Resume
Artist’s Resume
Jill Freidberg
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology, University of Oregon. 1990
Certificate of Excellence in Film Production, Vancouver Film School. 1995
Film And Video
In Life As It Is In The Ring
15 minute documentary. Producer, Director, Editor. (2010)
Sweet Crude
92-minute documentary. Editor. (2009)
A Bridge to Care
14 minute documentary. Producer, Director, Editor. (2009)
Hidmo Means Home
13 minute documentary. Producer, Director, Editor. (2009)
Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad
93-minute documentary. Producer, Director, Camera, Editor. (2007)
Babes Network
11 minute documentary. Editor. (2007)
From Yoomee to Deborah.
10 minute documentary. Editor. (2006)
Granito de Arena
60-minute documentary. Producer, Director, Camera, Editor. (2005)
Lady Be Good, Instrumental Women In Jazz
2-hour documentary. Editor. (2004)
The Meaning of Food
3-part national PBS series. Editor. (2004)
Have You Heard From Johannesburg?
7-part documentary. Associate producer. (2002)
This is What Democracy Looks Like
72-minute documentary. Producer, Director, Editor. (2000)
Life Beyond Earth
National PBS series. Assistant Editor, Associate Producer. (1998)
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Assistant Editor. (1997)
WTO Anniversary Series
5 part radio series for KBCS 91.3 FM. Producer, Editor. 2009
Seattle School Closures
72-minute documentary. Producer, Director, Editor. (2000)
Life Beyond Earth
National PBS series. Assistant Editor, Associate Producer. (1998)
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Assistant Editor. (1997)
Work in Radio
WTO Anniversary Series
5 part radio series for KBCS 91.3 FM. Producer, Editor. 2009
Seattle School Closures
Radio documentary for KBCS 91.3 FM. Producer, Editor. 2009
Tukwila School Controversy
Radio Documentary for Free Speech Radio News and
KBCS 91.3 FM. Producer, Editor. 2008.
Radio Correspondent. Democracy Now.
2007 – 2008. Live and pre-produced reports from Mexico.
Part-time faculty
Film and Video Department. Seattle Central Community College. 2010
Mentor
“Lights, Camera, Reel Grrls” film and video production
program for teenage girls. 2009
Professor
Documentary Production. School of Authentic Journalism.
Yucatán, Mexico. 2010
Visiting Professor
Documentary Production. University of Mexico City (UACM). 2010
Instructor
Video Production for Educators workshop.
University of Missouri-St. Louis. 2009
Instructor
Social Movements and Documentary Film Workshop.
UC Santa Barbara. 2009
Instructor
Video Production and Editing Workshop, Chiapas, Mexico. 2008
Guest Speaker / Instructor
Multiple colleges, universities, and high schools. 2005-2010
Instructor
Video production and social change workshop.
