Geralyn Dreyfous

Geralyn White Dreyfous is an American film producer. She has produced multiple documentary and narrative films focusing on social justice issues including The Invisible War (2012), The Square (2013), The Hunting Ground (2015), Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018), The Great Hack (2019), and On the Record (2020). Dreyfous has been nominated for Primetime Emmy awards.

Geralyn White Dreyfous
OccupationFilm producer

Early life

Dreyfous Grew up in Groveland, Massachusetts.[1] Early in her career, she worked at The Philanthropic Initiative in Boston. She taught Documentary and Narrative writing with Dr. Robert Coles at Harvard University.[2]

Career

Dreyfous is the chair and co-founder of the Utah Film Center, which provides funding to filmmakers.[3][4] In 2007, Dreyfous co-founded Impact Partners, a documentary production company alongside Dan Cogan.[5][6] In 2013, Dreyfous co-founded Gamechanger Films, a production company which only finances films directed by women.[7]

Dreyfous has produced multiple films which have gone on to receive Academy Award and Emmy Award nominations.[8] Including Born into Brothels (2005) directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[9] The Invisible War (2012), directed by Kirby Dick,[10] The Square (2013) directed by Jehane Noujaim,[11] and The Hunting Ground (2015) directed by Kirby Dick.[12]

Dreyfous has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards for producing Brave Miss World (2013), directed by Cecilia Peck,[13] and The Great Hack (2019), directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer.[14]

In 2013, Dreyfous was honored by the International Documentary Association with the Amicus Award.[15] Additionally, Dreyfous was honored by Variety for the 2014 Women’s Impact Report.[16]

In 2020, Dreyfous produced 76 Days directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and Anonymous, revolving around the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The film won a Peabody Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.[17][18][19] In 2021, Dreyfous was nominated for a Peabody Award as one of the executive producers of the docuseries Nuclear Family.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Notes
2003The Day My God Diedexecutive producer
2004Born into Brothelsexecutive producer
2008Kick Like a Girlco-producer
In a Dreamexecutive producer
The Dhamma Brothersexecutive producer
Waiting for Hockneyexecutive producer
Project Kashmirexecutive producer
Living in Emergencyexecutive producer
Paints on a Ceilingexecutive producer
2009Sergioco-executive producer
2010Lead with Loveexecutive producer
2011Miss Representationexecutive producer
Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death and Technologyexecutive producer
Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Saltexecutive producer
2012The Invisible Warexecutive producer
Sugar Babies: Two Epidemics of Diabetes in Our Childrenexecutive producer
2013Open Heartexecutive producer
The Squareexecutive producer
The Crash Reelexecutive producer
Anita: Speaking Truth to Powerexecutive producer
Brave Miss Worldexecutive producer
China in Three Wordsexecutive producer
Wrenchedexecutive producer
2014Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memoryexecutive producer
Land Ho!executive producer
Vesselexecutive producer
Meet the Patelsexecutive producer
Compared To What: The Improbable Journey Of Barney Frankexecutive producer
Unbreakableexecutive producer
Crescendo! The Power of Musicexecutive producer
2015In Football We Trustexecutive producer
The Hunting Groundexecutive producer
Hot Girls Wantedexecutive producer
Dreamcatcherexecutive producer
The Mask You Live Inexecutive producer
Prophet's Preyexecutive producer
The Invitationexecutive producer
Addicted to Fresnoexecutive producer
The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledanoexecutive producer
Song of Lahoreexecutive producer
All Eyes and Earsexecutive producer
Dogtown Redemptionexecutive producer
The Millennialsexecutive producer
2016Lovesongexecutive producer
Obitexecutive producer
Money Monsterassociate producer
Franca: Chaos and Creation executive producer
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' Warexecutive producer
The Journey is the Destinationexecutive producer
Buster's Mal Heartexecutive producer
City of Joyexecutive producer
Swift Currentexecutive producer
Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generationexecutive producer
2017Stepexecutive producer
Bending the Arcexecutive producer
I Am Jane Doeexecutive producer
Embargoexecutive producer
The Strange Onesexecutive producer
The Last Animalsexecutive producer
Eating Animalsexecutive producer
Hunting Seasonexecutive producer
The Rape of Recy Taylorexecutive producer
The Judgeexecutive producer
Open Shadow: The Story of Teal Swanexecutive producer
Of Fathers and Sonsexecutive producer
Voyeurexecutive producer
The World is My Countryexecutive producer
Undiagnosedexecutive producer
2018Generation Wealthexecutive producer
Our New Presidentexecutive producer
Won't You Be My Neighbor?executive producer
The Taleexecutive producer
Nancyco-executive producer
Bisbee '17executive producer
The Long Dumb Roadexecutive producer
The Feeling of Being Watchedexecutive producer
The Way Madness Lies..executive producer
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéExecutive producer
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailesexecutive producer
Wrestling Ghostsexecutive producer
Still Plays with Trainsexecutive producer
Cracked Upexecutive producer
Bleed Outexecutive producer
2019Where We Disappearexecutive producer
Always in Seasonexecutive producer
The Great Hackexecutive producer
Fantastic Fungiexecutive producer
16 Shotsexecutive producer
Cooked: Survival by Zip Codeexecutive producer
The Kingmakerexecutive producer
2020Persuasion Machineexecutive producer
Aggieexecutive producer
Us Kidsexecutive producer
On the Recordexecutive producer
Spaceship Earthexecutive producer
Assassinsexecutive producer
Giving Voiceexecutive producer
The Truffle Huntersexecutive producer
Jacintaexecutive producer
#Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trumpco-executive producer
Love & Stuffexecutive producer
Belly of the Beastexecutive producer
The Genetics of Hopeexecutive producer
76 Daysexecutive producer
Driving While Black: Race, Space, and Mobility in Americaexecutive producer
Francescoexecutive producer
The Life Aheadexecutive producer
A Crime on the Bayouexecutive producer
Television Eventexecutive producer
2021What Would Sophia Loren Do?executive producer
Bring Your Own Brigadeexecutive producer
Rebel Heartsco-executive producer
Try Harder!executive producer
Cuspco-executive producer
Aileyexecutive producer
Dear Mr. Brodyexecutive producer
When Claude Got Shotexecutive producer
Pray Awayco-executive producer
Paper & Glueexecutive producer
Citizen Asheexecutive producer
Processionexecutive producer
You Resemble Meexecutive producer
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Overexecutive producer
202232 Soundsexecutive producer
Mijaexecutive producer
Aftershockexecutive producer
To the Endexecutive producer
Still Working 9 to 5executive producer
The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlileexecutive producer
Into the Weedsexecutive producer
Make People Betterexecutive producer
My Name is Andreaexecutive producer
Of Medicine and Miraclesexecutive producer
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboyexecutive producer
Merkelexecutive producer
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedomexecutive producer
The Grabexecutive producer
What Comes Aroundexecutive producer
2023Beyond Utopiaco-executive producer
Going Varsity in Mariachiexecutive producer
Food and Countryexecutive producer
The Right to Readexecutive producer
Another Bodyexecutive producer
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaineexecutive producer
Hollywoodgateco-executive producer
Gonzo Girlexecutive producer
Defiantexecutive producer

