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Actress: Straighten Up and Fly Right. Kristen Abate is known for Straighten Up and Fly Right (2022), Busted Walk (2011) and How to Score Your Life (2012).
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Jun 9, 2022 · Kristen Abate is a New York-based performer who co-directs and stars in the comedy-drama "Straighten Up and Fly Right", a film about living with a disability and pursuing a creative dream. Learn more about her background, her collaborations, and her upcoming live Q&A with Cinema Femme magazine.
Jan 31, 2023 · Kristen Abate stars in and co-directs a film about a disabled woman with dreams of becoming a writer. She plays a character based on her real-life relationship with Steven Tanenbaum, who also has a disability and is her mentor.
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Join us June 9th at 2 PM CST as Cinema Femme interviews filmmaker/actress Kristen Abate about her co-directed film "Straighten Up and Fly Right" Synopsis:20-...
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Feb 13, 2022 · Kristen (Kristen Abate) is a twenty-something woman living in New York City battling Ankylosing Spondylitis — a severe form of arthritis that leaves her permanently bent over. Each day, she walks dogs for money, buys various drugs from her dealer, and occasionally pays him to have sex with her.
Kristen Abate is a New York-based filmmaker who won the Slamdance Grand Jury Prize for her debut feature film, Straighten Up and Fly Right. She started acting and dancing with Loco-Motion and has worked with Steven Tanenbaum for over twenty years.
Kristen Abate was born and raised in the West Village. As a filmmaker and actress her photos try to capture the feeling of a dusty film strip. While rents continue to accelerate her photos attempt to capture buildings, stores and people who could be pushed out by morning.
