Abigail Disney
- Produção
- 24 de janeiro de 1960 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biografia
Abigail E. Disney is an Emmy-winning director and producer, philanthropist and the CEO and president of Fork Films. An active supporter of peacebuilding, she is passionate about advancing women's roles in the public sphere. Abigail's films and series focus on social issues and spotlight extraordinary people who speak truth to power. Having grown up in a family of filmmakers, Abigail turned to documentaries when inspired to tell the story of a brave group of women who used nonviolent protests and sex strikes to bring an end to Liberia's long civil war. She and renowned filmmaker Gini Reticker made the widely acclaimed Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which is broadly credited with highlighting the achievements of Leymah Gbowee, who received a Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Abigail and Gini went on to found Fork Films, which is known for making and funding high profile, critically acclaimed documentaries that are seen on PBS, Netflix, HBO and other major outlets. In addition to producing original films, Fork Films awards grants to non-fiction films that promote peacebuilding, human rights and social justice with a particular emphasis on projects with women behind or in front of the camera. As of June 2017, Fork Films has awarded over $4 million to 90 documentaries including Cameraperson, Trapped, 1971, The Mask You Live In, Citizen Koch, Hot Girls Wanted, The Invisible War, and Sun Come Up. Fork Films grantees have premiered at top tier film festivals, won major awards and moved the needle on important social issues. In 2009, Abigail founded Peace is Loud, a nonprofit that inspires action through media and live events that spotlight women leaders on the frontline of peacebuilding worldwide. Abigail's directorial debut, Emmy-winning The Armor of Light, co-directed by Kathleen Hughes, premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The film follows Reverend Rob Schenck, an Evangelical minister, and Lucy McBath, the mother of a teenage shooting victim, who ask, is it possible to be both pro-gun and pro-life? Peace is Loud led the outreach and engagement campaign for The Armor of Light to restore a moral, ethical, and theological framework to the conversation about gun violence in America. The campaign has initiated and supported dialogue with faith leaders and communities around the country, reaching out beyond the documentary film community to target dozens of conservative evangelical influencers. In 2012, along with Pamela Hogan and Gini Reticker, Abigail created and executive produced the first-of-its-kind series for PBS- Women, War, & Peace. The five-part series looked at women in modern war as active agents for peace and positive change makers in their communities. It garnered the Overseas Press Club's Edward R. Murrow Award, a Gracie Award, and a Television Academy Honor. Season II of the series is currently in production. Abigail is the recipient of numerous awards including an honor by the International Women's Media Foundation for advancing women's issues and peace initiatives; IDA's Amicus Award, The International Advocate for Peace Award, presented by Cardozo Law School; and the Epic Award presented by The White House Project. Disney received her Bachelor's degree from Yale University, her Master's degree from Stanford University and her Doctorate from Columbia University. She is a mother of four.
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Filmografia
- Ultra-riches – Taxe-moi (si tu peux !) · Em pessoa
- Lady · Produção executiva
- Ratified · Co-Executive Producer
- Cela de Costura · Produção executiva
- The First Step · Produção executiva
- Tu me ressembles · Produção executiva
- Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power · Produção executiva
- The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales · Em pessoa, História
- The Art of Rebellion · Produção executiva
- Body Parts · Produção executiva
- My Name Is Andrea · Produção executiva
- Boycott · Produção executiva
- Missing in Brooks County · Produção executiva
- Corações Livres · Produção executiva
- Um Sonho em Pedaços · Produção executiva
- Reality Winner · Co-Executive Producer
- Women in Blue · Produção executiva
- Mayor · Co-Executive Producer
- Revelação · Produção executiva
- For the Love of Rutland · Produção executiva
- A Assistente · Produção executiva
- Afterward · Produção executiva
- American Woman · Produção executiva
- Cooked: Survival by Zip Code · Produção executiva
- A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll · Produção executiva
- Women, War & Peace II · Produção executiva
- Rede de Abuso · Produção executiva
- Alice Guy-Blaché: A História Não Contada da Primeira Cineasta do Mundo · Associate Producer
- Same God · Produção executiva
- Explicando · Em pessoa
- Netizens · Produção executiva
- Call Her Ganda · Produção executiva
- O Conto · Produção executiva
- Naila and the Uprising · Produção executiva
- Temporada de caza · Co-Executive Producer
- Liyana · Co-Executive Producer
- That Way Madness Lies... · Produção executiva
- Pássaros Como Nós · Produção executiva
- Love the Sinner · Co-Executive Producer
- Wenn Gott schläft · Produção executiva
- Lovesong · Co-Executive Producer
- Parceiros da Saúde · Co-Executive Producer
- O Mundo Sombrio das Armas · Produção executiva
- Cameraperson · Produção executiva
- Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm? · Direção
- The Trials of Spring · Produção executiva
- The Armor of Light · Direção, Produção executiva
- From This Day Forward · Produção executiva
- Hot Girls Wanted · Produção executiva
- She's Beautiful When She's Angry · Coprodução
- Passageiros da Vida · Co-Executive Producer
- Out in the Night · Produção executiva
- Food Chains · Produção executiva
- Amores Inversos · Produção executiva
- Vessel · Produção executiva
- Seeds of Time · Produção executiva
- Open Heart · Co-Executive Producer
- The Iran Job · Produção executiva
- A Rainha de Versalhes · Co-Executive Producer
- A Guerra Invisível · Produção executiva
- Women, War & Peace · Produção, Roteiro
- Lost Bohemia · Produção executiva
- Return · Produção executiva
- Children of Invention · Co-Executive Producer
- Sons of Perdition · Produção executiva
- Sun Come Up · Produção executiva
- Segredos da Tribo · Produção executiva
- Family Affair · Produção executiva
- Playground · Co-Executive Producer
- Sérgio · Produção executiva
- Pray the Devil Back to Hell · Produção