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Letiţia Popa


  • Director
  • Born: 09.07.1936 in Bucureşti
Graduated Institutul de Artă Teatrală şi Cinematografică "I.L.Caragiale" (class of 1956). After making the TV film “The Dowry” in her native Romania, Letitia Popa directed a remake for the big screen and made other two films for theatrical release: “Who Calls Me?” and “On the Mainstream.” Letitia has directed and written over forty TV films and two mini-series. She also directed theatre at the prestigious National Theatre in Bucharest. Letitia immigrated to the United States with her son Toader (Ted) Micu. She married and relocated to Los Angeles where she worked under the name of Letitia Popa Schwartz directing documentaries, theatre and films. She directed “The American Dream” by Edward Albee and the “Ghetto Cabaret” written by Joshua Sobol. The show was the “Critic’s Pick” (Backstage West), “Pick of the Week” (LA Weekly) and Critic’s Choice - Garland 2002. She received a local Cable Ace nomination for the documentary “H.O.M.E.,” a Gold Medal for Best Director at the Sofia Film Festival, and twice a Special Award at the Monte Carlo Film Festival. She wrote a screenplay with Joanna Miles, “An Offering of Oranges,” inspired by a true story, and she worked with Judith Vogelsang on a documentary titled “HUMBLE BEAUTY: Skid Row Artists,” about homeless artists in Los Angeles. The film received a rave review from FilmThreat.com which called the film a "first-rate, profound documentary," with "seamless, unobtrusive filmmaking." Letitia lives in Los Angeles with her husband painter Enrique Marquez. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America in the Director category. (humblebeauty.co)
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Known for:

2013

1979

Festivals / Awards

Filmography

Director

Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists

documentar

2013

The Yin&Yang of Randy Lawrence

scurtmetraj

2009

Celluloid Baby

documentar

2000

Linda Leisure and H.O.M.E.

scurtmetraj, documentar TV

1994

Who Calls Me?

1979

Pe firul apei

film TV

1978

Take, Ianke şi Kadîr

film TV

1976

Neagoe Basarab

scurtmetraj, documentar TV

1976

La porţile Severinului

scurtmetraj, documentar TV

1974

The Dowry

1972

Îndrăzneala

scurtmetraj TV

1972

A Drawing for a Bird

scurtmetraj de animaţie

1971

scurtmetraj de animaţie

1969

Three Stories of Love

scurtmetraj de animaţie

1967

Ora jocului

documentar TV

1967

Cetatea de scaun a Sucevei

documentar TV

1967

George Coşbuc

scurtmetraj, documentar TV

1966

Oraşul povesteşte

documentar TV

1965

Dialog despre bătrâneţe

scurtmetraj, documentar TV

1965

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