Television
Year Title Notes
2004-2020Independent Lens8 episodes; executive producer
2020-2022The Vowexecutive producer
2021Allen v. Farrowexecutive producer
2021Nuclear Familyexecutive producer
2022Phoenix Risingexecutive producer
2022The Lincoln Projectexecutive producer

See also

References
  1. "Women inspire women at the annual WOW conference," North Andover Eagle Tribune, April 13, 2019
  2. Dreyfous's IMDB bio
  3. "Sundance helps pave the way for women in film," KUTV, Jan. 30, 2019
  4. "Meet Utah’s 15 most influential artists, chosen by more than 150 experts and fans," The Salt Lake Tribune, January 6, 2019
  5. "Geralyn White Dreyfous". CGA Alumni. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. "Oscar-Winning Documentary Backer Now Taking Pitches to Develop and Fund New Non-Fiction Work," IndieWire, November 13, 2018
  7. "Gamechanger Films". Gamechanger Films. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. "WOW Conference to feature five inspiring women," North Andover Eagle Tribune, April 4, 2019
  9. Block, Melissa (February 28, 2005). "Documentarian Briski Discusses Oscar Win". NPR. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  10. Goodavage, Maria (January 10, 2013). "The Invisible War Nominated for Oscar". PBS. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  11. "Boston's Jehane Noujaim's 'The Square' Grabs Oscar Nomination". The Boston Herald. January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  12. Weist, Ellen (January 23, 2015). "Sundance: Producer Geralyn Dreyfous: 'Come out and tell your stories'". The Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  13. "Brave Miss World". The Emmys. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  14. "The Great Hack". The Emmys. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  15. "Utah's Geralyn Dreyfous earns 'rare' honor for film work," The Salt Lake Tribune, Dec. 6, 2013
  16. "WOW Conference to feature five inspiring women," North Andover Eagle Tribune, April 4, 2019
  17. "76 Days". Peabody Awards. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  18. Morgan, Jillian (June 22, 2021). "Peabodys day two: "76 Days," "Losing Ground" pick up awards". Real Screen. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  19. Andreeva, Nellie (September 12, 2021). "MTV Documentary Films & Pluto TV Land First Emmy Win For '76 Days'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  20. "82nd Annual Peabody Nominees Announced". Peabody Awards. April 13, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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