Harriette Yahr

Current

• Founder/Workshop Instructor at MiamiFilmWorkshops.com
• Filmmaker (Writer/Director/Editor/Producer) at Hey Yahr! Films
• Screenplay, Writing, and Filmmaking Consultant at TheWritingConsultant.com

• Freelance Journalist at Various Outlets

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Past

• Lecturer/Workshop Instructor at Multiple Film Locations
• Filmmaker (Writer/Director/Editor) at Duck Producktions
• Adjunct Professor - Film Dept. at University of Miami

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Education

• Dartmouth College
• University of California, San Diego

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Harriette Yahr’s Summary

Lots of experience in all aspects of filmmaking - from writing to directing, editing, shooting, producing. Comfortable, confident, creative--I am always open to inspiring projects both as a filmmaker (writer/director), journalist and film & writing consultant, including screenplay feedback and editing of varied writing projects.

I also have shot, produced, edited, and worked in film sales/distribution. My main website, www.yahrfilms.com, has extensive bio including awards, grants, projects. I also teach screenwriting and filmmaking workshops in Miami/South Florida and Traveling Workshops. More on that at MiamiFilmWorkshops.com.

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Harriette Yahr’s Experience

• Founder/Workshop Instructor

  MiamiFilmWorkshops.com

  (Entertainment industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Screenwriting and Filmmaking Workshops. Please visit MiamiFilmWorkshops.com for classes and loads of testimonials. I also teach traveling and online workshops, please see MauiFilmSchool.com for Maui, Hawaii Workshops.

• Filmmaker (Writer/Director/Editor/Producer)

  Hey Yahr! Films

  (Entertainment industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  • My website www.yahrfilms.com has extensive filmmaking info (new website www.modernrhymes.com in progress for new film)
  • Have made many short films which have won awards and screened at festivals worldwide
  • "Baker's Men" - a romp about gender and nursery rhymes (and childhood and play) - is currently distributed on DVD by the Spiritual Cinema Circle and airs on Logo & previously Sundance Channel
  • I've written several feature scripts and seeking funding to make a feature now - contact me if you want to invest
  • Press reviews on my website
  • Been making films for 22 years.... put "2006" to make this entry show up higher - a bug in LinkedIn IMO!

• Screenplay, Writing, and Filmmaking Consultant

  TheWritingConsultant.com

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

  Screenplay feedback, analysis, consultation, editing, rewrites. Film Consulting, all stages of production - pre to post.

• Freelance Journalist

  Various Outlets

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2001 — Present (8 years )

  Over 150 published articles and interviews. Work has appeared in indieWIRE, BlackBook, Salon.com, Nerve, DOX, Hana Hou! (Hawaiian Airlines Mag), Advocate, Out, Miami Herald, Whole Life Times, Huffington Post, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, more. Topics: film and media, modern culture, social issues, green/eco issues, sexuality, spirituality, and crossroads of these. More info posted on my website www.yahrfilms.com under "writer." Clips link there.

• Lecturer/Workshop Instructor

  Multiple Film Locations

  (Entertainment industry)

  2000 — 2008 (8 years )

  • I teach screenwriting and production - from script to screen
  • I've taught or been a guest filmmaker/lecturer at a few universities and spoken on film festival panels, see www.yahrfilms.com for more.
  • In addition to my writing and filmmaking, I teach local and traveling workshops via MiamiFilmWorkshops.com.

• Filmmaker (Writer/Director/Editor)

  Duck Producktions

  (Entertainment industry)

  1989 — 1998 (9 years )

  Made lots of short films (write/direct/edit/produced), shot most of them (16mm), did sound design on some, stayed up long nights on optical printers with others, acted in some. These shorts played at many fests, including Telluride, won lots of awards, and helped me get a good amount of grants. I continue my work with Hey Yahr! Films now...

• Adjunct Professor - Film Dept.

  University of Miami

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

  Taught all levels of production, from introductory 16mm (undergrad) to advanced cinematography (graduate). Have terrific student recs, will be happy to share.

Harriette Yahr’s Education

• Dartmouth College

  B.A. with Honors in Film Studies, received two Citations for Academic Excellence (Music and Physics) , also studied Linguistics and Computer Programming, , 1983 — 1989

• University of California, San Diego

  M.F.A. in Visual Arts with Film Emphasis ,

  4.0 GPA

Additional Information

Harriette Yahr’s Interests:

Warm weather, beautiful skies, silky beaches, friends, walking/biking/exercise, hammocks on Maui, organic dark chocolate, great sporting events, eco-travel, cooking (vegetarian since age 8), Adam Lambert, peace/prosperity & freedom/nourishment for all, classic rock and 70s disco.

Harriette Yahr’s Groups:

IFP New York (Independent Feature Project), EDN/DOX (European Doc Network). Also on board of the Mobile Film School.

•    LinkEds & writers
•    MiamiLink.org
•    Dartmouth College Alumni
•    Film Financing Forum (4,000+)
•    Entertainment Industry
•    Documentary.org - International Documentary Association
•    Independent Filmmakers and Screenwriters

Harriette Yahr’s Honors:

More at www.yahrfilms.com. Highlights: NEA Regional Grant, Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, US Embassy Travel Grant (Ankara, Turkey), Nomination for Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship (if any nominators are reading this, please check out my work), film awards including Gold Plaque at Chicago Int'l Film Festival, best of fest screenings after Outfest and Woodstock, Best Short at Women in Film, screening at Telluride.

Harriette Yahr’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals