Lea, Richard (September 24, 2007). "Award-winning film-maker scoops short story prize". The Guardian. London . Retrieved January 17, 2018. a b Yuri Ono (designer) (2009). "Hello". Learningtoloveyoumore.com. Miranda July; Harrell Fletcher . Retrieved June 27, 2012.

Miranda July was born in Barre, Vermont, the daughter of Lindy Hough and Richard Grossinger. Her parents, who taught at Goddard College at the time, are both writers. In 1974 they founded North Atlantic Books, a publisher of alternative health, martial arts, and spiritual titles. Miranda was encouraged to work on her short fiction by author and friend Miranda July (born February 15, 1974) is a performance artist, musician, writer, actress and film director. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, after having lived for many years in Portland, Oregon. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with a high school friend called "Snarla." Hoberman, J. (July 27, 2011). "In The Future, Miranda July Grows Up". The Village Voice . Retrieved January 26, 2012. No One Belongs Here More Than You, July's collection of short vignettes, was published by Scribner in 2007. [67]Roberts, Christopher (May 29, 2019). "Sleater-Kinney Share Lyric Video for New St. Vincent-Produced Song "Hurry On Home" ". Under the Radar . Retrieved August 1, 2019. July, Miranda. "Margie Ruskie Stops Time, by Miranda July with The Need". Miranda July with The Need. Bandcamp . Retrieved October 4, 2020. In between Me and You and Everyone We Know and The Future, July began to incorporate some of the oddball avant-garde things she had done in theater performance into her films, some of which was easier to swallow on stage but not on screen, such as the talking cat in The Future, [16] which she was later criticized for by viewers. The first novel by the filmmaker and artist Miranda July is like one of those strange mythological creatures that are part one thing, part another — a griffin or a chimera, perhaps, or a sphinx... An immensely moving portrait of motherhood and what it means to take care of a child...July writes of Cheryl’s discovery of maternal love with heartfelt emotion and power."

When Sophie (Miranda July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater) decide to adopt a stray cat, their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves. All Fours is profound and bawdy and deeply human, a brilliant work of art from a completely blown open and fearless mind.” – Emma Cline, New York Times– bestselling author of The GuestOfficial Somebody hotspots so far include Los Angeles County Museum of Art (with a presentation by Ms. July on Sept. 11), The New Museum (presentation on Oct. 9), Yerba Buena Center for The Arts (San Francisco), Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), and Museo Jumex (Mexico City.) Museum-goers are invited to send and deliver messages in these spaces where there are likely to be other users.

Harvey, Dennis (June 2, 2017). "Film Review: 'Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk' ". Variety . Retrieved January 30, 2019. Her films have a common theme of "intimacy." For example, many of her work's titles use pronouns ("me," "you," "we," etc.). July creates "slice of life" films using ordinary characters and giving them attention within her films. She describes this as her being, "desperate to bring people together." [5] However, as she's aged she's become more interested in how people sabotage coming together. [16] If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month. a b Tang, Estelle (January 30, 2017). "How This Underground Feminist Art Project Turned Miranda July into a Filmmaker". Elle. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.

Risky fiction: hilarious, dark, uncomfortable, and so accurate in mapping the way fantasies can overtake life that it’s also one of the most honest character studies I’ve read in a longtime…when pregnancy and an infant are introduced in the second half of the book, imagination and fantasy life are replaced with very real anguish, protection, and love.”