Shaina Feinberg

Shaina Feinberg (she/her) is an award-winning American filmmaker and writer. She spent her twenties making a stoner, punk sketch show called The Spew. She has been on This American Life, was a resident at Space on Ryder Farms (2018) and Twenty Summers (2021), a Reel Families for Change grantee (2022) and a recipient of the Reboot Studios grant (2023). Her film My Mom’s Eggplant Sauce (2022) played festivals around the world, including Hot Docs, Rotterdam International Film Festival and Palm Springs, won her a Best Director award and is featured on Short of the Week. Her short doc A Brief History of Hating My Face (2023), was commissioned by the New York Times. Her film Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35 premiered at the Aspen Film Festival (2024). Shaina is the author of three books, has written for The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Tablet and writes regularly for the New York Times. Her films and books have been written about in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Bust, Broadly, Logo, THEM, Indiewire and more. She is currently working on a film about Joan Darling, the first woman to be nominated for an Emmy in directing. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their two children.

Talks

Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon

By Shaina Feinberg | July 19, 2024

Cutting and Pasting My Way Through the Western Cannon

Filmmaker Shaina Feinberg on how her process of reimagining movies has shaped the work she has made over the course of her creative career.

Kindred Spirits: Shaina Feinberg in Conversation with Joan Darling

By Shaina Feinberg | May 6, 2022

Kindred Spirits: Shaina Feinberg in Conversation with Joan Darling

Filmmaker Feinberg talks with actor-writer-director Darling, a pioneering force behind the camera in both TV and film.

Revisited: 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction and Me

By Shaina Feinberg | December 31, 2021

Revisited: 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction and Me

Dinette creator Shaina Feinberg on how two infamous and very sexy movies filmed in her childhood home inspired her to subvert the male gaze.

9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction and Me

By Shaina Feinberg | October 6, 2021

9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction and Me

Dinette creator Shaina Feinberg on how two infamous and very sexy movies filmed in her childhood home inspired her to subvert the male gaze.