Documentary Producer / Director

Courtney Engelstein has worked in film and television production for over 10 years, moving from the art department on Hollywood movies to producing and writing for hit cable documentary programs.

She spent 2 years in Thailand working on character driven documentary programs that profiled people living with HIV/AIDS. Since moving back to the States, her interest in social issue filmmaking led to work with filmmakers like Jonathan Stack and Jennifer Dworkin.

She has produced, directed and shot history, science, crime, and verité programming at prestigious companies and for various outlets, including Discovery, PBS, National Geographic, and NBC's Peacock Productions. She has recently completed a short animated documentary on one man's experience with addiction.

She can be reached at: courtney.engelstein@gmail.com

June 15, 2010

Please vote for my short doc to air on Channel 13!

My 3 minute animated documentary “Have to get back down there” has been selected to air on Channel 13’s short film website this week.

Voting began at midnight this morning, June 13, and continues through Wednesday, June 16th at 5pm, and is now tied, so I need your help! Please forward on to all your friends and neighbors. You can vote once from every device - computer, phone, ipad…

The film with the most votes will be broadcast on Saturday, June 19th along with the feature films, “The Thin Man” and “Luke and Brie Are on a First Date” on Thirteen, the nation’s most-watched public television station.

Voting can be done on phones/PDAs as well as computers.

I have always loved Channel 13, so please help me receive the most votes. Pass it on to all your friends.

You can vote here: http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/category/vote/

Thanks so much!

Courtney

1 year ago • Notes