Dorothy Fadiman, Producer, Director, Writer
Dorothy Fadiman has been producing award-winning documentary media with an emphasis on human rights and social justice since 1976. Honors include an Oscar nomination and an Emmy.  Dorothy has lived in Menlo Park, CA. since 1961.  She moved there to pursue graduate studies in communication at Stanford University, where she met her husband, James Fadiman. 
In 1974, while doing research for a book about the phenomenon of inner light , she was approached by Michael Wiese, a filmmaker who was fascinated with her project.  He suggested they produce a documentary together, based on the universality of the illumination described in many faiths around the world. Their collaboration was Dorothy’s first documentary RADIANCE: The Experience of Light.   Since then, Dorothy has produced more than 20 films.  Subjects range widely, from the exceptional healing journey of a woman with spinal cord injury, to schools that embrace progressive education, to the vulnerability of election results conducted on electronic voting machines. 
Throughout her film career, she has sustained a deep, ongoing commitment to women’s rights.  Her films in this area include WOMAN by WOMAN: New Hope for the Villages of India, FROM RISK to ACTION: Women and HIV/AIDS In Ethiopia. and CHOICE: Then and Now: From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court and Beyond.  
Dorothy’s book PRODUCING with PASSION: Making Films that Change the World follows her career, while offering tips and suggestions for independent filmmakers.  Dorothy also teaches, gives seminars, leads workshops, and guides young filmmakers in finding and using their own unique voices in documentary production