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Ruth Fertig
Multimedia Content ProducerHelen Keller International
Full Bio
Under the moniker of Fertigová Films, producer/director Ruth Fertig has released three short documentaries:
YIZKOR, (2009) based on her grandmother s memoirs of love and loss during the Holocaust, won the 2010 Student Academy Award (documentary gold) as well as a CINE Golden Eagle and several film festival honors.
TWO SPIRITS, (2007) which explores Native American LGBT rights activist Joey Criddle s personal identity and community, is part of Frameline s Voices program.
THE COCKROACH PROJECT (2005) profiles four people whose livelihoods are linked to the eponymous insect, while documenting the filmmaker s quest to conquer her own roach phobia.
Her work has screened at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., the United Nations in New York, and at film festivals internationally, as well as airing on PBS stations, Free Speech TV, and the Documentary Channel.
In addition to working independently as Fertigová Films, Ruth Fertig also produces videos as a one-woman band for non-profit organizations and United Nations agencies including the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations News Centre, the United Nations Population Fund, the Political Asylum Project of Austin, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. She was previously an associate producer and researcher for film and television documentaries. Her MFA in Film and Video Production is from the University of Texas at Austin and she has a B.A. in History from Columbia University.
YIZKOR, (2009) based on her grandmother s memoirs of love and loss during the Holocaust, won the 2010 Student Academy Award (documentary gold) as well as a CINE Golden Eagle and several film festival honors.
TWO SPIRITS, (2007) which explores Native American LGBT rights activist Joey Criddle s personal identity and community, is part of Frameline s Voices program.
THE COCKROACH PROJECT (2005) profiles four people whose livelihoods are linked to the eponymous insect, while documenting the filmmaker s quest to conquer her own roach phobia.
Her work has screened at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., the United Nations in New York, and at film festivals internationally, as well as airing on PBS stations, Free Speech TV, and the Documentary Channel.
In addition to working independently as Fertigová Films, Ruth Fertig also produces videos as a one-woman band for non-profit organizations and United Nations agencies including the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations News Centre, the United Nations Population Fund, the Political Asylum Project of Austin, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. She was previously an associate producer and researcher for film and television documentaries. Her MFA in Film and Video Production is from the University of Texas at Austin and she has a B.A. in History from Columbia University.
- Professional Credits
- 2010-2018: videos for digital platforms for UN agencies and non-profits ( selects at https://fertigovafilms.com/films/videosfornonprofits/)
2009: Researcher Watchers of the Sky Propeller Films
2006: Story Producer Shooting Sizemore - VH1/Tijuana Entertainment
2005: Story Prod. The Biggest Loser Special Edition - NBC/3-Ball Productions
2005: Story Editor I Married A Princess - Lifetime/New Wave Entertainment
2005: Associate Prod. 30 Days - FX/Actual Reality Pictures & Morgan Spurlock Productions
2005: Associate Story Prod. - Big Man on Campus - WB/Next Entertainment
2004: Associate Story Editor - He's a Lady - TBS/Evolution Film and Tape
2004: Associate Story Prod. - King of the Jungle - Animal Planet/Evolution Film and Tape
2004: Debutantes - Associate Prod. - A&E/Braverman Productions
2004: Assoc. Prod. When Planes Go Down - Discovery/Braverman Productions
2004: Associate Prod. Biography Special: Oscar - A&E/Braverman Productions
2004: Associate Prod. Broken Wings - History Channel/Braverman Productions
2003: Associate Producer Sextuplets - Discovery/Braverman Productions
2002: Production Associate Clipperton: Isla de la Pasión Robert Amram Films
2002: Researcher Military Diaries - VH1 Actual Reality Pictures
2001: Production Associate The Hamptons - ABC/Cabin Creek Films
2001: Researcher Confident For Life - Disney Channel/Cabin Creek Films
- Industry Awards
- Student Academy Award - Documentary Gold - 2010
CINE Golden Eagle Award - 2010
Jewish Women's Film Festival Special Mention Award - 2010
(all for the short documentary, "Yizkor")
