Julia Reichert, legendary documentarian of middle class America, succumbed to her long and courageous battle with cancer on Dec. 1 at the age of 76. She described herself not as a filmmaker, but “an activist who made films.”
The Lighthouse International Film Festival lamented her loss in a public address: “With heavy hearts, we say goodbye to alumni (sic) and friend of LIFF, Julia Reichert, whose 50-year career as a documentarian included a 2020 Oscar win for ‘American Factory’ (which we…
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