Rosvita Dransfeld, sometimes credited as Rosie Dransfeld, is a

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documentary filmmaker. She is most noted for her 2009 film '' Broke'', which won the

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for Best Social or Political Documentary at the

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in 2010. Her other films have included '' Anti-Social Limited'' (2014), which was a Donald Brittain Award nominee at the

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in 2016, and ''Her Last Project'', which was broadcast as an episode of ''

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'' in October 2020. In addition to her own work as a director, she is also frequently credited as a producer on the documentary films of

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."Rosie Dransfeld: Searching for the Truth Behind the Curtain with a Camera and a Critical Eye"
''MediaMag'', January 22, 2016.

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