Dorothy Fadiman

Dorothy has been producing award-winning media with a focus on social justice and human rights since 1976. She lives in Menlo Park, California, where she moved to pursue graduate work in communication studies at Stanford University. Subjects range from the light of Spirit in every faith (RADIANCE: The Experience of Light) to progressive education that honors children's natural knowing (WHY DO THESE KIDS LOVE SCHOOL?) to the extraordinary healing journey of a woman with a spinal cord injury
(MOMENT by MOMENT: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale). Her interest in women's issues includes these films: WOMAN by WOMAN: New Hope for the Villages of India,
a three film series FROM the BACK ALLEYS to the SUPREME COURT & BEYOND
and FROM RISK to ACTION: Women and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, one of a five film series, SEEDS of HOPE: Meeting the Challenges of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.

Her films have been shown on PBS stations nationwide, plus a number of international venues. Her current projects include a documentary exploring a spectrum of "irregularities" in the 2004 Presidential election and another on the disenfranchisement of Native American voters.

Among her honors are an Oscar nomination, an Emmy, the Gold Medal from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and more than 50 other film awards. In addition to producing documentary films, Dorothy teaches, gives seminars, leads workshops, and trains interns in filmmaking. (09/09

The Fragile Promise of Choice
Directed by Dorothy Fadiman
Produced by Beth Seltzer, 1996, 57 min., 1 in series, Color
"The World Health Organization estimates that unsafe abortions cause more than 75,000 deaths annually, worldwide. GIRE, a major reproductive rights g...

From Danger to Dignity
A film by Dorothy Fadiman, Daniel Meyers and Beth Seltzer, 1995, 57 min., 2 in series, Color
This eye-opening documentary chronicles the double-pronged movement-the grassroots activism and intensive legislative lobbying- that culminated in Roe...

From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court and Beyond
A 3-part series by Dorothy Fadiman, Daniel Meyers, and Beth Seltzer, 1996, 3 in series, Color
This acclaimed series provides a comprehensive look at abortion in the United States. Combining interviews and archival footage, it covers the movin...

When Abortion Was Illegal
Produced by Dorothy Fadiman, 1992, 28 min., 3 in series, Color
"Until recently, the era of illegal abortion has been a 'sealed chapter' in U.S. women's history. The aura of shame surrounding unwanted pregnancies a...