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Deborah Shaffer

Overview

Deborah Shaffer has a 50-year career as a documentary filmmaker. She began making films in 1970s as a member of the Newsreel Collective, where she collaborated on the short film Make-Out. In 1972 she co-directed and co-produced the short How About You?, and in 1976 Chris and Bernie. Shaffer co-produced and co-directed her first feature documentary, The Wobblies, an oral and archival history of the Industrial Workers of the World in 1979, which premiered at the New York Film Festival and was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2021.

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Directing
2019 Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack Directing Director N/A
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1989 Dance of Hope Directing Director N/A
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1987 Fire from the Mountain Directing Director N/A
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1985 Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements Directing Director 58
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1979 The Wobblies Directing Director 58
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1975 Chris and Bernie Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1970 Make Out Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2003 Thunder in Guyana Production Executive Producer 58
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2001 Enemies of War Production Executive Producer N/A
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1979 The Wobblies Production Producer 58
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Sound
1975 Chris and Bernie Sound Sound N/A
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Editing
1992 Cocolos & Rockeros: For Rock or Salsa? Editing Editor 58
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1985 Stephen King's Golden Tales Editing Editor 59
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1981 El Salvador: Another Vietnam Editing Editor 59
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1980 El Salvador: The People Will Win Editing Editor 58
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1977 Chuquiago Editing Editor 59
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1975 Chris and Bernie Editing Editor N/A
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