Julia Reichert

Julia Reichert has been called a godmother of the American independent film movement and is a three time Oscar nominee. Her film GROWING UP FEMALE was the first feature documentary of the modern Women's Movement. It was recently chosen for inclusion on the National Film Registry. Her films UNION MAIDS and SEEING RED (with Jim Klein) were both nominated for Academy Awards for Best Feature Documentary, as was THE LAST TRUCK, as a short. Her film A LION IN THE HOUSE (with Steven Bognar) premiered at Sundance, screened nationally on PBS, was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award, and won the Primetime Emmy for "Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking". She co-wrote and directed the feature film EMMA AND ELVIS, produced the feature THE DREAM CATCHER directed by Ed Radtke. Her film, SPARKLE (with Steven Bognar) won the Audience Award for Best Short at Silverdocs 2012, and was broadcast on national PBS. She delved into the world of web-based interactive projects, co-creating an int