Judith Helfand Filmmaker (Love & Stuff)

Judith Helfand is a filmmaker known for her quirky sense of humor and irony, first-person storytelling chops and the power of transparency to tackle some of the most pressing issues of our time—from reproductive technology, corporate malfeasance and toxic chemical exposure to the climate crisis, the “politics of disaster” and deep grief. Three of Helfand’s films premiered at Sundance and were broadcast nationally on PBS (POV, Independent Lens), HBO and The Sundance Channel. BLUE VINYL received the 2002 Sundance Excellence Award in Cinematography and two Emmy nominations and its prequel, A HEALTHY BABY GIRL, won a 1997 Peabody Award. She has also produced four other long-form films—EVERYTHING’S COOL, THE UPRISING OF ‘34 (with my first mentor, George Stoney), COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE and LOVE & STUFF.