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Biography
Heidi Ewing is a director, producer, and writer of documentary films. She and Rachel Grady founded Loki Films in 2001, and have collaborated on several documentaries together. She is best known as the co-director of "Jesus Camp," which was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary in 2006. Next came "12th & Delaware," (HBO) which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The film "casts a heart-rending light on the abortion divide" (LA Times) and was honored with a Peabody Award. "Detropia," a poetic look at Ewing's home town, also won several awards, including Best Editing at Sundance 2012, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Original Score, at the 2013 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking and a News and Documentary Emmy for editing."Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" was the opening night selection of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and premiered on PBS American Masters on October 25, 2016. Other films as a director include "The Boys of Baraka," "Freakonomics" and "The Education of Mohammed Hussein."
Life
Ewing is a native of the Detroit area and is a graduate of Mercy High School and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Subject matter | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Boys of Baraka | 2005 | Baraka School, Kenya | |
| Jesus Camp | 2006 | Kids On Fire School of Ministry, Becky Fischer | |
| The Lord's Boot Camp | 2008 | Teen Missions International | Produced and aired for 48 Hours |
| Freakonomics (segment "Can You Bribe a 9th Grader to Succeed?") | 2010 | ||
| 12th & Delaware | 2010 | A crisis pregnancy center and an abortion clinic in Fort Pierce, Florida | |
| Detropia | 2012 | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | 2016 | Norman Lear |