Deborah Hoffmann is an American documentary director and

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, ...

. She edited and along with

Frances Reid Frances Reid (December 9, 1914 – February 3, 2010) was an American dramatic actress. Reid acted on television for nearly all of the second half of the 20th century. Her career continued into the early 2000s. Although she starred in ma ...

co-directed ''

Long Night's Journey into Day ''Long Night's Journey Into Day'' is a 2000 American documentary film about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-Apartheid South Africa. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Reception Critical response '' ...

'' (2000), which won the 2000 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury award for best documentary and was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...

. She also directed the Academy Award-nominated short film, '' Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter'' (1995) and was the editor of ''

The Times of Harvey Milk ''The Times of Harvey Milk'' is a 1984 American documentary film that premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The film was directed by Rob Epstein, ...

'', which won the 1984 Oscar for best documentary.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1984) – editor * Ethnic Notions'' (1987) – editor * ''

Color Adjustment ''Color Adjustment'' is a 1992 documentary film that traces 40 years of race relations and the representation of African Americans through the lens of prime-time television entertainment, scrutinizing television's racial myths. Narrated by Ruby Dee ...

'' (1992) – editor * '' Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter'' (1995) – director * ''

'' (2000) – co-director and editor * '' The Kill Team'' (2013) ''–'' executive producer * ''Unrest'' (2017) – executive producer

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* Living people American documentary film directors American film editors Documentary film editors 1947 births American women film directors American women documentary filmmakers {{US-film-director-1940s-stub