| 词条 | Vanessa Roth |
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Vanessa Roth is an American filmmaker who writes, produces and directs non-fiction films and heads up social issue reform efforts through storytelling. She has won a number of film awards for her works, including a 2008 Academy Award for Best Short Documentary for Freeheld, an Alfred I duPont-Columbia award for Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children, two Sundance Special Jury Prizes, Cine Golden Eagles, Casey Medals and a MacArthur Grant. Some of her award-winning films include Freeheld, Close to Home, Aging Out, Schools of the 21st Century, The Third Monday in October, 9/11’s Toxic Dust, No Tomorrow, The Other Side, American Teacher,[1] and The Texas Promise. She is also the executive producer, writer and director of Daughters of Destiny: The Journey of Shanti Bhavan - a 4 part Netflix Original documentary series released July 28, 2017.[2][3] Personal lifeShe earned a master's degree in Social Work with a minor in Family Law from Columbia University. She lives in Brooklyn and has three children, Maya, Phoebe and Augie. She is the daughter of Academy Award-Winning screenwriter Eric Roth [4] and archeologist Linda Roth. References1. ^The Teacher Salary Project 2. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/arts/television/daughters-of-destiny-netflix-tv-review.html "Review: ‘Daughters of Destiny’ on Netflix Explores Caste Struggles in India"], by Mike Hale, The New York Times, July 28, 2017. [Consulted 2 August 2018]. 3. ^[https://www.vogue.com/article/daughters-of-destiny-netflix-vanessa-roth "In Daughters of Destiny, Educating the 'Untouchables'"], by Jenna Marotta, Vogue, July 27, 2017. [Consulted 2 August 2018]. 4. ^"Her father's daughter", Variety, February 15, 2008 External links
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