Beth Aala | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, film producer |
| Notable work | Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon , Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, Made in Boise |
| Awards | Emmy Award, Peabody Award |
Beth Aala is an American documentary filmmaker and film producer. [1] [2]
Aala's parents emigrated from the Philippines to the United States, [2] where she was born. She attended Elk Grove High School in Sacramento. [3] Aala received a bachelor's degree from UC San Diego in both Visual Arts and Communication. [4]
Aala is best known for her 2013 film, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, which she co-directed and produced with comedian Mike Myers. [5] [6]
She was the co-director, with Susan Froemke and John Hoffman, of the film Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, which premiered at the Sundance film festival in 2017. [7] [8]
Aala directed Made in Boise, which premiered in June 2019 at the AFI DOCS film festival. The film is a documentary on commercial surrogacy and follows four surrogates. [9] The film would get a wider release as part of PBS documentary series Independent Lens on October 16, 2019. [10]
In 2023 Aala directed Uncharted, a film that shows the behind the scenes of Alicia Keys' songwriting camp, "She is the Music". [11] The film premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival. [12]
In 2005, Aala won an Emmy Award for co-producing I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me. [13] She also received Emmys for producing in the "Outstanding Children's Program" category in 2008 and 2011. [14]
In 2006, she won a Peabody Award for co-producing the film The Music in Me. [15]
In 2020, Made in Boise would be nominated for Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary at the 41st News and Documentary Emmy Awards. [16]