A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Abigail E. Disney
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Born:
January 24, 1960
Abigail E. Disney is an Emmy-winning director and producer, philanthropist and the CEO and president of Fork Films. An active supporter of peacebuilding, she is passionate about advancing women's roles in the public sphere. Abigail's films and series focus on social issues and spotlight extraordinary people who speak truth to power. Having grown up in a family of filmmakers, Abigail turned to documentaries when inspired to tell the story of a brave group of women who used nonviolent protests and sex strikes to bring an end to Liberia's long civil war. She and renowned filmmaker Gini Reticker made the widely acclaimed Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which is broadly credited with highlighting the achievements of Leymah Gbowee, who received a Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. Abigail and Gini went on to found Fork Films, which is known for making and funding high profile, critically acclaimed documentaries that are seen on PBS, Netflix, HBO and other major outlets. In addition to producing original films, Fork Films awards grants to non-fiction films that promote peacebuilding, human rights and social justice with a particular emphasis on projects with women behind or in front of the camera. As of June 2017, Fork Films has awarded over $4 million to 90 documentaries including Cameraperson, Trapped, 1971, The Mask You Live In, Citizen Koch, Hot Girls Wanted, The Invisible War, and Sun Come Up. Fork Films grantees have premiered at top tier film festivals, won major awards and moved the needle on important social issues. In 2009, Abigail founded Peace is Loud, a nonprofit that inspires action through media and live events that spotlight women leaders on the frontline of peacebuilding worldwide. Abigail's directorial debut, Emmy-winning The Armor of Light, co-directed by Kathleen Hughes, premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The film follows Reverend Rob Schenck, an Evangelical minister, and Lucy McBath, the mother of a teenage shooting victim, who ask, is it possible to be both pro-gun and pro-life? Peace is Loud led the outreach and engagement campaign for The Armor of Light to restore a moral, ethical, and theological framework to the conversation about gun violence in America. The campaign has initiated and supported dialogue with faith leaders and communities around the country, reaching out beyond the documentary film community to target dozens of conservative evangelical influencers. In 2012, along with Pamela Hogan and Gini Reticker, Abigail created and executive produced the first-of-its-kind series for PBS- Women, War, & Peace. The five-part series looked at women in modern war as active agents for peace and positive change makers in their communities. It garnered the Overseas Press Club's Edward R. Murrow Award, a Gracie Award, and a Television Academy Honor. Season II of the series is currently in production. Abigail is the recipient of numerous awards including an honor by the International Women's Media Foundation for advancing women's issues and peace initiatives; IDA's Amicus Award, The International Advocate for Peace Award, presented by Cardozo Law School; and the Epic Award presented by The White House Project. Disney received her Bachelor's degree from Yale University, her Master's degree from Stanford University and her Doctorate from Columbia University. She is a mother of four.
Associate Producer:
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Co-Executive Producer:
2009 Playground
2010 Children of Invention
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2013 Open Heart
2014 Land Ho!
2017 Bending the Arc
2017 Liyana
2017 Love the Sinner
2017 Lovesong
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2020 Mayor
2021 Reality Winner
Co-Producer:
2009 Playground
2010 Children of Invention
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2013 Open Heart
2014 Land Ho!
2014 She's Beautiful When She's Angry
2017 Bending the Arc
2017 Liyana
2017 Love the Sinner
2017 Lovesong
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2020 Mayor
2021 Reality Winner
Director:
2009 Playground
2010 Children of Invention
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2013 Open Heart
2014 Land Ho!
2014 She's Beautiful When She's Angry
2015 The Armor of Light
2015 Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?
2017 Bending the Arc
2017 Liyana
2017 Love the Sinner
2017 Lovesong
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2020 Mayor
2021 Reality Winner
2022 The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
Executive Producer:
2009 Playground
2009 Sergio
2010 Children of Invention
2010 Family Affair
2010 Secrets of the Tribe
2010 Sons of Perdition
2011 Lost Bohemia
2011 Return
2012 The Invisible War
2012 The Iran Job
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2013 Open Heart
2013 Seeds of Time
2014 Food Chains
2014 Hateship Loveship
2014 Land Ho!
2014 Out in the Night
2014 She's Beautiful When She's Angry
2014 Vessel
2015 From This Day Forward
2015 Hot Girls Wanted
2015 The Armor of Light
2015 The Trials of Spring
2015 Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?
