Varda Bar-Kar
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Varda Bar-Kar is a film director, writer, and producer based in Santa Monica, California.[1][2] She is best known for her short film Window, her viral video What Kind of Planet Are We On?, her documentary Big Voice, 9-1-1 (TV series), and her documentary Fandango at the Wall .[3][4][5]
Varda was born in London, England to a South African mother and Romanian father.[6] She holds a BA in theater arts from Cornell University and an MFA in film studies from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).[7] She worked as a script supervisor for directors Jim Jarmusch, Wayne Wang and Carroll Ballard.[8]
In 2015, Varda's feature documentary, Big Voice, won Best Premiere Documentary at the Heartland Film Festival and the 2018 PBS SoCal broadcast of Big Voice won a Bronze Telly Award.[9][10] She is a member of the DGA, Film Fatales and the Alliance of Women Directors.[2][11]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Window | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2006 | Visiting Shane | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary |
| 2006 | Moon (The 1,000 Sides of the Moon) | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2008 | Lisette | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2008 | Runaway Stars | Yes | Yes | No | TV series |
| 2008 | Sprung | Yes | No | No | Short Film |
| 2009 | Race to the Sky | Yes | No | No | Short Film |
| 2010 | What Kind of Planet Are We On? | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2010 | A Million Spokes | Yes | No | No | Documentary |
| 2011 | Journey to Safety | Yes | Yes | No | Short Film |
| 2011 | Ode to Los Angeles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2013 | ForgiveOne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film |
| 2015 | Big Voice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Yes | No | No | 1 episode[12] |
| TBA | Fandango at the Wall | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary |
