Draft:Blair Doroshwalther

Blair Doroshwalther (born 1982) is an American documentary director and producer. They are known for POV (1988). They were a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow.[1]

Works

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Doroshwalther directed and produced the documentary, Out in the Night, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It won the audience award at the New Orleans Film Festival for best feature documentary, the audience award and special documentary jury prize for courage in storytelling at Image Out, jury award and audience award for best documentary at the Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Goldene Perle for best documentary at Perlen Queer Film Festival, Hannover Germany and the audience award for best documentary and jury award for special mention documentary feature. They partnered with the United Nations' Free & Equal Campaign to end homophobia and transphobia around the world.

doroshwalther produced the film After Sherman,[2] which premiered at the True/False Film Festival and aired on POV. After Sherman won the grand jury award at the Atlanta Film Festival for best feature documentary, and best documentary film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. After Sherman was a nominee for the Cinema Eye spotlight award.

As a social worker, doroshwalther co-authored the report, Reinvesting in Economic Justice, Equity and Solidarity for Survivors in New York City: A Survivor-Centered Policy Platform & Recommendations for Coerced Debt, Housing, Public Benefits & Solidarity Economy.[3]

blair writes economic justice related policy in New York City.

Education

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doroshwalther is a graduate of New York University from Tisch School of the Arts, Film and Television. They received their masters in social work from Fordham University. blair lives in New York City practicing social work and working as a multi-media artist. doroshwalther is a member of the New Day Film cooperative.[4]

Filmography

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2014 Out in the Night,[5] director, producer
2022 After Sherman,[6] producer

References

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  1. ^ "blair dorosh-walther". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "About 1".
  3. ^ https://nycsurvivorej.mailchimpsites.com/
  4. ^ https://www.newday.com/
  5. ^ https://outinthenight.com/
  6. ^ https://aftersherman.com/

1. Opinion: 50 Years Later, Economic Abuse Survivors Are Still Living Like It's 1974", City Limits,[1] April 25, 2024 2. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship,[2] 2016
2. 'Out in the Night': LAFF Review, the Hollywood Reporter,[3] June 19, 2014
3. Out in the Night: New York City's racism and anti-gay bias plays out on screen, The Guardian,[4] March 27, 2015
4. How Do Gay Black Women Fare in the Criminal Justice System? Indie Wire Shadow & Act,[5] March 12, 2015
5. The Financial Abuse Shown in Netflix's Maid Is a Growing Problem Offscreen, Teen Vogue,,[6] November 26, 2021
6. Cell Phone Carriers Are Putting Domestic Violence Survivors At Risk. Here's What To Know, HuffPost violence-get-off-cell-phone- plans_l_6307724de4b00c150d686e46,[7] August 20, 2022
7. Survivors of domestic violence call on the IRS to recognize financial abuse & help them combat it, Business Insider, violence-survivors-irs- financial-abuse-2021-5,[8] May 22, 2021
8. 6 Warning Signs That You Could Be a Victim of Financial Abuse, According to Psychologists, Good Housekeeping, -abuse-warning-signs/,[9] April 19, 2022
9. Wish To Live: The Hip Hop Feminism Pedagogy Reader. Peter Lang Publishing, 2012

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