Let us tell you a story about the boundary pushers who shape souls and give children strange dreams. The stars of Story & Pictures By are changing the narrative for the next generation - creating magic from the realities of society and personal experience, even when their own lives are not fairytales.
Director's Bio:
Joanna Rudnick (she/her) is an Emmy-nominated director with over two decades of experience in documentary filmmaking. Joanna's feature documentary In the Family (PBS|POV) was broadcast in over a dozen countries, shown on Capitol Hill and used in a Supreme Court case brought by the ACLU. Joanna directed the animated short Brother (Independent Lens|PBS); the Chicago Film Festival Audience Award winning short On Beauty (Shorts TV) and an episode of duPont award-winning Hard Earned (Al Jazeera America). Her producing credits include Robert Capa in Love and War (PBS|BBC); Crossfire Hurricane (HBO); Bill T. Jones: A Good Man (American Masters|PBS); and Prisoner of Her Past (PBS).
"The love and passion for children's books and storytelling is palpable in this film. Our 7-year-old screening volunteer said, 'You have to put this film in the program because it will inspire children like me." –BendFilm Team
Film sponsored by Bend Studio
Let us tell you a story about the boundary pushers who shape souls and give children strange dreams. The stars of Story & Pictures By are changing the narrative for the next generation - creating magic from the realities of society and personal experience, even when their own lives are not fairytales.
Director's Bio:
Joanna Rudnick (she/her) is an Emmy-nominated director with over two decades of experience in documentary filmmaking. Joanna's feature documentary In the Family (PBS|POV) was broadcast in over a dozen countries, shown on Capitol Hill and used in a Supreme Court case brought by the ACLU. Joanna directed the animated short Brother (Independent Lens|PBS); the Chicago Film Festival Audience Award winning short On Beauty (Shorts TV) and an episode of duPont award-winning Hard Earned (Al Jazeera America). Her producing credits include Robert Capa in Love and War (PBS|BBC); Crossfire Hurricane (HBO); Bill T. Jones: A Good Man (American Masters|PBS); and Prisoner of Her Past (PBS).
"The love and passion for children's books and storytelling is palpable in this film. Our 7-year-old screening volunteer said, 'You have to put this film in the program because it will inspire children like me." –BendFilm Team
Film sponsored by Bend Studio