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Stephanie Stender

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Stephanie Stender
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Stephanie Stender is an award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter. Her works have been screened at film festivals around the world, from Australia to the UK, at such prestigious independent theaters as the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, and on television - from PBS to the WB. Stephanie graduated from Hollins University at the top of her class with a B.A. in Film and Photography and English with a concentration in creative writing. She then received her M.F.A. in Film Production with a directing focus from Boston University. Since then, she has directed numerous films, commercials, music videos, and various television segments including interstitials for America's Test Kitchen, the number-one lifestyle show on PBS. Her works, both on the page and on the screen, are characterized by a stirring blend of dark humor and breathtaking visuals, with a focus on women's issues. In 2001, she founded Doorstop Productions, an all-women's film production company, with five fellow female filmmakers. Doorstop's intrinsic purpose is to allow women interested in directing, writing, and producing films a creative, safe, and nurturing environment to do so.
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 6 nominations

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Jack Bishop, Christopher Kimball, Julia Collin Davison, and Bridget Lancaster in America's Test Kitchen (2000)
America's Test Kitchen
8.5
TV Series
  • Producer
Just Because (2010)
Just Because
Video
  • Director
  • 2010
The Dangers of Smoking Cigarettes
5.9
Short
  • Producer
  • 2005
Kid: Nap: Kin: Exposition
Music Video
  • Producer
  • 2007

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Producer

  • Selene the Seer (2023)
    Selene the Seer
    • producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2023
  • All Stars (2022)
    All Stars
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Wordlinker (2022)
    Wordlinker
    • producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Just Desserts (2020)
    Just Desserts
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Searching for Wild Thing (2020)
    Searching for Wild Thing
    • series producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Siri-Ous Business (2019)
    Siri-Ous Business
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Christopher Kimball in Christopher Kimball's Milk Street (2017)
    Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • You Can't Do That
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Mint (2017)
    Mint
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Sister KO
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Gimme a Break
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster in Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen (2008)
    Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014
  • Jack Bishop, Christopher Kimball, Julia Collin Davison, and Bridget Lancaster in America's Test Kitchen (2000)
    America's Test Kitchen
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2014
  • Zombie in a Penguin Suit
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Melissa Ferrick: Still Right Here
    • executive producer
    • Music Video
    • 2011

Editorial Department

  • Jeffrey Tambor, Maria Bamford, H. Jon Benjamin, Grey Griffin, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Tom Kenny, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell, Fred Stoller, Ryan Raddatz, Jack Ferraiolo, Larry Murphy, Emma Quong, and Ron Lynch in WordGirl (2007)
    WordGirl
    • assistant editor
    • assistant editor: visual effects
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2010

Director

  • Selene the Seer (2023)
    Selene the Seer
    • Director
    • Podcast Series
    • 2023
  • All Stars (2022)
    All Stars
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Wordlinker (2022)
    Wordlinker
    • Director
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Just Desserts (2020)
    Just Desserts
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Searching for Wild Thing (2020)
    Searching for Wild Thing
    • Director
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Siri-Ous Business (2019)
    Siri-Ous Business
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • La Sirène (2017)
    La Sirène
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • You Can't Do That
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Mint (2017)
    Mint
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Sister KO
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Gimme a Break
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Melissa Ferrick: Still Right Here
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • The Andersons: Take It Outside
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Just Because (2010)
    Just Because
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Kid: Nap: Kin: Exposition
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2007

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    A member of the Alliance of Women Directors, Stephanie Stender was selected as a 2014 TV shadowing candidate, where she was mentored by award-winning director Gail Mancuso.

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