Introduction
Emily Kunstler, (born June 24, 1978) was a documentary filmmaker. Kunstler grew up in New York City's West Village neighborhood.
Family
Kunstler is the daughter of left-wing radical lawyer William Kunstler and is the sister of attorney Sarah Kunstler.
Off Center Media
In 1999, Emily Kunstler co-founded Off Center Media with Sarah Kunstler. Off Center was a documentary production company that claimed to expose injustice in the criminal justice system through the creation and circulation of media.
Emily Kunstler completed a hagiographic documentary about her father entitled William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe that screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009. The film was a co-production of the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and aired on the PBS series P.O.V..
Articles
- New York Times feature about Emily and Sarah Kunstler and the film William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Los Angeles Times feature about Emily and Sarah Kunstler and the film William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Huffington Post Article written by Emily and Sarah Kunstler about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- New Yorker 'Talk of the town' feature about Emily and Sarah Kunstler and the film William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Interview with Emily and Sarah Kunstler from IndieWIRE about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Interview with Emily and Sarah Kunstler in Gothamist web magazine about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Interview with Emily and Sarah Kunstler in Gothamist web magazine about Getting Through to the President
- New York Daily News article about Getting Through to the President
- WBAI interview with Emily Kunstler about Texas death row prisoner Thomas J Miller-El
- New York Daily News article from 1998
- New York Times article from 1993
- Reuters Article on L'Oreal "Women of Worth" Award
- IFC.com: Disturbing the Universe with Michael Moore
- Emily and Sarah Kunstler in New Orleans' Weekly Gambit
Video
- POV interview with filmmakers Emily and Sarah Kunstler, directors of William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, aired on PBS on June 22, 2010
- Emily and Sarah Kunstler on Democracy Now! discussing William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, November 12, 2009
- Emily and Sarah Kunstler on CBS News discussing William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, December 2, 2009
- Emily Kunstler at the international premiere of William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe at The Deauville Film Festival
- Emily Kunstler on GritTV with Laura Flander discussing William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, November 11, 2009
- Emily Kunstler on NY1 New's Road to City Hall discussing William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, November 11, 2009
- Emily Kunstler on Democracy Now! when Ryan Matthews was freed from death row
- Emily Kunstler on Democracy Now! when The Central Park Jogger Case convictions were overturned
- A Pattern of Exclusion: The Trial of Thomas Miller-El on Democracy Now!
Radio
- Interview with Emily and Sarah Kunstler on NPR's Tell Me More about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Interview with Emily and Sarah Kunstler on Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Interview with Emily and Sarah Kunstler on Santa Barbara's KCSB about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
- Interview with Emily Kunstler on KUCI's Filmschool about William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe