Virginia "Gini" Reticker is an American

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and

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. She directed the films ''The Heart of the Matter'', ''

Pray the Devil Back to Hell ''Pray the Devil Back to Hell'' is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its thea ...

'', and ''A Decade Under the Influence''.

Career

In 1987, she started to work as a film editor on the documentary ''Fire From the Mountain''. She later made her directorial debut with the film ''The Heart of the Matter''. The film received critical acclaim and later received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the

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. The film was then presented with the Freedom of Expression Award. With the success of the film, she participated in the documentary short film ''

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'' alongside

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. Both of them received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Documentary Short at the

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. Later, Reticker received honorable mention recognition for Short Filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2005 she received a

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for her participation in the episode ''Ladies First'' of the popular television serial ''Wide Angle''. Then, she was nominated at the

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ceremony for the film ''A Decade Under the Influence''. In 2007, she founded the film production company 'Fork Films' along with

Abigail Disney Abigail Edna Disney (born January 24, 1960) is an American documentary film producer, philanthropist, and social activist. She produced the 2008 documentary ''Pray the Devil Back to Hell''. Disney and Kathleen Hughes are producers and directors ...

and currently works as the Chief Creative Officer. Through the 'Fork Films', she worked as an executive producer for several blockbuster hits including: ''1971'', ''Cameraperson'', ''Alias Ruby Blade'', ''Citizen Koch'', ''Hot Girls Wanted'', and ''She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry''. In 2008 she made the documentary film ''

'' in which she captured the women's movement that protested for peace in

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. The film later won the Tribeca Best Documentary Award. She made the film ''Ladies First'' which garnered an

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. The film revolves around several women rebuilding post-genocide

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. In the meantime, she created and produced the PBS series ''Women, War & Peace''. With several critical acclaims, the serial won the

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Award given by Overseas Press Club as well as The Academy of Television Honors Award. Then she co-directed the film ''Betrayal'' (Nerahkoon) which was nominated for both an Academy Award and an Independent Spirit Award. In 2015, she directed the documentary ''The Trials of Spring''. The film revolves around Hend Nafea, who started a journey from an

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ian village during the 2011

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and later became a social activist.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reticker, Gini Living people American film directors American film producers Year of birth missing (living people) American women film directors American women film producers