Festival Year: 2015
Francine Strickwerda
Roles: Director
Francine Strickwerda is an award-winning director, writer and producer of documentary films and Web sites. She co-directed the feature film Oil & Water for PBS, as well as Busting Out, a feature documentary about the history and politics of America’s obsession with the female breast, which aired on Showtime. An expert film fundraiser and grant writer, her work has been funded by the MacArthur Foundation and the prestigious Independent Television Service (ITVS) and many others. She produced and executive edited national PBS Web sites including Don’t Buy It, Videogame Revolution and Exploring Space, and was a senior producer at HealthTalk.com. She currently runs Hullabaloo, a Seattle production company with her husband, and she has created videos for clients including the United Nations, Fortune 500 companies and the Seattle Fire Department.
Festival Year: 2015