Meet Rebekah Wiggins
Rebekah Wiggins
SWSW Founder /Actor / filmmaker / certified Chubbuck ACTING Technique Teacher
Rebekah Wiggins is a leading film director and intimacy coordinator, known for her innovative storytelling and non-conformist approach. She creates gritty, female-centric narratives that explore themes of isolation, family bonds, unconditional love, and grief.
Rebekah Wiggins is a multi-hyphenate creator leading the film industry as a director and intimacy coordinator. She focuses on telling unflinching stories from underrepresented perspectives through innovative and non-conformist approaches. Wiggins directs and produces gritty, female-centric narratives, exploring themes of isolation, complex family bonds, unconditional love, and transformation and transcendence through grief. Her compassionate directing brings the films Clownfish and Ushering the Light (Prime Video) to the screen, as well as the gothic western series Vicious Kin and Virginia is for Lovers, both currently in development.
With eighteen years of experience in critical film industry roles, Wiggins excels in building cinematic stories from all angles. Her expertise as an intimacy coordinator ensures emotionally and physically safe filmmaking environments, skillfully manifesting a director’s vision. Notable credits include the neo-noir film Love Lies Bleeding (A24) and the Netflix series American Primeval.
As an actor and acting teacher, Wiggins brings a deep understanding of character and the human condition to her work. She founded the acting school Southwest Scene Works and is a certified Chubbuck Acting Technique teacher who specializes in helping actors connect their emotional experiences to their characters.
Her accolades include screenwriting honors from the Austin Film Festival, Best Director awards from the LA Independent Women Film Awards, and the Berlin International Art Film Festival.
Wiggins's approach to filmmaking is collaborative and supportive, allowing her to fulfill directorial visions with tender intensity. Learn more about her work at rebekahwiggins.com.
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