Rebecca Cammisa is an American documentary filmmaker, a two-time Oscar
and Emmy award winner, and founder of Documentress Films.Her first
film "Sister Helen" was featured at over two dozen prestigious film
festivals, and earned her the Documentary Directing Award at Sundance;
the Gold Hugo Award for best documentary film at the Chicago
International Film Festival; the Jury Prize for best documentary film
at the Newport Film Festival; the Best Documentary Film Award at the
Nashville Film Festival; the Freddie Award for outstanding performing
by the International Health & Medical Media Awards; and a Grand
Marnier Foundation film grant. In addition, in 2006 the Museum of
Modern Art Film Library acquired Sister Helen for its permanent
collection.She teamed up with Mr.Mudd Productions to create "Which Way
Home" which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and
its European premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, both in 2009.
The Traverse City Film Festival awarded Which Way Home its Special
Jury Prize for Human Rights. When it aired in August of that year on
HBO's Documentary Summer series, it reached over 3.5 million viewers.
In 2010 Which Way Home won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational
Programming and received four nominations in the News & Documentary
category.On January 24, 2012, she was nominated for an Academy Award
for the film God Is the Bigger Elvis.
and Emmy award winner, and founder of Documentress Films.Her first
film "Sister Helen" was featured at over two dozen prestigious film
festivals, and earned her the Documentary Directing Award at Sundance;
the Gold Hugo Award for best documentary film at the Chicago
International Film Festival; the Jury Prize for best documentary film
at the Newport Film Festival; the Best Documentary Film Award at the
Nashville Film Festival; the Freddie Award for outstanding performing
by the International Health & Medical Media Awards; and a Grand
Marnier Foundation film grant. In addition, in 2006 the Museum of
Modern Art Film Library acquired Sister Helen for its permanent
collection.She teamed up with Mr.Mudd Productions to create "Which Way
Home" which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and
its European premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, both in 2009.
The Traverse City Film Festival awarded Which Way Home its Special
Jury Prize for Human Rights. When it aired in August of that year on
HBO's Documentary Summer series, it reached over 3.5 million viewers.
In 2010 Which Way Home won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational
Programming and received four nominations in the News & Documentary
category.On January 24, 2012, she was nominated for an Academy Award
for the film God Is the Bigger Elvis.
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