Dorothy Fadiman
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Dorothy Fadiman is an American documentary
filmmaker, director, and producer.
. She attended University of Pittsburgh and Penn State, and received an MA from Stanford University
.
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
filmmaker, director, and producer.
Biography
Dorothy Fadiman was raised in Pennsylvania and is married to psychologist and published author, James Fadiman. She is the mother of Renee Fadiman and Maria FadimanMaria Fadiman
Maria Grace Fadiman is an ethnobotanist and professor of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University.-Biography:Fadiman was raised in Palo Alto by documentary filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman, and psychologist and published author, James Fadiman. She received her BA from Vassar College, her MA from...
. She attended University of Pittsburgh and Penn State, and received an MA from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
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Career
Since 1976, Fadiman has been producing documentaries with a focus on social justice and human rights.Filmography
- Shattering the Myth of Aging: Senior Games Celebrate Healthy Lifestyles, Competition and Community (2010)
- Motherhood by Choice, Not Chance (2010)
- Reclaiming Their Voice: The Native American Vote in New Mexico & Beyond (2009)
- Stealing America: Vote by Vote (2008)
- Breathe Easy (2007)
- Moment by Moment: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale (2005)
- Seeds of Hope: HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia (2004)
- Woman by Woman: New Hope for the Villages of India (2001)
- Fix-It Shops: An Endangered Species (1999)
- The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today (1996)
- From Danger to Dignity (1995)
- When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (1992)
- Why Do These Kids Love School? (1990)
- World Peace is A Local Issue (1983)
- Celebration (1983)
- Peace: A Conscious Choice (1982)
- Radiance (1978)
Other Projects
- Producing with Passion: Making Films That Change the World (2008) with Tony Levelle
- Open Secret: The Poetry of Rumi (1989 and 1993) with Coleman Coleman BarksColeman BarksColeman Barks is an American poet. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is nonetheless renowned as an interpreter of Rumi and other mystic poets of Persia.- Biographical notes:...
Awards
- OSCAR nomination, Best Documentary ShortAcademy Award for Documentary Short SubjectThis is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941...
. (1992) - Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
(1996) - Gold Medal, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- BEST DOCUMENTARY, Atlanta International Film/Video Festival
- Critics Choice Award, Broadcast Film Critics
- "FREDDIE," The International Medical Media Award
- Gold Hugo, The Chicago International Film Festival
- BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY, The EMMA, Exceptional Merit Media Award, National Women's Political Caucus
- Gold Apple, National Educational Media Festival
- BRONZE CHRIS, Columbus International Film Festival
- BLUE RIBBON, American Film and Video Festival
- BEST DOCUMENTARY, The "Joeys" San Jose Film Festival
- SILVER PLAQUE, Chicago Film Festival
- BRONZE STAR, Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
- SILVER APPLE, National Educational Film and Video Festival
- GOLD MEDAL, Religious Educators Media Award
- CHRIS AWARD, Columbus Film Festival
- FIRST PRIZE, Whole Life Expo Media Festival/San Francisco
- GOLD MEDAL, Virgin Islands/Miami International Film Festival
- FIRST PLACE AWARD, Bilbao Film International Film Festival (Spain)