Kimberly Peirce
Kimberly Peirce staked her place as a director of singular vision and craft with her unflinching debut feature, Boys Don't Cry, which earned numerous honors including the Best Actress Oscar for the film's star, Hilary Swank. She subsequently co-wrote and directed Stop-Loss and later directed Carrie in 2013. Most recently, Peirce has directed episodes of the acclaimed shows American Crime, Turn, Halt and Catch Fire, and Manhattan, as well a the forthcoming shows Six and I Love Dick. Peirce is an executive producer of the upcoming A&E TV show Impact. Peirce received her MFA from Columbia University, is a graduate of Sundance Institute's Writing and Directing Film Labs, and is on the executive board of the Director's Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.