Vanessa Roth
Vanessa Roth is an American filmmaker who has written, produced and directed award-winning non-fiction films and headed up social issue reform efforts through storytelling for nearly 20 years. She has won a number of film awards for her works, including a 2008 Academy Award for Best Short Documentary for Freeheld, an Alfred I duPont-Columbia award for Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children, two Sundance Special Jury Prizes, Cine Golden Eagles, Casey Medals and a MacArthur Grant. Some of her award-winning films include Close to Home, Aging Out, Schools of the 21st Century, The Third Monday in October, 9/11’s Toxic Dust, No Tomorrow, The Other Side and American Teacher.[1] She is currently in production on Untouchables. Her latest film, The Texas Promise, premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 25, 2014.[2]
She earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a minor in Family Law from Columbia University.
She is the daughter of award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth [3] and archeologist Linda Roth.
References
- ↑ The Teacher Salary Project
- ↑ "Austin Film Festival Schedule"
- ↑ "Her father's daughter", Variety, February 15, 2008
External links
- Big Year Productions
- The Teacher Salary Project
- The Third Monday in October
- The Texas Promise Official Website