She got her start in the business as an intern on Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” Hamilton was selected to be one of eight women in the class of 2014 American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women. a highly competitive program designed to mentor emerging female directors. Hamilton studied philosophy at Stanford University and law at Yale University. She is proud to return to her Midwestern roots to direct her first feature film this year, “American Fable,” which she produced with Kishori Rajan. (Press materials)