Judith Ehrlich (born 1948/1949) is an American film director, writer, and producer. Her work includes co-directing the 2009 documentary '' The Most Dangerous Man in America'', which was nominated for

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at the

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, won the Special Jury Award at the IDFA, won a

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, and was nominated for an

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for Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking.

Biography

After working as a teacher and curriculum developer, Ehrlich began creating documentaries in the 1980s. In the 1990s, she began work for

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that included research into American history with a focus on

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. Some of this research was incorporated into the documentary ''The Good War and Those Who Fought It'', about conscientious objectors during

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, that she wrote and directed with Rick Tejeda-Flores. The documentary features several conscientious objectors, including Stephen Cary, Bill Sutherland,

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, and

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, is narrated by Ed Asner and includes archival footage. The film was completed in 2000 and broadcast on

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in January 2002. For the 2009 documentary '' The Most Dangerous Man in America'', Ehrlich and her co-director Rick Goldsmith have said they began speaking with

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in 2004 about the development of a film, and then spent several years conducting research and obtaining access to archival footage before they began filming in 2007. In 2020, she released her documentary, ''The Boys Who Said No'', about activism in the 1960s and 1970s in opposition to the

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References

External links

Official web site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ehrlich, Judith Living people American women film directors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women