Hilary Brougher
Hilary Brougher is a screenwriter and director based in New York City She is best known for her 2006 feature film "Stephanie Daley" starring Tilda Swinton and Melissa Leo. Career. Brougher's career began in 1996, when she wrote and directed her first feature film, "The Sticky Fingers of Time." The film was an official selection at the Venice, Rotterdam, SXSW, and Toronto International Film Festivals. It was released theatrically in the U.S. in 1997. 2006 saw the release of her second feature "Stephanie Daley", starring Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Melissa Leo, Tim Hutton and Denis O’Hare. The  film won several accolades, including the "Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award" at the Sundance Film Festival. Amber Tamblyn received "Best Actress" at Locarno Film Festival for her role as a sixteen-year-old girl accused of killing her newborn child. The film was bought by Lifetime Television and the title was changed to "What She Knew". In 2014 Brougher was credited as director and co-writer with Tristine Skyler of an adaptation of Jane Mendelsohn’s novel, "Innocence". Her most recent film, "South Mountain," starring Talia Balsam premiered at SXSW in 2019. The film received mostly positive reviews with articles featured  in "The Hollywood Reporter", "Variety" and "Indiewire". She is currently working on the documentary "Striper" about the art and life of Jay Rosenblum, an artist killed in a tragic accident in 1989. The film is co-directed by producer Maria Rosenblum, who is also the daughter of the film's subject. Brougher is a professor and full time member of Faculty in the MFA Film Program, at Columbia University School of the Arts. She also chaired the program from 2019-2021.