I’ve taught at University of Wisconsin (Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies), NYU’s Department of Undergraduate Film and Television and the New School University. I teach and present on a range of topics including introductory and advanced documentary production and storytelling, environmental issue filmmaking, innovative audience engagement and public relations strategies, “How to maximize a film festival screening,” and the art of personal documentary narrative. Working with students keeps me connected to constant evolution in the field and fuels my own creative energy.
“Judith poured her passion and guts into the theaters, inviting— no, politically organizing— the audience to join in a collective struggle to understand our personal stakes in the environment. She’s a galvanizing presence. She ignited students in smaller master classes with her intelligence, experience, and deep grasp of the relationships between politically charged documentary and filmmaker’s responsibilities to a world beyond themselves.”
-Patricia R. Zimmermann,
Ph.D. Ithaca College