Courtney Hunt is the director of the Sundance feature film Frozen River. The drama about two single mothers who face crossing the Mohawk reservation border between New York State and Quebec at Christmas is her directorial debut. The film stars Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott Jr., and Michael O'Keefe.
Hunt was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for her piece, but the award went to Dustin Lance Black for Milk. Melissa Leo was also nominated for her acting prowess in the film.
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Graduate of the Columbia Film School
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Also has a law degree from Northeastern University
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Her thesis film was Althea Faught a short about the American Civil War
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Frozen River was a finalist in the IFP New York Emerging Narrative Feature Script Selection in 2005
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Won Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
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Film was bought by Sony Pictures Classics
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