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      • India Donaldson (born 1984 or 1985) is an American filmmaker best known for the 2024 film Good One.


      Early life


      India is the daughter of Mel Clark and director Roger Donaldson; she gained exposure to the film industry at an early age. Her parents divorced when she was a child. She attended Santa Monica High School and Vassar College, where she majored in English.


      Career


      Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Donaldson worked in the textile industry. Her directorial debut, the 2018 short film Medusa, was followed by the short films Hannahs and If Found in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
      Donaldson presented her feature-length debut Good One as a work-in-progress at the 2023 American Film Festival in Wrocław, where she was awarded a $50,000 prize to support the project's post-production in Poland. The completed film screened at 2024 Sundance Film Festival and the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was eligible for the Camera d'Or. The film later won the Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Feature Film at that year's Champs-Élysées Film Festival.


      Personal life


      Donaldson resided in New York for ten years. Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, she and her husband moved to Los Angeles, where they currently reside. The couple lived with India's father, his third wife, and their two teenage children during the COVID-19 lockdowns. India's experiences living with her young half-siblings inspired the plot of Good One. Around this time, her first son was born.


      Filmography




      Awards and nominations




      References




      External links


      India Donaldson at IMDb

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