About Amy
Amy Ziering is a documentary filmmaker and director whose work examines sexual violence and institutional injustice affecting women. The Invisible War, her 2014 film about sexual assault in the US Armed Forces, won two Emmy Awards and an Oscar nomination, directly leading to policy changes and 35 pieces of reform legislation; the film is now used for military training. On The Record documents sexual abuse allegations against music industry figure Russell Simmons and explores how women of color face systemic barriers to justice.
Photo: Christopher Michel from San Francisco, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Categories
Producer / DirectorDocumentary FilmmakingGender EqualityInstitutional InjusticeLegal ReformSexual ViolenceWomen'S Rights
Known for
- Directed The Invisible War, an exposé on sexual assault in the US military
- Directed On The Record, documenting sexual abuse allegations against Russell Simmons
- Directed The Hunting Ground
- Directed Allen v. Farrow series about sexual abuse allegations
- Documentary filmmaking addressing gender-based violence and institutional injustice
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