Judith Helfand
Season 8 - The Uprising of '34
Premiered on POV: June 25, 1995
Season 10 - A Healthy Baby Girl
Premiered on POV: June 17, 1997
Emotional and honest, Judith Helfand's documentaries inspire her audiences to get involved with social issues. Two of her documentaries The Uprising of '34 and A Healthy Baby Girl were featured on POV and received critical acclaim. In this exclusive interview, Helfand sits down with POV Series Producer Yance Ford to discuss her career making and producing films, what inspired her to become a documentary filmmaker and what she finds compelling about telling personal stories on film.
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