[19]
Filmography
Accolades
References
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^ a bDargis, Manohla (March 30, 2023). "'A Thousand and One' Review: A New York Love Story". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^Antrim, Taylor (March 31, 2023). "'A Thousand and One' Director A.V. Rockwell on Her Heartbreaking New Film". Vogue. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^"Six Films that Inspire A.V. Rockwell '12". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^Anderson, Tre’vell (September 9, 2018). "A.V. Rockwell on her short film 'Feathers' and why 'the land of the free' isn't free for all". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^Oretsky, Meghan (2017-02-23). "A.V. Rockwell celebrates NYC's many colors in black and white". Vimeo Blog. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^Petrarca, Emilia (October 28, 2016). "A.V. Rockwell, Young Filmmaker and Alicia Keys Collaborator, Just Won an $80,000 Prize from Chanel". W Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ a b"Clio Music Winners - A.V. Rockwell". Clio Awards. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^Alexander, Sonya (31 March 2023). "Telling a Multi-Layered Urban Drama: A.V. Rockwell Discusses Her First Feature 'A Thousand and One'". Script University. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^"SCREENINGS". FEATHERS | A SHORT FILM BY A.V. ROCKWELL. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^ a b"A.V. Rockwell". Free The Bid. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^McNary, Dave (2019-03-19). "Film News Roundup: Fox Searchlight Launches Searchlight Shorts". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
^"How A.V. Rockwell's A Thousand and One Pays Homage to A Forgotten NYC and Its Most Vulnerable Citizens". Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "A.V. Rockwell on Writing a Love Letter to Black Women With 'A Thousand and One' (Exclusive)". A.frame. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "All the Winners of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Awards". A.frame. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^"A.V. Rockwell breaks down her Sundance winner 'A Thousand and One,' now in theaters". WTOP News. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^McNary, Dave (2020-12-02). "Focus Features Backs A.V. Rockwell's Directorial Debut 'A Thousand and One'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
^Pedersen, Jill Goldsmith,Erik; Goldsmith, Jill; Pedersen, Erik (2023-11-28). "Gotham Awards: 'Past Lives' Wins Best Feature – Full Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Zee, Michaela (February 21, 2024). "African American Film Critics Association Awards: 'American Fiction,' 'The Color Purple' and 'Origin' Nab Top Honors". Variety. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^Feinberg, Scott (January 7, 2023). "Astra Film Awards: 'Barbie' Wins Eight Awards, Including Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^Whittaker, Richard (January 10, 2024). "Austin Film Critics Association Calls 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Top Film of 2023". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^Complex, Valerie (December 20, 2023). "Black Film Critics Circle Winners: 'American Fiction' Takes Home Top Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^Complex, Valerie (December 15, 2023). "Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'The Color Purple' and 'Rustin' Dominate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^Jevens, Darel (December 12, 2023). "Chicago critics name 'Killers of the Flower Moon' the year's Best Film". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^Pedersen, Erik (January 10, 2024). "DGA Awards Film Nominations: Gerwig, Nolan, Scorsese, Lanthimos & Payne". Deadline. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^Neglia, Matt (December 21, 2023). "The 2023 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
^Davis, Clayton; Lang, Brent (October 24, 2023). "Gotham Awards Nominations: All of Us Strangers Leads with Four Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^Evans, Greg (September 17, 2018). "Hamptons Fest Sets 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?', 'The Favourite' As Centerpieces; Full Line-Up Announced". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (December 5, 2023). "Spirit Awards 2024 Nominations List: 'Past Lives', 'May December', 'American Fiction' Lead with 5 Noms Each". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2024). "Colman Domingo, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét Lead NAACP Image Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^"OFCS Presents: 27th Annual Nominations for 2023" (Press release). Online Film Critics Society. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^Neglia, Matt (December 19, 2023). "The 2023 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^"2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films - sundance.org". 2022-12-07. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^"TIFF Announces Midnight Madness and Documentary Slates, Including 'Halloween' and 'Fahrenheit 11/9' World Premieres". IndieWire. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
^"Tribeca 2016 Announces Lineups for Competition Programs (US Narrative, International Narrative, World Documentary) & Viewpoints". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
External links
A.V. Rockwell website
A. V. Rockwell at IMDb
Video: The Gospel
Video: The Director Imagining Freedom for Black Boys