Southwest Workers Union Summer Youth Internship Program. 2002
Awards
Grand Prize
International Documentary Film Festival. Santiago, Cuba. 2008
Best Foreign Documentary
Atlanta Docufest. 2008
Best Documentary
Latin American Documentary Competition, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2007
Special Jury Prize
Three Continents Intl. Documentary Film Festival. Caracas, VZ. 2007
First Place
V Festival of Independent Film and Video. Mexico City, Mexico. 2007
John Michaels Award
Big Muddy Film Festival 2006
Pare Lorentz Award Nominee
International Documentary Association. 2005
Best Documentary
Three Continents Intl. Documentary Film Festival. Caracas, VZ. 2005
Jurorʼs Gold Prize
Big Muddy Film Festival. 2002
Overall Production Excellence
Women in Film, Seattle. 2001
Grants / Recognition
Funding Exchange Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media. 2005
King County 4Culture Special Projects Grant. 2003
Funding Exchange Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media. 2001
Resist Foundation Grant. 2000
Make / Shift (Spring / Summer 2009)
Rethinking Schools (Fall, 2005; Fall, 2006; Spring, 2008)
NACLA (May, 2006; Spring, 2009)
Left Turn (Fall, 2008)
Rolling Stone Magazine (Jan. 2008)
Willamette Week (Sept., 2001; April, 2008)
The Mercury (Sept. 2001, April, 2008)
Metro Santa Cruz (2008)
Rebelíon (Fall, 2007)
Counterpunch (October, 2007)
Journal of Latinos and Education (Summer, 2007)
Georgia Straight (March, 2006)
Alternative Press Review (2002)
Village Voice (2001)
Variety (2001)
San Francisco Examiner (2001)
KBOO, Portland. (April, 2008; March, 2009)
KPFK, Los Angeles (October, 2005; April, 2008)
KUOW, Seattle (NPR). “Sound Focus.” (October, 2007)
WBEZ Chicago (NPR). “Worldview.” (October, 2005; September, 2007)
KPFA, San Francisco. (September, 2007)
Democracy Now (June, 2006; August, 2006; October, 2006)
OVNI Barcelona 2001, 2009
Cine Las Americas, Austin, TX. 2008
International Documentary Film Festival, Santiago, Cuba. 2006, 2008
New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival 2008
Atlanta Docufest. 2008
1001 Istanbul International Documentary Film Festival. 2008
London International Documentary Festival. 2008
International Documentary Encounters, Bogotá, Colombia. 2008
Globale Film Festival, Berlin, Germany. 2005, 2008
Cinemaissi Festival of Latinamerican Cinema, Helsinki, Finland. 2008
Tres Continentes Intl. Documentary Film Festival, Caracas, VZ. 2005, 2007
San Diego Latino Film Festival, 2006
Silver Lake Film Festival, 2006
Big Muddy Film Festival 2002, 2006
Atlanta Underground Film Festival. 2005
Local Sightings Film Festival, NWFF, Seattle. 2005
CineFestival, San Antonio, TX, 2005
Black Maria Film Festival 2001
Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival 2001
Northwest Film Festival 2001
Athens International Film Festival 2001
Theatrical Screenings (Partial List)
Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle, WA. 2009
Serial Space, Sydney, Australia. 2009
New Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. 2009
Tijuana Media Lab, Tijuana, Mexico. 2009
NYU Cantor Film Center, NYC. 2008
Lahore Chitrkar, Lahore, Pakistan. 2008
Cinema Politika, Montreal. 2008
Cinema Lʼunivers, Lille, France. 2008
Exit Art's Signs of Change Exhibit, New York, NY. 2008
Irida Cinema, Athens, Greece. 2008
Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR. 2008
Roxie Cinema, San Francisco, CA 2008
Lapa Cine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2005, 2008
National Museum of Mexican Arts, Chicago, IL. 2008
Cinema Spoutnik, Geneva, Switzerland. 2008
International Museum of Women, San Francisco, CA. 2008
Women, Action, and Media Conference, Cambridge, MA. 2008
Filmmaking Youth Taking Action Conference, Johannesburg. 2008
Cineteca Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico 2007
Central Cinema, Seattle. 2005, 2007
University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Center / Theater. 2008
Scripps College. 2008
University of Toronto. 2008
Columbia University. 2006, 2008
M.I.T. 2008
Fordham University. 2008
University of British Columbia. 2006, 2008
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2005, 2008
City University of New York (CUNY). 2005, 2008
University of Michigan. 2007
Bowling Green State University, Ohio. 2007
National University of Mexico (UNAM). 2005, 2007
University of Texas, Austin. 2005, 2007
Harvard University School of Education. 2006
University of Arizona. 2006
University of New Mexico. 2006
Princeton University. 2005
Chicago Art Institute. 2005
University of Wisconsin, Madison. 2005
University of Minnesota. 2005
University of California (Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles)
Social Movements and Documentary Film Workshop
UC Santa Barbara. 2009
Rethinking Social Justice in Education Conference
Los Angeles, CA. 2009
Independent Documentary Film and Social Identity Panel
University of Buenos Aires, AR. 2008
Grassroots Community Radio Conference
Portland, OR. 2008
Video Production Workshop
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. 2008.
