Tami Yeager
Production
Biography
Tami Yeager is known for A Dream in Doubt (2007), Straight Dope (1997) and Keeping Kids Healthy (2002). Yeager made her independent feature documentary debut with A Dream in Doubt. She previously produced award-winning films for national television networks, public broadcasting, and nonprofits. Prior to beginning production on A Dream in Doubt, she co-produced an hour-long documentary about infertility for MSNBC, two half-hour documentaries about education for ABC News and PBS, and a comprehensive film-based school curriculum package about Sikh children. She has covered a wide range of subjects, including youth issues, culture, criminal justice, religion, science, health, and the arts. Previously based in San Francisco, she currently resides in New York and is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C.
Known For
This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.
Independent Lens
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
Night Always Comes
Filmmakers, entertainers and journalists present slice-of-life vignettes. Host: Michel Martin.
Life 360
A Dream in Doubt is an immigrant story in a world in which patriotism has morphed into murder. When Rana Singh Sodhi's brother is killed in America's first post-9/11 revenge murder, he begins a journey to reclaim his American dream and fight the hate that continues to threaten his community.
A Dream in Doubt
Outreach staff and homeless punk youth work together to create a community level intervention to prevent HIV infection in San Francisco.