Dawn Fields is a Los Angeles based film producer, director and writer who has worked in the film and television industry since the 1990s. In 2015/2016, her short film Fragile Storm, starring Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Millennium), Mackenzie Mason, and Jody Jaress, garnered numerous film festival awards. She is currently in development as the writer/director/producer of the Christmas horror/fantasy Zombie Elves and is also the writer/director/producer of the multi-award winningshort film FOUND and the romantic dramedy Touch. Before making the transition to writer/director, Fields worked as a producer, editor, assistant director, production manager and production assistant for such companies as Lucasfilm, Tristar, Twentieth Century Fox, Bret Ratner's Rat Productions, Orion, Lorimar, Morgan Creek, ABC, NBC/Universal and Aaron Spelling Productions. In the beginning of her career she worked on such notable projects as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (with George Lucas), Love Potion No. 9 (Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan), Wilder Napalm (Dennis Quaid and Debra Winger), Free-Jack (Mick Jagger and Emelio Esteves) and Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (Michelle Lee).
Dawn Fields | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, writer |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Background
editFields is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She runs a production company in Los Angeles called Palm Street Films.[1] In addition to film work she produced an award-winning music video for Gospel R&B artist Vickie Winans.[2]
Career
edit1990s
editIn 1991, she was a production assistant in the Geoff Murphy directed film Freejack.[3] The following year she worked in the same capacity in the made-for-television film Grass Roots which was directed by Jerry London.[4] In 1993, she was the assistant director for Mardi Gras for the Devil which was directed by David A Prior, and starred Robert Davi, Michael Ironside and Lesley-Anne Down.[5] Also that year she was production assistant in Wilder Napalm which was directed by Glen Gordon Caron, and starred Debra Winger and Dennis Quaid.[6]
2000s
editIn 2009, Fields began filming a documentary about an abandoned water park called Rock-A-Hoola.[7]
Her short film Touch that was co-produced with James Popiden starred Dove Meir and Natalie Shaw. It was shown at the 2014 Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles.[8][9] In 2014 she directed Fragile Storm. She had co-written the story with Carly Street. It was co-produced by Debbie Rankin, James Popiden, and Kelly Raymer.[10] It starred Lance Henriksen, Mackenzie Mason, and Jody Jaress.[11]
Filmography (selective)
edit| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freejack | production assistant | Geoff Murphy | 1992 | feature film |
| Grass Roots | production assistant | Jerry London | 1992 | made for television |
| Love Potion No. 9 | production assistant | Dale Launer | 1992 | feature film |
| Mikey Was Here | casting director, first assistant director | Charles Busser | 1992 | short |
| Night Trap | second assistant director | David A. Prior | 1993 | feature film |
| Wilder Napalm | production assistant | Glenn Gordon Caron | 1993 | feature film |
| Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story | production assistant | Bill D'Elia | 1995 | made for television |
| The package | first assistant director | Thor Gold | 2004 | short |
| Si se puede!? | editor | Laurie Lamson | 2006 | short |
| Are You Serious? | editor | Rick Walls | 2007 | short |
| Electronica | first assistant director | Antonio Rivero aka Anthony Stabley | 2007 | short |
| Just Dinner: An Un-Romantic Comedy | first assistant director | Courtney G. Jones | 2007 | short |
| The Interrogation | producer, editor | Drew Mylrea | 2013 | short |
| Touch | director, producer, writer, editor | Dawn Fields | 2013 | short |
| Bonds & Lace | co-writer, director | Dawn Fields | 2013 | short |
| 209 | director, writer, producer, editor | Dawn Fields | 2013 | short |
| Super Who? | first assistant director | Thomai Hatsios | 2013 | short |
| Promises | director, writer, producer, editor | Dawn fields | 2013 | |
| Found | director, writer, producer, editor | Dawn Fields | 2014 | Short |
| The Dancer & the Boy | director, writer, producer | Dawn Fields | 2014 | Short |
| No Place for Us | first assistant director | Marisilda Garcia | 2013 | short |
| Better with Friends | director, editor | Dawn Fields | 2014 | short |
| Serpent's Lullaby | donor | Patricia Chica | 2014 | short |
| Fragile Storm | director, editor, producer, executive producer, co-writer | Dawn Fields | 2015 | short Awards Connect Film Festival: Jury prize winner in Best Drama category 2015 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema: IIFC Award winner in Best Short Film category Beloit International Film Festival: Co-winner in Best Narrative Short category |
References
edit- ^ VoiceAmerica Dawn Fields
- ^ AIM Hatchfund Dawn Fields
- ^ Turner Classic Movies Freejack, Cast & Crew - Full Cast & Crew
- ^ Turner Classic Movies Grass Roots, Cast & Crew - Full Cast & Crew
- ^ Turner Classic Movies Mardi Gras for the Devil, Cast & Crew - Full Cast & Crew
- ^ MoviesPictures.ORG Wilder Napalm (1993) Movie Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Las Vegas Advisor September 16, 2009 Question of the Day September 16, 2009
- ^ The Wrap May 2, 2014 Movies, Dances With Films Announces 2014 Lineup, Distribution for Award Winners By Jeff Sneider
- ^ Indegogo Touch - The Movie
- ^ Cleveland International Film Festival Fragile Storm
- ^ Hollywood Film Festival Fragile Storm Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine