Kimberly Reed

Kimberly Reed is a filmmaker living in New York City. Her work has landed her on many annual "best of" lists, such as Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film," The Advocate's "Five to Watch," and OUT Magazine's "Out 100." She was named Towleroad's "#1 Best LGBT Character of the Film Year" for 2010. She has been awarded writing Fellowships at the Yaddo Artists’ Community and the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. Kimberly Reed directed and produced PRODIGAL SONS, a "whiplash doc that heralds an exciting talent." PRODIGAL SONS, a co-production with BBC Storyville and Sundance Channel, premiered at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival. The film has gone on to be shown around the world in theaters, festivals, and on television, ending up on Best of the Year lists at indieWIRE and the Village Voice, and garnering more than a dozen Audience and Jury awards, including the International Film Critics' FIPRESCI Prize. Her work has been featured on media outlets like the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Details magazine, and The Moth Radio Hour. Reed is a summa cum laude graduate of UC Berkeley and a Montana native.