Megan Williams (filmmaker)

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Megan Williams is an American film producer, director, and advocate for the deaf.

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Career

Williams worked as a television journalist. [1] Williams was an adjunct professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. [2]

In 1972, Williams, along with Allen Rucker, Michael Shamberg, Tom Weinberg, and Hudson Marquez, co-founded the video collective: TVTV, a collective of documentary filmmakers who ran guerrilla television. [3]

Williams was awarded the 1974 "Alfred I. du Pont/Columbia University Award in Broadcast Journalism" (DuPont Award) for her work on the documentary: Lord of the Universe. [4] [5] [6]

In 1988 Williams produced Language Says It All , a film about the lives of parents and deaf children. [7] Language Says It All was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [8]

For her long-term commitment in the field of deaf advocacy, Williams received the Lee Katz Award from the American Society for Deaf Children. [1] Williams is one of the co-founders of the online platform Tripod, a platform geared toward the education and support of deaf people via appropriate materials and advice. [1] Williams founded Tripod in 1982 and is herself the mother of two deaf children. [1]

In 2006, Williams made her directorial debut with Tell Me Cuba. [9]

Williams was married to producer Michael Shamberg. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Founder Biographies | TRIPOD". www.rit.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ↑ "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts News". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  3. ↑ "Livestream conversation with Megan Williams and Allen Rucker". PRESERVING GUERRILLA TELEVISION. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  4. ↑ Staff. "The Lord of the Universe". Electronic Arts Intermix. 1997-2007 Electronic Arts Intermix. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Lord of the Universe". Video Data Bank. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  6. ↑ Staff (1974). "The Lord of the Universe". DuPont-Columbia Award. Columbia University, The Journalism School.
  7. ↑ "Language says it all". Community Mental Health Journal. 26 (2): 213. April 1990. doi:10.1007/BF00752397. S2CID   9245662.
  8. ↑ "NY Times: Language Says It All". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  9. ↑ Jane Doe Films (2010). Tell Me Cuba. New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2010], c2006. Retrieved 2024-10-15– via University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Catalog.
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