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).
Gordon co-produced and edited ''DOCUMENTED'', a documentary about
Jose Antonio Vargas
Jose Antonio Vargas (born February 3, 1981) is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist. Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of twelve, he was part of ''The Washington Post'' team that won the P ...
, a journalist and immigration activist. ''DOCUMENTED'' was nominated for the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Documentary. She won ADIFF 2015's Public Award for the Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color for ''BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez'' about poet and activist
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez (born Wilsonia Benita Driver; September 9, 1934) is an American poet, writer, and professor. She was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and has written over a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays ...
. It was broadcast on
America ReFramed
''America ReFramed'' is a weekly independent documentary series broadcast on World Channel.Allison Willmor"America ReFramed brings 52 weeks of docs to PBS's WORLD Channel,"''IndieWire'', September 11, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-13. Since 2012, Ameri ...
and nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary. 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
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is given to the director(s) of the film and since 2014 it is also given to the producers. It was first presented in 2000, with Marc Singer ...
, the 2019
Peabody Award and the 2019
News and Documentary Emmy Award
The News & Documentary Emmy Awards, or News & Documentary Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Scien ...
for Outstanding Documentary and Outstanding Social Issue Documentary.
Gordon graduated from New York University and is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University.
Filmography (partial)
* Victim/Suspect (Netflix) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
* ''To the End'' (Hulu) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
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''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)
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''Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes'' (Independent Lens - PBS) (Premiere: Sundance Film Festival)
References/Notes and references
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American documentary film producers
American women documentary filmmakers
Documentary film editors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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