Click on the eyeball to see a recent interview with Carol on @CanvasRebel
NEW FESTIVAL WINS!!
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ABOUT Carol
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Carol Dorn
is a filmmaker with three short films on the 2023-2024 festival circuit—Fresh Scent, Sunday, and F<cking Wallpaper—winning over 25 awards globally for her work as a writer and director. Fresh Scent, starring Eve Austin, stems from her full-length play Disclosure from a Cloak Room, now in development as a feature. Sunday has earned multiple festival accolades and was selected by LadiesAtLunch.org to launch Domestic Violence Awareness Month in NYC. F<cking Wallpaper features music by Dorn and Alicia Borkowska.
With a diverse background spanning acting, directing, design, and production, Dorn has contributed to Lincoln Center, Juilliard, Williamstown Theatre Festival, National Broadway Tours, and HBO’s Emmys Readings. She has worked with NBC, PBS, Bravo, and The Toyota Comedy Festival. As a New York Women in Film & Television director and moderator, she served as director, presenter and moderator to showcase 2018 Writers Lab winners, including a Nicoles Fellowship-shortlisted script. A Princeton Foundation recipient and A.E.A. stage manager, she brings a wealth of expertise to every project.
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Endorsements & reviews
"I thoroughly enjoyed watching your skill during rehearsal at taking the scenes, adding the action and pacing and creating something wonderful. It was truly a great evening, made possible by your participation." - Patricia Beaury, Managing Director, Producer, Meryl Streep's Writers Lab
"Timing is everything and director Carol Dorn has skillfully guided the cast to execute their lines for maximum effect. The audience roared with laughter throughout the evening. [Ms. Dorn's] skill as a director is really evident in this production at the Theater Barn and we hope to see her back soon." - On the Valley, "Old Ringers" , Connecticut Premier
"...but the actors bring humanity and genuineness to such two-dimensional archetypes with guidance and adjustments from director Carol Dorn, who freshens the material a bit for the present era of technology, sex positivity, and elder disability." - Hamlethub, Brewster, NY, "Old Ringers" , Connecticut Premier
"The direction of Carol Dorn allows the determination and unity of this group of sisters-in-kind to shine. The laughs are as easy as the action is unforced." - Newtown Bee, Newtown, CT, "Old Ringers", Connecticut Premier
News & EVENTS
Great interview in online magazine Canvas Rebel
Latest interview with Paris Film Award
Congrats to our lead actress
Eve Austin!!
Carol Dorn's first two short films as Director/Producer/Cinematographer continue to win at various festivals for the current Season!!
