Julie Wyman is an American director,

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, and

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whose work is concerned with body image. She mainly makes documentary film and currently teaches at

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as an associate professor of Cinema and Digital Media.

Early life and education

Julie Wyman received a BA in Anthropology and English from

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in 1993. She completed a MFA in Visual Studies at UC San Diego in 2002.

Career

'' A Boy Named Sue'' documents the transition of a FTM person named Theo. The film delves into the physical and emotional effects of medical transitioning as well as the changes in the way Theo interacted with the world and the world interacted with him. It won the Sappho award for Best Documentary in 2000 and was nominated for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's Best Documentary Media Award. In 2012 she released her full-length documentary ''Strong!'' about three-time Olympic competitor Cheryl Haworth. ''Strong!'' credits include Cinematographer Anne Etheridge, Editors Jennifer Chinlund and Vicky Funari, and Executive Producer Vivian Kleiman. Strong! aired on PBS's Independent Lens series in 2012.

Honors

Wyman's film '' A Boy Named Sue'' won the Sappho award for Best Documentary in 2000 and was nominated for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's Best Documentary Media Award in the same year but did not win. In 2012, Wyman won the Princess Grace Award for Film Honorarium.

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