Filmography, Press, Awards

Films by Beverly Peterson

Produced, Directed, & Edited


>>THERE OUGHTA BE A LAW: NoJobIsWorthThis.com – Current Work-In-Progress (link)

>> GRACIAS VIDA (Work-In-Progress)

News Article: March 2010, The Montclarion


>>71 WEST BROADWAY: GROUND ZERO, NY

20 minute Documentary completed 2002

  • 2002 Library of Congress 9/11 Commemoration
  • Walker Art Museum, MN “Women With Vision”
  • The Warhol Museum
  • The Kitchen (Art Gallery)
  • Wisconsin International Film Festival
  • Broadcasts: WNET (PBS) “REEL NY”; Sundance Channel
  • Collections: Selected for the Library of Congress 9/11 Archive

>>INVISIBLE REVOLUTION

One Hour Documentary completed 2000.

  • 2001 Sundance Film Festival, Official Selection
  • Wexner Center
  • Northwest film Festival
  • BMA (Brooklyn Museum of Art)
  • Weatherspoon Gallery
  • 2000 Museum of Modern Art (NYC),”Documentary Fortnight”
  • Human Rights Watch Film Festival
  • Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival
  • 2002 CBC “Passionate Eye” (Canada)
  • Sundance Channel
  • Portions of this documentary were featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, 20/20, NBC’s Dateline, HBO’s America Undercover

>>THE ANDRE SHOW

42 minute Documentary completed 1997.  Educ’al Distr: Fanlight Prods.

  • 2007 World AIDS Conference, Toronto
  • San Francisco Int’l FF
  • Sydney International Film Festival
  • Taos Talking Pictures Festival
  • Mill Valley FF
  • Women in the Director’s Chair
  • Exit Art (Soho Gallery)
  • Broadcast – PBS 1998
  • Collections – Museum of Broadcast Radio & Television, Chicago

>>SANDRA’S WEB: A Mother’s Diary

24 Minute Documentary  completed 1996.

  • Denver Int’l FF
  • North Hampton Film Festival
  • Long Island FF
  • Broadcast – HBO

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Freelance Editor

>>ANTONIA PANTOJA: ¡Presente! — Co-Editor

Producer Lillian Jimenez

Feature Length Documentary

  • 2009 Broadcast, VOCES (signature PBS series curator: Latino Public
  • Broadcasting)
  • 2009 HBO NY International Latino Film Festival
  • 2007 Museum of Modern Art, “Documentary Fortnight”
  • 2006 NALIP official invitation to Producer’s Workshop
  • 2005 OFFICIAL SELECTION IFP MARKET

>>BREAD & ROSES TOO (Work-In-Progress, Editor)

Producer Jane Coleman

Directed by George Stoney & Lora Hays

  • 2008 Maine Jewish Film Festival

>>MAYOR OF THE WESTSIDE – Consulting Editor

  • PBS BROADCAST May 2006

>>WHOSE PLACE IS THIS ANYWAY? – Collaborator/ Editor

5 minute Experimental video installation completed 2003 created with artist Renate Aller

  • 2003 Museum of Labor in Hamburg
  • 2003 Hamburg Emigration Museum

>>ONLY HUMAN – Video Instructor

  • 2003 Tribeca Film Festival, Family Program

>>ANOTHER/BROTHER :Story of a Black Vietnam Veteran  – Editor

(Producer: Tami Gold)  One hour documentary completed 1998.

NATIONAL TELEVISION PREMIERE: PBS Spring 1999.

  • 1998 GOLD HUGO
  • 1998 GOLD CINE AWARD

>>A HEALTHY BABY GIRL – Additional Editor.

(Producer: Judith Helfand) One hour documentary completed 1996.

  • NATIONAL TELEVISION  PREMIERE:  POV (PBS Series) June 1997.
  • AWARDS: PEABODY WINNER; Nominated 1997 IDA AWARDS
  • FESTIVALS:
  • 1997 Sundance Film Festival
  • 1996 Margaret Mead FF

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Conference Presentations & Professional Presentations

*2010 Int’l Workplace Bullying & Harrasment Conference, Wales (upcoming)

*2009 10th Northeast Conference on Character Education (School & Workplace Bullying)

*2009 UUP [Screening & Discussion], Stony Brook University, Long Island, NY

*2008 Women and Film Festival “Body Politics” CCSU & New Britain Museum

*2008 June Baker Higgins Gender Studies Conference “Sexing the Vote: Gender, Sexuality and Politics.” CCSU

*2006 Participant at the NALIP Producers Academy – National Association of Latino Independent Producers

*2005 Co-Presenter, Independent Feature Project, NYC

*2001 Panelist – Independent Feature Project, “The Changing Face of Documentary”

*2001 Participant – Documentary Panel, Sundance Film Festival

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Additional Honors & Awards

*2001 American Library Assn – To 10 Videos for Young Adults

*1999 Best Documentary, Ann Arbor Film Festival

*1998 Silver Spire, Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco Int’l Film Festival

*1998 Juror’s Choice, Charlotte Film and Video Festival

*1998 Bronze Apple, Nat’l Educational Media Network

*1997 Planned Parenthood Maggie Award

*1997 Nominated IDA Award (International Documentary Assn)

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Education/Academic Degrees

*MA, Journalism, Ohio State University

*BFA, Photography, Cooper Union Art School

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Professional Experience (partial listing)

2008 – Present MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Assistant Professor, Department of Broadcasting

1992 – 2008   CHANGING WORLD PRODUCTIONS, INC, Owner/ Independent Producer & Freelance Editor Independent Films, Industrial productions, Non-Profit Fundraising Videos

2002 – 2008   MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY, SPECIALIST PROFESSOR Screen Studies, Video/Film/TV & University Film Specialist

Executive Director, Two River Film Festival 2006/2007AY

Artist-in-Residence, Jacob Landau Institute 2006/2007AY

2000 — 2001 NEW YORK TIMES TELEVISION – Independent Producer, “Code Blue” Series for TLC, 4 one hour programs

1998 — 2002 HUNTER COLLEGE Film and Media Department, Adjunct Professor