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Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Linda Goldstein Knowlton is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker working in documentary, scripted feature films, and television. Her most recent film, We Are The Radical Monarchs, premiered at SXSW19 and was broadcast on PBS. She began her career producing feature films, including Whale Rider and The Shipping News, and began directing documentaries in 2003.
Known For
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms · 2018The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
★ 6.12018
MovieFamilyFantasy
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
Whale Rider · 2003Whale Rider
★ 7.02003
MovieDramaFamily
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
The Shipping News · 2001The Shipping News
★ 6.42001
MovieDramaRomance
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Crazy in Alabama · 1999Crazy in Alabama
★ 6.01999
MovieComedyDrama
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.
Mumford · 1999Mumford
★ 6.51999
MovieComedyDrama
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarming frankness, the town's quirkiest citizens scramble for a seat on his couch. As he lightens hearts darkened by old secrets no one realizes he's hiding a whopper of his own, or that he's fallen head over heels for one of his patients!
Radical Brownies · 2017Radical Brownies
★ 7.52017
MovieDocumentary
Berets, badges, Black Lives Matter and social justice: the youth group for activist girls of colour.The Radical Monarchs is an alternative to the Scout movement for girls of colour in Oakland. Its members earn badges not for sewing or selling cookies, but for completing challenges on social justice including Black Lives Matter, 'radical beauty', being 'an LGBTQ ally' and the environment.
Code Black · 2014Code Black
★ 6.82014
MovieDocumentary
Code Black follows a team of young, idealistic and energetic ER doctors during the transition from the old to the new L.A. County as they try to avoid burnout and improve patient care. Why do they persist, despite being under siege by rules, regulations and paperwork?
We Are the Radical Monarchs · 2019We Are the Radical Monarchs
★ 7.02019
MovieDocumentary
A group of tween girls chant into megaphones, marching in the San Francisco Trans March. Fists clenched high, they wear brown berets and vests showcasing colorful badges like “Black Lives Matter” and “Radical Beauty.” Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color at the front lines of social justice. Set in Oakland, a city with a deep history of social justice movements, the film documents the journey of the group as they earn badges for completing units including being an LGBTQ ally, preserving the environment, and disability justice. Started by two fierce, queer women of color, we follow them as they face the challenge to grow the organization, both pre/post the 2016 election
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