Dawn Porter Biography

Dawn Porter is a distinguished and acclaimed documentarian whose works have graced the screens of major networks like HBO, Discovery, ESPN, PBS, and Netflix. Recently, she premiered her latest offering, The Lady Bird Diaries, at the SXSW Film Festival in 2023. The documentary is an all-archival film that explores the life of Lady Bird Johnson, one of America's most influential First Ladies, presenting a nuanced portrait of the subject. In June 2022, she debuted 37 Words, a four-part ESPN documentary series that examines pivotal civil rights legislation that grants equal opportunities for women in sports. In 2021, Dawn produced and directed The Me You Can't See, a multipart documentary on mental health and well-being, in collaboration with Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry, which aired on Apple TV. Some of her recent projects include Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain, chronicling the rise of Vernon Jordan, an African-American thought leader; John Lewis: Good Trouble, a CNN film that highlights the life and activism of the late Congressman John Lewis; and The Way I See It, a Netflix series about Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Barack Obama. Dawn's work has received acclaim and recognition, including winning at the Sundance Film Festival for Gideon's Army in 2013 and Trapped in 2016, which explores laws regulating abortion clinics in the South. She has also produced critically acclaimed documentaries like Spies of Mississippi and Rise: The Promise of My Brother's Keeper, and her work has received generous support from various foundations and institutions like the MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Sundance Film Institute, and many more. As a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Directors Guild of America, Dawn Porter is widely recognized and respected in the field of documentary filmmaking.

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