Jane I. Wells | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker Activist |
Jane I. Wells is a documentary filmmaker and activist [1] whose films focus on global human rights and social justice issues. [2] She has produced over 40 short films including the award-winning shorts I'm a Victim, Not a Criminal (2010), Lost Hope (2012) and Native Silence (2013). [1] She is also a producer of the feature documentary films The Devil Came on Horseback (2007), Tricked (2013), A Different American Dream (2016), [3] [4] and Lost in Lebanon (2017).
In 2005 Wells became involved with The Devil Came on Horseback a feature-length documentary about the genocide in Darfur. [5] Ultimately she became a producer of the film, travelling to Darfur with her son to bear witness to the state of affairs.
In 2007, she founded 3 Generations, a non-profit organization that uses film to document stories of witness to crimes against humanity, through documentary film, oral history, witness testimony and creative writing. [6] Wells' articles on genocide and human rights have appeared in British Vogue, [7] Diversion [8] and Weston. [9] She is a regular guest blogger on the Huffington Post [1] and the HUB. [10]
Wells has said that making films that document crimes against humanity is “deeply connected to the family heritage”. [2] Her father, Sidney Bernstein, filmed the liberation of concentration camps at the end of World War II. [11] Wells has said that it was her father's greatest regret that the footage was never shown publicly, as he hoped it would serve as evidence for mankind of these atrocities. [2]
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Jane I. Wells | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker Activist |
Jane I. Wells is a documentary filmmaker and activist [1] whose films focus on global human rights and social justice issues. [2] She has produced over 40 short films including the award-winning shorts I'm a Victim, Not a Criminal (2010), Lost Hope (2012) and Native Silence (2013). [1] She is also a producer of the feature documentary films The Devil Came on Horseback (2007), Tricked (2013), A Different American Dream (2016), [3] [4] and Lost in Lebanon (2017).
In 2005 Wells became involved with The Devil Came on Horseback a feature-length documentary about the genocide in Darfur. [5] Ultimately she became a producer of the film, travelling to Darfur with her son to bear witness to the state of affairs.
In 2007, she founded 3 Generations, a non-profit organization that uses film to document stories of witness to crimes against humanity, through documentary film, oral history, witness testimony and creative writing. [6] Wells' articles on genocide and human rights have appeared in British Vogue, [7] Diversion [8] and Weston. [9] She is a regular guest blogger on the Huffington Post [1] and the HUB. [10]
Wells has said that making films that document crimes against humanity is “deeply connected to the family heritage”. [2] Her father, Sidney Bernstein, filmed the liberation of concentration camps at the end of World War II. [11] Wells has said that it was her father's greatest regret that the footage was never shown publicly, as he hoped it would serve as evidence for mankind of these atrocities. [2]
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