Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School. The 2001 documentary film Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards,[1] including:

Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an ALA Notable Book in 1998.[2]

Books

  • (1998) The Unexpected Salami (Algonquin Books)
  • (2004) The Anglophile (Red Dress Ink)
  • (2005) The Matzo Ball Heiress (Red Dress Ink)
  • (2006) Brand X: The Boyfriend Account (Random House)
  • (2018) The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica (Simon & Schuster)[3]
  • (2019) Passager Clandestin, éditions Paulsen

Films

  • (1999) The McCourts of Limerick (Cinemax) (co-producer)
  • (2000) The McCourts of New York (Cinemax) (co-producer)
  • (2001) Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (IFC) (co-producer/co-director)
  • (2008) Finishing Heaven (HBO) (producer)
  • (2013) The Manor (in production) (executive producer)
  • LowLine (in production) (director)

Plays

  • (2002) Inventing Color

References

  1. "Keep The River On Your Right – A Review". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "Harlequin.com – Laurie Gwen Shapiro". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. "How a teen stowaway landed on the cover of the NY Times". New York Post. January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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