Ginny Durrin
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Ginny Durrin is an American filmmaker. Her most well-known film is Promises to Keep, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1988.[1] She has also worked on documentary episodes for PBS series, including Hard Work (1978), Worker to Worker (1980), Can't Take No More (1980), Gulliver's Travels (1996), Walden (1997), Silent Killers: Poisons and Plagues (2003), and Homegrown: Islam in Prison (2007).
Durrin created Women in Film & Video DC in 1979.[2] She has owned Durrin Productions, Inc. with her husband Kip Durrin[3] since the early 1970s.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Nan's Class (1978)
- Hard Work (1978)
- Worker to Worker (1980)
- Can't Take No More (1980)
- Promises to Keep (1988)
- Gulliver's Travels (1996)
- Walden (1997)
- Silent Killers: Poisons and Plagues (2003)
- Homegrown: Islam in Prison (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ "Promises to Keep (1988)". New York Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Dismukes, Kathy (April 1, 2019). "WIFV 40th Anniversary Provocateur Profile: Ginny Durrin". Women in Film & Video DC. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Latimer, Leah Y. (March 13, 1980). "Local News". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ "March 2013 Filmmaker of the Month - Ginny Durrin | entertainment". entertainment.dc.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2025.