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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>India is the daughter of Mel Clark and director <a href="/facts/Roger_Donaldson/dL7nN6J5">Roger Donaldson</a>; she gained exposure to the <a href="/facts/Film_industry/QVPeDbno">film industry</a> at an early age.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Her parents divorced when she was a child. She attended <a href="/facts/Santa_Monica_High_School/brBkRwFJ">Santa Monica High School</a> and <a href="/facts/Vassar_College/SB9TlRWc">Vassar College</a>, where she majored in English.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Donaldson worked in the <a href="/facts/Textile_industry/KYCR1hcR">textile industry</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Her directorial debut, the 2018 short film <i>Medusa</i>, was followed by the short films <i>Hannahs</i> and <i>If Found</i> in 2019 and 2021, respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>Donaldson presented her feature-length debut <i><a href="/facts/Good_One_(film)/sHRJPm3d">Good One</a></i> as a work-in-progress at the 2023 <a href="/facts/American_Film_Festival/BVottm6X">American Film Festival</a> in <a href="/facts/Wroc%25C5%2582aw/o3scwNqQ">Wrocław</a>, where she was awarded a $50,000 prize to support the project's <a href="/facts/Post-production/RpqM8yLl">post-production</a> in <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The completed film screened at <a href="/facts/2024_Sundance_Film_Festival/JrsbBqdC">2024 Sundance Film Festival</a> and the <a href="/facts/Directors%2527_Fortnight/Lej0T7QL">Directors' Fortnight</a> section of the <a href="/facts/2024_Cannes_Film_Festival/6PpmUsUg">2024 Cannes Film Festival</a>, where it was eligible for the <i><a href="/facts/Camera_d%2527Or/HLXyeaLY">Camera d'Or</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> The film later won the Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Feature Film at that year's <a href="/facts/Champs-%25C3%2589lys%25C3%25A9es_Film_Festival/NjITLlx6">Champs-Élysées Film Festival</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Donaldson resided in <a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a> for ten years. Shortly before the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, she and her husband moved to <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, where they currently reside.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> The couple lived with India's father, his third wife, and their two teenage children during the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_lockdowns/albASEEY">COVID-19 lockdowns</a>. India's experiences living with her young half-siblings inspired the plot of <i><a href="/facts/Good_One_(film)/sHRJPm3d">Good One</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> Around this time, her first son was born.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Notes</th><th scope="col">Ref.</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">2018</th><td><i>Medusa</i></td><td>Short film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2019</th><td><i>Hannahs</i></td><td>Short film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2021</th><td><i>If Found</i></td><td>Short film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2024</th><td><i><a href="/facts/Good_One_(film)/sHRJPm3d">Good One</a></i></td><td>Feature film</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Award</th><th scope="col">Category</th><th scope="col">Nominated work</th><th scope="col">Result</th><th scope="col">Ref.</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">2019</th><td>Eastern Oregon Film Festival</td><td>Spirit of EOFF Ethos Award</td><td rowspan="2"><i>Hannahs</i></td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2020</th><td>Monmouth Film Festival</td><td>Best Narrative Short Film</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="4">2024</th><td><a href="/facts/Sundance_Film_Festival/30mSTkES">Sundance Film Festival</a></td><td>U.S. Dramatic</td><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/Good_One_(film)/sHRJPm3d">Good One</a></i></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Cannes_Film_Festival/4FU7Kbfc">Cannes Film Festival</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Directors%2527_Fortnight/Lej0T7QL">Directors' Fortnight</a></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Camera_d%2527Or/HLXyeaLY">Camera d'Or</a></i></td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Champs-%25C3%2589lys%25C3%25A9es_Film_Festival/NjITLlx6">Champs-Élysées Film Festival</a></td><td>Grand Jury Prize for Best American Independent Feature Film</td><td>Won</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8435156/">India Donaldson</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Spicer, Lucy. "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind "Good One"". Sundance. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-india-donaldson-the-filmmaker-behind-good-one/" target="_blank">https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-india-donaldson-the-filmmaker-behind-good-one/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Spicer, Lucy. "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind "Good One"". Sundance. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-india-donaldson-the-filmmaker-behind-good-one/" target="_blank">https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-india-donaldson-the-filmmaker-behind-good-one/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Corry, Dominic. "The 2024 films we're looking forward to from Aotearoa New Zealand". Flicks. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.flicks.co.nz/features/the-films-were-looking-forward-to-in-2024-from-aotearoa-new-zealand/" target="_blank">https://www.flicks.co.nz/features/the-films-were-looking-forward-to-in-2024-from-aotearoa-new-zealand/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Grieron, Tim. "India Donaldson grew up around Hollywood A-listers. Now she's cutting her own path". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-06/director-india-donaldson-cuts-her-own-path-good-one" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-06/director-india-donaldson-cuts-her-own-path-good-one</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Feldberg, Isaac (6 August 2024). "On the Trail: India Donaldson on Good One". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/india-donaldson-good-one-interview" target="_blank">https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/india-donaldson-good-one-interview</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Spicer, Lucy. "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know India Donaldson, the Filmmaker Behind "Good One"". Sundance. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-india-donaldson-the-filmmaker-behind-good-one/" target="_blank">https://www.sundance.org/blogs/give-me-the-backstory-get-to-know-india-donaldson-the-filmmaker-behind-good-one/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Medusa". