Betsy Kalin
Director, Producer
In 1997, Betsy Kalin formed Itchy Bee Productions, a full service production and distribution company specializing in high-quality films that entertain, educate and inspire.
She received a BA in Women’s Studies from Columbia University and an MFA from the University of Miami.
Her film “Roof” premiered at New York City’s MoMA for New Directors/New Films and is a part of the Short Shorts compilation. In 2004, her documentary, “Hearts Cracked Open,” premiered at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and has gone on to win several awards. In 2010 she made “Chained!,” a short documentary that screened in festivals around the world, and in 2013 produced the award-winning film “Click.”
Awards
Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary
Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
Best Feature Film
New Urbanism Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary
Highland Park Independent Film Festival
Award of Excellence for Documentary Feature
IndieFEST Film Awards