Dorothy Fadiman

American film director and producer

Dorothy Fadiman
Born	(1939-06-03) June 3, 1939 (age 84) Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, director, producer
Spouse	James Fadiman
Children	2

Dorothy Fadiman (born June 3, 1939 in Pennsylvania) is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer.

Early life

Fadiman was raised in Pennsylvania.

Education

Fadiman attended University of Pittsburgh and Penn State, and received an MA from Stanford University.

Career

Since 1976, Fadiman has been producing documentaries with a focus on social justice and human rights.

Fadiman had an illegal abortion in 1962 after becoming pregnant while at Stanford University. She was blindfolded throughout the procedure, hemorrhaged and ended up on the intensive care ward of Stanford hospital. Fadiman's abortion experience was the catalyst behind making the documentary film: When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories.^[1] The film was nominated for an OSCAR in the Best Documentary Short category in 1993.^[2]

Filmography

CHEF DARREN: The Challenge of Profound Deafness (2018)
A DARING JOURNEY: From Immigration to Education (2015)
Butterfly Town, USA (2015)
Shattering the Myth of Aging: Senior Games Celebrate Healthy Lifestyles, Competition and Community (2010)
Motherhood by Choice, Not Chance (2010)
Reclaiming their Voice: The Native American Vote in New Mexico & Beyond (film) (2009)
Stealing America: Vote by Vote (2008)
Breathe Easy (2007)
Moment by Moment: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale (2005)
Seeds of Hope: HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia (2006) A five film series
Woman by Woman: New Hope for the Villages of India (2001)
Fix-It Shops: An Endangered Species (1999)
The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today (1996)
From Danger to Dignity: The Fight for Safe Abortion (1995)
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (1992)
Why Do These Kids Love School? (1990)
World Peace is A Local Issue (1983) (digitally remastered in 2013 and released in 2014) ^[3]^[4]
Celebration: I Am All of These (1983)
Peace: A Conscious Choice (1982)
RADIANCE: The Experience of Light (1978)

Other projects

Producing with Passion: Making Films That Change the World (2008) with Tony Levelle Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, ISBN 978-1932907445
Open Secret: The Poetry of Rumi (1989 and 1993) with Coleman Barks

Awards

OSCAR nomination, Best Documentary Short.^[5]^[6] (1992)
Emmy Award (1996)
Gold Medal, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
BEST DOCUMENTARY, Atlanta International Film/Video Festival
Critics Choice Award, Broadcast Film Critics
"FREDDIE," The International Medical Media Award^[7]
Gold Hugo, The Chicago International Film Festival
BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY, The EMMA, Exceptional Merit Media Award, National Women's Political Caucus
Gold Apple, National Educational Media Festival
BRONZE CHRIS, Columbus International Film Festival
BLUE RIBBON, American Film and Video Festival
BEST DOCUMENTARY, The "Joeys" San Jose Film Festival
SILVER PLAQUE, Chicago Film Festival
BRONZE STAR, Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
SILVER APPLE, National Educational Film and Video Festival
GOLD MEDAL, Religious Educators Media Award
CHRIS AWARD, Columbus Film Festival
FIRST PRIZE, Whole Life Expo Media Festival/San Francisco
GOLD MEDAL, Virgin Islands/Miami International Film Festival
FIRST PLACE AWARD, Bilbao Film International Film Festival (Spain)

Personal life

Fadiman's husband is James Fadiman, a published author. They have two children, Renee Fadiman and Maria Fadiman.

References

^ "WHEN ABORTION WAS ILLEGAL: Untold Stories". www.concentric.org. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ "The 65th Academy Awards | 1993". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ "World peace on the grassroots level". Palo Alto Weekly Online. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ "World Peace Is A Local Issue". United Nations Film Festival. Retrieved Nov 3, 2013.
^ "NY Times: When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
^ "The 65th Academy Awards | 1993". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "WOMAN BY WOMAN: NEW HOPE FOR THE VILLAGES OF INDIA". October 2002. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.

External links

Dorothy Fadiman's webpage
Dorothy Fadiman's films on the Internet Archive to stream for free
Dorothy Fadiman's/Concentric Media's Papers at the Stanford University Libraries Archive
Filmmaker honored with retrospective from SFGate November 14, 2003
Gala Kicks off "Dorothy Fadiman Month" Honoring Her Donation of Lifework to Media Center May 14, 2009
Dorothy Fadiman: Inspiring people to action through film and books September 26, 2011
Choice Shorts The work of Palo Alto documentarian Dorothy Fadiman is celebrated in a local retrospective by Richard Von Busack from MetroActive November 6, 2003
An interview on "CULTURE WARS: The Renewed Attacks on Women's Rights" from Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, March 6, 2012
World peace on the grassroots level from the Palo Alto Weekly, Oct 18, 2013