Judy Hoffman
Directing
Biography
"Judy was the first woman camera assistant in Chicago. In addition, she has produced and directed numerous documentaries. Since 1980, she has worked with the Namgis First Nation of Alert Bay in British Columbia to produce films and teach video so that this group could produce their own media. She is currently a lecturer of documentary at the University of Chicago and continues to be a stakeholder in Kartemquin Films." Source: Labor Stories (2006)
Known For
This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Britney Spears during her "Dream Within A Dream" concert tour in Mexico City. She is about to turn 21 years old, and reflects about her fame and future while preparing to retire for a year.
Britney Spears: Stages - Three Days in Mexico
An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Nelson Algren. This never before told compelling life story reveals a unique literary voice through rare interviews, archival footage and the gritty noirish voice of Algren on Algren. Kurt Vonnegut and Studs Terkel, literary giants in their own right, sing songs of praise along with many of his old friends, which makes this film seem like a hymn from the grave. This stylishly produced film embeds us in the 1950's cold war world when Algren worked. Algren's touching love affair with Simone de Beauvoir weaves it's way through the film along with the damaging impact of FBI and CIA surveillance.
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
Striking workers in one Chicago unemployment compensation office talk about working conditions that led to a walkout in July, 1975. Workers and claimants suggest possible solutions to the problems of understaffing and compulsory overtime. This tape was used to organize other offices to support the strike.
What's Happening at Local 70
A union of interns and residents at Chicago's only public hospital are forced to strike for better patient care. This film documents their eighteen-day strike.