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/medusa" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/medusa</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Hannahs Screenings". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"If Found Screenings". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/if-found/screenings" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/if-found/screenings</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Balaga, Marta. "India Donaldson Picks Up Polish Film Institute Award for 'Good One' at American Film Festival, Reflects on the 'Price of Obedience'". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/india-donaldson-picks-polish-film-222423432.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHegC-mcYpJf8BWlp3hdywI7T6gIfySKxuJlxBpbLPeDPBmM1QZq-Oavo5nU9Kh1FWu3-Dl-nHz0wi2JsrtSzn0kU4Eyxjxy1B-oAxvSlFPZGwH1PrIZnpsVNI4R3Xrsx_ZXFQJdvN-qv-L5tNM6Us038nrQecFeBkRugbdtmqvE" target="_blank">https://ca.news.yahoo.com/india-donaldson-picks-polish-film-222423432.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHegC-mcYpJf8BWlp3hdywI7T6gIfySKxuJlxBpbLPeDPBmM1QZq-Oavo5nU9Kh1FWu3-Dl-nHz0wi2JsrtSzn0kU4Eyxjxy1B-oAxvSlFPZGwH1PrIZnpsVNI4R3Xrsx_ZXFQJdvN-qv-L5tNM6Us038nrQecFeBkRugbdtmqvE</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Lattanzio, Ryan (8 May 2024). "'Good One' Trailer: The Sundance Coming-of-Age Favorite Is Now Destined for Cannes". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/good-one-trailer-india-donaldson-1235001869/" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/good-one-trailer-india-donaldson-1235001869/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"The 2024 Caméra d'or: who are the contenders?". Cannes Film Festival. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-2024-camera-dor-who-are-the-contenders" target="_blank">https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-2024-camera-dor-who-are-the-contenders</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"The winners of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival 2024". Sortir a Paris. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/guides/51735-the-winners-of-the-champs-elysees-film-festival-2024" target="_blank">https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/guides/51735-the-winners-of-the-champs-elysees-film-festival-2024</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Grieron, Tim. "India Donaldson grew up around Hollywood A-listers. Now she's cutting her own path". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-06/director-india-donaldson-cuts-her-own-path-good-one" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-06/director-india-donaldson-cuts-her-own-path-good-one</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Balaga, Marta. "India Donaldson Picks Up Polish Film Institute Award for 'Good One' at American Film Festival, Reflects on the 'Price of Obedience'". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/india-donaldson-picks-polish-film-222423432.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHegC-mcYpJf8BWlp3hdywI7T6gIfySKxuJlxBpbLPeDPBmM1QZq-Oavo5nU9Kh1FWu3-Dl-nHz0wi2JsrtSzn0kU4Eyxjxy1B-oAxvSlFPZGwH1PrIZnpsVNI4R3Xrsx_ZXFQJdvN-qv-L5tNM6Us038nrQecFeBkRugbdtmqvE" target="_blank">https://ca.news.yahoo.com/india-donaldson-picks-polish-film-222423432.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHegC-mcYpJf8BWlp3hdywI7T6gIfySKxuJlxBpbLPeDPBmM1QZq-Oavo5nU9Kh1FWu3-Dl-nHz0wi2JsrtSzn0kU4Eyxjxy1B-oAxvSlFPZGwH1PrIZnpsVNI4R3Xrsx_ZXFQJdvN-qv-L5tNM6Us038nrQecFeBkRugbdtmqvE</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Grieron, Tim. "India Donaldson grew up around Hollywood A-listers. Now she's cutting her own path". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-06/director-india-donaldson-cuts-her-own-path-good-one" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-08-06/director-india-donaldson-cuts-her-own-path-good-one</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Feldberg, Isaac (6 August 2024). "On the Trail: India Donaldson on Good One". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/india-donaldson-good-one-interview" target="_blank">https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/india-donaldson-good-one-interview</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"Medusa". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/medusa" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/medusa</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"Hannahs Screenings". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"If Found Screenings". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/if-found/screenings" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/if-found/screenings</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>Lattanzio, Ryan (8 May 2024). "'Good One' Trailer: The Sundance Coming-of-Age Favorite Is Now Destined for Cannes". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/good-one-trailer-india-donaldson-1235001869/" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/good-one-trailer-india-donaldson-1235001869/</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"Hannahs Screenings". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>"Hannahs Screenings". India Donaldson. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings" target="_blank">https://indiadonaldson.com/films/hannahs/screenings</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>Welk, Brian (13 February 2024). "Sundance 2024 Sales: India Donaldson's 'Good One' Sells to Metrograph Pictures". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/sundance-2024-film-festival-acquistions-1234940243/" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/sundance-2024-film-festival-acquistions-1234940243/</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>Lattanzio, Ryan (8 May 2024). "'Good One' Trailer: The Sundance Coming-of-Age Favorite Is Now Destined for Cannes". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/good-one-trailer-india-donaldson-1235001869/" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/good-one-trailer-india-donaldson-1235001869/</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>"The 2024 Caméra d'or: who are the contenders?". Cannes Film Festival. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024. <a href="https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-2024-camera-dor-who-are-the-contenders" target="_blank">https://cinemadedemain.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-2024-camera-dor-who-are-the-contenders</a> <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:27"><p>"The winners of the Champs-Élysées Film Festival 2024". Sortir a Paris. Retrieved 8 August 2024. <a href="https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/guides/51735-the-winners-of-the-champs-elysees-film-festival-2024" target="_blank">https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/guides/51735-the-winners-of-the-champs-elysees-film-festival-2024</a> <a href="#fnref:27" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>