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Biography
Julia Reichert was an American Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and feminist. Reichert grew up in Bordentown Township, New Jersey, and was a 1964 graduate of Bordentown Regional High School. She graduated from Antioch College in 1970 with a degree in documentary arts.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2020
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2020 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Documentary (Short Subject) · 2010 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1978 · nominated
Filmography8 titles

The Nightowls of Coventry
2004Associate Producer
2004Associate Producer

A Lion in the House
Director
Director

American Factory
2019Director, Director of Photography, Producer
2019Director, Director of Photography, Producer

Julia's Stepping Stones
2024as Self
2024as Self

Deadbeat at Dawn
1988as Waitress
1988as Waitress

The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
2009Director, Producer, Writer
2009Director, Producer, Writer

American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
2019as Self
2019as Self

Determined
2020Consulting Producer
2020Consulting Producer