Ellen Perry

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Ellen Perry is an awardwinning film director writer producer and cinematographer She attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts Her first feature documentary Great Wall Across the Yangtze aired nationally on PBS in 2000 Narrated by Martin Sheen the film investigates the Three Gorges Dam project on Chinas Yangtze River It won the Grand Festival Award at the Berkeley Film Festival Her documentary film on the Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori The Fall of Fujimori garnered much acclaim The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 The Fall of Fujimori was nominated for an Emmy for Best Feature Documentary in 2006 It was also nominated by the Writers Guild for Best Documentary Screenplay in 2005 and was an official selection at over 30 film festivals worldwide The Fall of Fujimori was awarded the CINE Golden Eagle Grand Jury Prize at the Independent Film Festival of Boston Special Jury Prize at the Milan International Film Festival Directors Choice at the Biografilm Festival and Audience Choice at the Toronto International Latin Film Festival In making the film she achieved personal access to Alberto Fujimori despite his living in exile for his being wanted on criminal charges in Peru in regards to human rights violations It was characterized by one critic as brilliant revelatory and entertaining Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Perry licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia