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Judy Katz (Producer, Director, Writer) has been working as a producer and writer in documentaries over the past twelve years, most recently as supervising producer/producer at National Geographic Explorer where she helped create the award winning series EXPLORER JOURNAL, a forum allowing non-filmmakers to tell their own stories on small format video. Prior to that she worked for NOVA at WGBH in Boston and for a number of other PBS series. Judy has had a lifelong interest in oral history and giving voice to those who would otherwise go unheard. Since becoming a mother herself, she has been particularly interested in the various ways that mothering affects men and women's lives. This is her first independent production. Oren Rudavsky (Producer/Director/Camera) has been producing and photographing documentaries since 1980. His last film, A LIFE APART: HASIDISM IN AMERICA, was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The subjects of his film have ranged from mental illness to race relations, the Amish, Jews in Eastern Europe, Nuns and Hasidim. Selected credits include: SPARK AMONG THE ASHES, AT THE CROSSROADS, GLORIA: A CASE OF ALLEGED POLICE BRUTALITY and DREAMS SO REAL. His films have appeared on WNET, PBS and ABC, and have been shown at Sundance, Berlin, AFI, San Francisco, Sydney, London and other prestigious film festivals. He has worked independently, as well as for such entities as ABC PRIMETIME LIVE, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and THE REAL WORLD. As director of photography Oren's credits include: TWITCH AND SHOUT, THE LAST KLEZMER, THE AMISH: NOT TO BE MODERN, VOICES FROM THE ATTIC and UNTYING THE STRAITJACKET. Oren prefers to work on films about marginal communities, or individuals whose voices have not been heard in the mainstream. Home | The Story | The Issue | The Filmmakers | Resources | Comments | ITVS