Stephanie Garnder is a Lehigh Valley (Emmaus, PA native) and NYC based filmmaker, playwright and theatre director. Past clients include Elie Wiesel, Yale University, Urban Stages, and Miller Symphony Hall. Her most recent film, “If I Had A Piano (I’d Play You The Blues)” has screened globally and won Best of Show at the Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival, and an Award of Merit: Special Mention through the Accolade Global Film Competition.
Stephanie has written and directed over 18 short films, including Sonnet 151 for the New York Shakespeare Exchange The Sonnet Project. Her film “And If I Stay” played NewFilmmakers NY at the historic Anthology Film Archives, and was selected by the International Festival of Cinematic Arts LA. “Love Yourself” by Tha Gecko Brothers, a music video she directed which speaks out against domestic violence, played at the 2015 Harlem International Film Festival. Her plays and musical comedies have been performed globally.
Stephanie received an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied in Singapore and participated in masterclasses and screenwriting workshops under the tutelage of Oliver Stone (“Platoon”), Todd Solondz (“Happiness”), Richard Wesley (“Uptown Saturday Night”), and Sabrina Dhawan (“Monsoon Wedding”). She has a BA in dramatic literature, music, and creative writing from The George Washington University.