Deborah Shaffer

Deborah Shaffer began making social issue documentaries as a member of the Newsreel collective in the 1970s. Her first feature documentary, The Wobblies, was recently added to the National Film Registry. Her directing credits include Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements, which won the Academy Award for Short Documentary; as well as the features Fire From the Mountain; Dance of Hope; From the Ashes: 10 Artists; and Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack. She co-directed and produced To Be Heard, which won awards at numerous festivals, including the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at the inaugural DOC NYC.