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Comment: IMDb and Google Docs are not reliable sources and her own website is not independent. Theroadislong (talk) 19:34, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
Laramie Dennis is an American filmmaker. She wrote and directed many short films and a feature film, Where in the Hell. In her work, Dennis uses sly humor and focuses on complex female characters.[1]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Dennis was born. Her father is the artist Michael Dennis.
Dennis graduated from Wesleyan University in 1995, majoring in English and Theatre [2]. She later, in 2010 received her MFA in Film and Television Production from USC[2][3].
Career
[edit]Between her undergraduate education and attending film school, Laramie Dennis made a career from developing and directing Off-Off Broadway plays[4]. Before converting to the screen, her professional experience in New York City included being a resident director at the Flea Theater as well as co-founding and chairing the Soho Rep Writer Director Lab at Soho Rep[2][5].
Bibliography
[edit]- Interview with Brooke Berman https://ramonaatmidlife.substack.com/p/i-was-32-in-film-schooland-i-thought
- Interview with NFMLA/ Moviemaker magazine https://youtu.be/nrGkm0gsi8s
- New York Times review of a play Dennis directed, The Stolen Child https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/20/theater/theater-review-five-one-acts-depicting-the-lives-of-the-entitled.html
- Film Ink Review of Where in the Hell https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/where-in-the-hell/
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL AGES | Dennis' USC Thesis film, a punk/funk short that premiered at The Vancouver International Film Festival | [2] | |
| 2014 | GREASY HEART | A proof of concept short film for an unfinished biopic of Grace Slick. | [6][2] |
| Conan the Antiquarian | A mockumentary about an antique spoon collector. | [4] | |
| 2024 | Where in the Hell | Laramie Dennis' first feature film that tells the story of two defectors from the LA film scene who end up on a roadtrip searching for a runaway girlfriend. | [1] |
Awards and Nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script Pipeline | GIRL PRETENDING TO READ RILKE | Screenwriting Contest | Finalist | [2] | |
| Athena List | 2025 | GIRL PRETENDING TO READ RILKE | Finalist | [2] | |
| THROUGH HER LENS:The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program | Life on sMars | Placement | [2] | ||
| Tribeca Film Institute | Life on sMars | Development grant | Winner | [2] | |
| TFI Sloan Fellowship Fund | Life on sMars | Finalist | [2] | ||
| SFFILM Sloan Fellowship | Life on sMars | Finalist | [2] | ||
| Women in Film Production Program | Life on sMars | Finalist | [2] | ||
| St. Louis International Film Festival | 2024 | Where in the Hell | New Filmmakers Form Emerging Director Award | Nominee | [7] |
| Sundance Institute + Women in Film | 2024 | Where in the Hell | ReFrame Stamp | Winner | [7] |
| Female Filmakers Festival Berlin | 2025 | Where in the Hell | She's on Fire Award | Winner | [7] |
| Female Filmakers Festival Berlin | 2025 | Where in the Hell | Best editing | Nominee | [7] |
| Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | 2025 | Where in the Hell | Best Comedy Feature | Winner | [7] |
| Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | 2025 | Where in the Hell | Audience Award, Local Film (SoCal) | Winner | [7] |
| Seoul International Women's Film Festival | 2025 | Where in the Hell | Discovery Competition | Finalist | [7] |
Other Work
[edit]| Year | Title | Type | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Models of the Runway | TV Series | Casting associate | [6] |
| 2009-2014 | Project Runway | TV Series | Associate casting director, Casting associate | [6][3] |
| 2015-2017 | Project Runway | TV Series | Casting Director | [6] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Where in the Hell PRESS KIT 2025-11-05.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Laramie Dennis". Laramie Dennis. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- 1 2 "Film and TV Releases" (PDF). In Motion: 47. Winter 2018.
- 1 2 Berman, Brooke (2025-10-23). ""I was 32 in film school…and I thought I was old!"". Ramona At Midlife. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Soho Rep Announces Writer/Director Lab Readings". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - 1 2 3 4 "Laramie Dennis | Casting Department, Casting Director, Script and Continuity Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Where in the Hell". whereinthemovie.com. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
External links
[edit]- Watch GREASY HEART https://laramiedennis.com/gh/
- Watch ALL AGES https://laramiedennis.com/aa/
- Laramie Dennis’ personal website and access to The Laramie Report https://laramiedennis.com
- Where in the Hell press kit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uxIEiSroU7qSzX34IgOKHdEHIG3-YrYX
- https://filmfatales.org/directors/laramiedennis/
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