Shari Robertson is an American

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and producer. Her filmmaking credits include '' How Democracy Works Now'', '' Well-Founded Fear'', ''These Girls Are Missing'', ''Inside the Khmer Rouge'', ''Return to Year Zero'' and ''Washington/Peru: We Ain't Winnin'.'' Her films have been featured on

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, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in

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and The Sundance Film Festival among others. Robertson’s career started with projects in the Southern Highlands rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Since then, her films have explored social and political stories in Cambodia and

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and Africa before concentrating on immigration reform and political asylum in the U.S. Robertson currently lives in

where she and her filmmaking partner, Michael Camerini, have a production company, ''The Epidavros Project, Inc.''

Filmography

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Shari Robertson at Epidavors

''How Democracy Works Now'' Bio

Director's Statement for ''How Democracy Works Now''

About Shari at nytimes.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Shari Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American documentary film directors Living people

Filmography

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