Radha Blank

writer, director, producer of “The Forty-Year-Old Version”

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“The Forty-Year-Old Version” won Best Director for an American Drama at Sundance this year. Radha Blank is the star, director and producer of the film.

Radha Blank on her autobiographical film ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version,’ race, and theater

“The Forty-Year-Old Version” won Best Director for an American Drama at Sundance this year. Radha Blank is the star, director and producer of the film.

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