Juror. Latin American Documentary Competition “Otras Miradas.”
Buenos Aires, AR. 2008
Landless Workers Movement University
Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2007
National Association of Education Research
Caxambu, Brazil. 2005, 2007
Relevance of Assessment and Culture in Evaluation (R.A.C.E.) Conference
Arizona State University. 2006
Bridging the Gap
University of Texas, Austin. 2006
Trinational Coalition for the Defense of Public Education
Vancouver, BC. 2005
Western States Center, Community Strategic Training Initiative
Reed College. 2005
Documentary Film and Social Justice Youth Seminar
San Antonio, TX. 2002
Documentary Film and Social Justice Panel
Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival. 2001
Tukwila School Controversy
Radio Documentary for Free Speech Radio News and
KBCS 91.3 FM. Producer, Editor. 2008.
Radio Correspondent. Democracy Now.
2007 – 2008. Live and pre-produced reports from Mexico.
Teaching Experience
Part-time faculty
Film and Video Department. Seattle Central Community College. 2010
Mentor
“Lights, Camera, Reel Grrls” film and video production
program for teenage girls. 2009
Professor
Documentary Production. School of Authentic Journalism.
Yucatán, Mexico. 2010
Visiting Professor
Documentary Production. University of Mexico City (UACM). 2010
Instructor
Video Production for Educators workshop.
University of Missouri-St. Louis. 2009
Instructor
Social Movements and Documentary Film Workshop.
UC Santa Barbara. 2009
Instructor
Video Production and Editing Workshop, Chiapas, Mexico. 2008
Guest Speaker / Instructor
Multiple colleges, universities, and high schools. 2005-2010
Instructor
Video production and social change workshop.
Southwest Workers Union Summer Youth Internship Program. 2002
Awards
Grand Prize
International Documentary Film Festival. Santiago, Cuba. 2008
Best Foreign Documentary
Atlanta Docufest. 2008
Best Documentary
Latin American Documentary Competition, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2007
Special Jury Prize
Three Continents Intl. Documentary Film Festival. Caracas, VZ. 2007
First Place
V Festival of Independent Film and Video. Mexico City, Mexico. 2007
John Michaels Award
Big Muddy Film Festival 2006
Pare Lorentz Award Nominee
International Documentary Association. 2005
Best Documentary
Three Continents Intl. Documentary Film Festival. Caracas, VZ. 2005
Jurorʼs Gold Prize
Big Muddy Film Festival. 2002
Overall Production Excellence
Women in Film, Seattle. 2001
Grants / Recognition
Funding Exchange Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media. 2005
King County 4Culture Special Projects Grant. 2003
Funding Exchange Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media. 2001
Resist Foundation Grant. 2000
Reviews
Make / Shift (Spring / Summer 2009)
Rethinking Schools (Fall, 2005; Fall, 2006; Spring, 2008)
NACLA (May, 2006; Spring, 2009)
Left Turn (Fall, 2008)
Rolling Stone Magazine (Jan. 2008)
Willamette Week (Sept., 2001; April, 2008)
The Mercury (Sept. 2001, April, 2008)
Metro Santa Cruz (2008)
Rebelíon (Fall, 2007)
Counterpunch (October, 2007)
Journal of Latinos and Education (Summer, 2007)
Georgia Straight (March, 2006)
Alternative Press Review (2002)
Village Voice (2001)
Variety (2001)
San Francisco Examiner (2001)
Radio Appearances
KBOO, Portland. (April, 2008; March, 2009)
KPFK, Los Angeles (October, 2005; April, 2008)
KUOW, Seattle (NPR). “Sound Focus.” (October, 2007)
WBEZ Chicago (NPR). “Worldview.” (October, 2005; September, 2007)
KPFA, San Francisco. (September, 2007)
Democracy Now (June, 2006; August, 2006; October, 2006)
Festivals (Partial List)
OVNI Barcelona 2001, 2009
Cine Las Americas, Austin, TX. 2008
International Documentary Film Festival, Santiago, Cuba. 2006, 2008
New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival 2008
