Posted on Dec 3, 2022
Documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert dies at 76
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The Academy Award-winner and activist was known as the "godmother of American independent documentaries." She saw herself as a feminist and the curator of Midwestern stories. Reichert explored the stories of working class people in relationship to gender, social-economic class, activism and race in America.
The Academy Award-winner and activist was known as the "godmother of American independent documentaries." She saw herself as a feminist and the curator of Midwestern stories. Reichert explored the stories of working class people in relationship to gender, social-economic class, activism and race in America.
Documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert dies at 76
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Reichert was co-founder of New Day Films, an independent film distribution co-op. She earned a Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. She also authored, "Doing It Yourself," the first book on self-distribution in independent film.
And over the years, she mentored dozens of emerging filmmakers as a Professor of Motion Pictures at Wright State University.
Reichert leaves her partner Steven Bognar, daughter Lela Klein Holt, three brothers, two grandchildren, a nephew and a host of loving ..."...
..."Reichert was co-founder of New Day Films, an independent film distribution co-op. She earned a Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association. She also authored, "Doing It Yourself," the first book on self-distribution in independent film.
And over the years, she mentored dozens of emerging filmmakers as a Professor of Motion Pictures at Wright State University.
Reichert leaves her partner Steven Bognar, daughter Lela Klein Holt, three brothers, two grandchildren, a nephew and a host of loving ..."...
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