Jane I. Wells
Jane I. Wells is a documentary filmmaker and activist [1] whose films focus on global human rights and social justice issues.[2] She has produced over 40 short films including the award-winning shorts I'm a Victim, Not a Criminal (2010), Lost Hope (2012) and Native Silence (2013).[1] She is also a producer of the feature documentary films The Devil Came on Horseback (2007), Tricked (2013), A Different American Dream (2016), [3][4] and Lost in Lebanon (2017).
Career
In 2005 Wells became involved with The Devil Came on Horseback a feature-length documentary about the genocide in Darfur.[5] Ultimately she became a producer of the film, traveling to Darfur with her son to bear witness to the state of affairs there.
In 2007, she founded 3 Generations, a non-profit organization that uses film to document stories of witness to crimes against humanity, through documentary film, oral history, witness testimony and creative writing.[6] Wells' articles on genocide and human rights have appeared in British Vogue[7], Diversion[8] and Weston[9]. She is a regular guest blogger on the Huffington Post[1] and the HUB[10].
Wells has said that making films that document crimes against humanity is “deeply connected to the family heritage”.[2] Her father, Sidney Bernstein, filmed the liberation of concentration camps at the end of World War II.[11] Wells has said that it was her father's greatest regret that the footage was never shown publicly, as he hoped it would serve as evidence for all mankind that these atrocities had indeed taken place.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Jane Wells". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ a b c Izikovich, Gili (17 July 2014). "Hitchcock's secret horror film of the Holocaust". Haaretz.
- ^ The Devil Came on Horseback at IMDb
- ^ Jane I. Wells at IMDb
- ^ Steidle, Brian and Wells, Jane. Kathleen Dunn. Kathleen Dunn. Wisconsin Public Radio. October 18, 2007.
- ^ Bruce Northam. "Helping Rwanda." June 10, 2008. Forbes Best Traveler.
- ^ “Eye Witness.” Vogue (British). October 2005: 141-142.
- ^ “A Doctor’s Life: Dedication in Darfur.” Diversion. August 2006: 24-26.
- ^ “Three Generations: Is Bearing Witness Genetic?” Weston. Summer 2008: 153 – 157.
- ^ Jane Wells on the HUB
- ^ "Piece » Like Father, Like Daughter (Voices on Genocide Prevention)". PRX. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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External links
- "The Devil Came on Horseback" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-03.
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