Andrea Weiss is a renowned documentary filmmaker, globally recognized for her exceptional work. Her feature documentary, Bones of Contention, is a thought-provoking exploration of the historical memory movement in Spain and the lesser-known story of LGBT repression under the Franco dictatorship. The film premiered at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival, subsequently screening at various international film festivals and enjoying a limited art-house cinema release in Spain.
In addition to Bones of Contention, Weiss co-wrote and directed Escape To Life, a feature documentary that delves into the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann. The film premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival and received a wide European theatrical and television release.
Weiss's extensive filmography also includes U.N. Fever, Recall Florida, I Live At Ground Zero, Seed Of Sarah, Paris Was a Woman, A Bit Of Scarlet, Before Stonewall, for which she received an Emmy Award, International Sweethearts of Rhythm, and Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Women.
Throughout her career, Weiss has been the recipient of numerous prestigious fellowships, including those from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, and the U.S./Spain Fulbright Fellowship.
Weiss has held artist residencies at several esteemed institutions, including Yaddo Artist Colony in New York, Banff Center for the Arts in Canada, D.A.A.D. in Berlin, Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida, and BigCi in Australia.
Notably, Weiss holds a Ph.D. in History and co-directs the MFA Program in Film at the City College of New York.
