Judith Helfand

Judith Helfand is best known for her ability to take the dark, cynical worlds of chemical exposure, heedless corporate behaviour and environmental injustice and making them personal, resonant, highly charged and entertaining. Her award-winning films include The Uprising of 34 (co-directed with George Stoney); Blue Vinyl (co-directed with Danial B . Gold); its Peabody-Award-winning prequel A Healthy Baby Girl; and Everything’s Cool. She’s currently in production on COOKED, a story about heat, poverty and the politics of disaster. Teacher (including NYU’s Undergraduate Film Program and The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison), educator, “field-explorer” and activist, she’s Co-founder of Working Films, a leader in linking non-fiction filmmaking to cutting edge activism and Co-Founder Director of Strategic/Creative Development for Chicken & Egg Pictures, a hybrid foundation that supports women filmmakers with funding and creative “hands-with” mentorship.