Atlanta Docufest. 2008
1001 Istanbul International Documentary Film Festival. 2008
London International Documentary Festival. 2008
International Documentary Encounters, Bogotá, Colombia. 2008
Globale Film Festival, Berlin, Germany. 2005, 2008
Cinemaissi Festival of Latinamerican Cinema, Helsinki, Finland. 2008
Tres Continentes Intl. Documentary Film Festival, Caracas, VZ. 2005, 2007
San Diego Latino Film Festival, 2006
Silver Lake Film Festival, 2006
Big Muddy Film Festival 2002, 2006
Atlanta Underground Film Festival. 2005
Local Sightings Film Festival, NWFF, Seattle. 2005
CineFestival, San Antonio, TX, 2005
Black Maria Film Festival 2001
Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival 2001
Northwest Film Festival 2001
Athens International Film Festival 2001
Theatrical Screenings (Partial List)
Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle, WA. 2009
Serial Space, Sydney, Australia. 2009
New Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. 2009
Tijuana Media Lab, Tijuana, Mexico. 2009
NYU Cantor Film Center, NYC. 2008
Lahore Chitrkar, Lahore, Pakistan. 2008
Cinema Politika, Montreal. 2008
Cinema Lʼunivers, Lille, France. 2008
Exit Art's Signs of Change Exhibit, New York, NY. 2008
Irida Cinema, Athens, Greece. 2008
Hollywood Theatre, Portland, OR. 2008
Roxie Cinema, San Francisco, CA 2008
Lapa Cine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2005, 2008
National Museum of Mexican Arts, Chicago, IL. 2008
Cinema Spoutnik, Geneva, Switzerland. 2008
International Museum of Women, San Francisco, CA. 2008
Women, Action, and Media Conference, Cambridge, MA. 2008
Filmmaking Youth Taking Action Conference, Johannesburg. 2008
Cineteca Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico 2007
Central Cinema, Seattle. 2005, 2007
Academic Screenings (partial list)
University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Center / Theater. 2008
Scripps College. 2008
University of Toronto. 2008
Columbia University. 2006, 2008
M.I.T. 2008
Fordham University. 2008
University of British Columbia. 2006, 2008
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2005, 2008
City University of New York (CUNY). 2005, 2008
University of Michigan. 2007
Bowling Green State University, Ohio. 2007
National University of Mexico (UNAM). 2005, 2007
University of Texas, Austin. 2005, 2007
Harvard University School of Education. 2006
University of Arizona. 2006
University of New Mexico. 2006
Princeton University. 2005
Chicago Art Institute. 2005
University of Wisconsin, Madison. 2005
University of Minnesota. 2005
University of California (Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles)
Panels / Workshops (partial list)
Social Movements and Documentary Film Workshop
UC Santa Barbara. 2009
Rethinking Social Justice in Education Conference
Los Angeles, CA. 2009
Independent Documentary Film and Social Identity Panel
University of Buenos Aires, AR. 2008
Grassroots Community Radio Conference
Portland, OR. 2008
Video Production Workshop
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. 2008.
Juror. Latin American Documentary Competition “Otras Miradas.”
Buenos Aires, AR. 2008
Landless Workers Movement University
Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2007
National Association of Education Research
Caxambu, Brazil. 2005, 2007
Relevance of Assessment and Culture in Evaluation (R.A.C.E.) Conference
Arizona State University. 2006
Bridging the Gap
University of Texas, Austin. 2006
Trinational Coalition for the Defense of Public Education
Vancouver, BC. 2005
Western States Center, Community Strategic Training Initiative
Reed College. 2005
Documentary Film and Social Justice Youth Seminar
San Antonio, TX. 2002
Documentary Film and Social Justice Panel
Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival. 2001