Working within U.S. independent Cinema, critically acclaimed Kelly Reichardt (Miami, 1964) made her debut film, River of Grass, in 1994. In 2006, her feature film Old Joy won several awards and notably was the first American film to win the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Her next title, Wendy and Lucy (2008), was presented at the Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard section), and also nominated for Best Film and Best Female Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards. She then directed Meek’s Cutoff (2010) and Night Moves (2013), both presented at the Venice Film Festival and followed by Certain Women (2016), a female symphony, and First Cow (2019), a delicate western. Kelly Reichardt’s most recent film, The Mastermind (2025), a heist movie, premiered at Cannes Film Festival and was screened at last year’s edition of LEFFEST.
