Sabrina Schmidt Gordon Explained
Sabrina Schmidt Gordon is an American documentary filmmaker. She is known for producing and editing films on cultural and social issues. In 2018, she was invited to become a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).[1]
Gordon co-produced and edited DOCUMENTED, a documentary about Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist and immigration activist. DOCUMENTED was nominated for the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary.[2] She won ADIFF 2015's Public Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color for BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez[3] about poet and activist Sonia Sanchez. It was broadcast on America ReFramed and nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary.[4] Other notable filmography include Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, produced with Byron Hurt, and Quest, which was nominated for the 2018 Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature,[5] the 2019 Peabody Award[6] and the 2019 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary and Outstanding Social Issue Documentary.[7]
Gordon graduated from New York University and is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University.[8]
Filmography (partial)
- Victim/Suspect (Netflix) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
- To the End (Hulu) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
- Quest (POV - PBS) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
- BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez (America ReFramed - PBS) (Premiere: Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)
- DOCUMENTED (CNN Films) (Premiere: AFI Docs)
- Mrs. Goundo's Daughter (Afropop - PBS) (Premiere: AFI Docs)
- Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (Independent Lens - PBS) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
Notes and References
- Web site: Academy Invites Record 928 New Members. . 25 June 2018 .
- Web site: NAACP Image Awards 2015: Full list of nominees and winners. Staff. Times. Los Angeles Times. 7 February 2015 . 2019-03-20.
- Web site: Hey NYC: Best of ADIFF's 2015 African Diaspora Films Series Happens This Weekend.
- Web site: NOMINEES FOR THE 38th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- Web site: Drumroll. And the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees are…. 2017-11-21. Film Independent. en-US. 2019-03-20.
- Web site: Peabody Award Nominations For TV & Digital Media Unveiled; Ronan Farrow To Host Trophy Show. 9 April 2019.
- Web site: NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED – The Emmys. 2019-08-10.
- Web site: Sabrina Gordon School of Journalism. journalism.columbia.edu. 2019-03-20.
