Jacki Ochs
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Jacki Ochs |
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Email: jochs@humanarts.org http://www.humanarts.org/projects/four.html |
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Jacki Ochs' film work includes both experimental and documentary genres, which have been broadcast worldwide. Her film Vietnam: The Secret Agent about the chemical Agent Orange received many awards including the John Grierson Award for Best New Director from the American Film Festival, Special Jury Prize from the Sundance Film Festival and a premiere at the New York Film Festival. Other awards she has received include a NYFA Fellowship, two MacDowell Colony Fellowships and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Articles about Jacki's work have appeared in many major US news and film publications including the New York Times, LA Times, Plain Dealer, Film Comment, Cineaste, International Documentary Magazine. Jacki Ochs has been Executive Director of the Human Arts Association, a not for profit arts foundation, since 1976. The foundation has produced music, dance and multimedia productions as well as sponsoring many film productions. In addition she has taught documentary film production at SUNY Purchase and at Pratt Institute. Recently Jacki was Executive Producer for award winning film Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, released Fall 2005, and produced 9/12: From Community to Chaos in 2006. In 2007 her film Vietnam: The Secret Agent received a NYWIFT preservation grant. It will be re-released on DVD in Fall 2010. |