2016 Cameraperson
2016 Shadow World
2017 Bending the Arc
2017 Liyana
2017 Love the Sinner
2017 Lovesong
2017 Naila and the Uprising
2017 That Way Madness Lies...
2017 When God Sleeps
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 Call Her Ganda
2018 Netizens
2018 Same God
2018 The Tale
2019 A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll
2019 American Woman
2019 Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2019 Roll Red Roll
2020 Afterward
2020 Disclosure
2020 For the Love of Rutland
2020 Mayor
2020 The Assistant
2021 Boycott
2021 Holler
2021 Missing in Brooks County
2021 Reality Winner
2021 Rebel Hearts
2021 Women in Blue
2022 Birds Like Us
2022 Body Parts
2022 Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
2022 My Name Is Andrea
2022 The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
2022 The Art of Rebellion
2022 You Resemble Me
2023 The First Step
2024 The Quilters
Producer:
2008 Pray the Devil Back to Hell
2009 Playground
2009 Sergio
2010 Children of Invention
2010 Family Affair
2010 Secrets of the Tribe
2010 Sons of Perdition
2011 Lost Bohemia
2011 Return
2012 The Invisible War
2012 The Iran Job
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2013 Open Heart
2013 Seeds of Time
2014 Food Chains
2014 Hateship Loveship
2014 Land Ho!
2014 Out in the Night
2014 She's Beautiful When She's Angry
2014 Vessel
2015 From This Day Forward
2015 Hot Girls Wanted
2015 The Armor of Light
2015 The Trials of Spring
2015 Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?
2016 Cameraperson
2016 Shadow World
2017 Bending the Arc
2017 Liyana
2017 Love the Sinner
2017 Lovesong
2017 Naila and the Uprising
2017 That Way Madness Lies...
2017 When God Sleeps
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 Call Her Ganda
2018 Netizens
2018 Same God
2018 The Tale
2019 A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll
2019 American Woman
2019 Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2019 Roll Red Roll
2020 Afterward
2020 Disclosure
2020 For the Love of Rutland
2020 Mayor
2020 The Assistant
2021 Boycott
2021 Holler
2021 Missing in Brooks County
2021 Reality Winner
2021 Rebel Hearts
2021 Women in Blue
2022 Birds Like Us
2022 Body Parts
2022 Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
2022 My Name Is Andrea
2022 The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
2022 The Art of Rebellion
2022 You Resemble Me
2023 The First Step
2024 The Quilters
Story:
2008 Pray the Devil Back to Hell
2009 Playground
2009 Sergio
2010 Children of Invention
2010 Family Affair
2010 Secrets of the Tribe
2010 Sons of Perdition
2011 Lost Bohemia
2011 Return
2012 The Invisible War
2012 The Iran Job
2012 The Queen of Versailles
2013 Open Heart
2013 Seeds of Time
2014 Food Chains
2014 Hateship Loveship
2014 Land Ho!
2014 Out in the Night
2014 She's Beautiful When She's Angry
2014 Vessel
2015 From This Day Forward
2015 Hot Girls Wanted
2015 The Armor of Light
2015 The Trials of Spring
2015 Would Jesus Wear a Sidearm?
2016 Cameraperson
2016 Shadow World
2017 Bending the Arc
2017 Liyana
2017 Love the Sinner
2017 Lovesong
2017 Naila and the Uprising
2017 That Way Madness Lies...
2017 When God Sleeps
2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 Call Her Ganda
2018 Netizens
2018 Same God
2018 The Tale
2019 A High School Rape Goes Viral: Roll Red Roll
2019 American Woman
2019 Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2019 Roll Red Roll
2020 Afterward
2020 Disclosure
2020 For the Love of Rutland
2020 Mayor
2020 The Assistant
2021 Boycott
2021 Holler
2021 Missing in Brooks County
2021 Reality Winner
2021 Rebel Hearts
2021 Women in Blue
2022 Birds Like Us
2022 Body Parts
2022 Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
2022 My Name Is Andrea
2022 The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
2022 The Art of Rebellion
2022 You Resemble Me
2023 The First Step
2024 The Quilters
Creator:
2011 Women, War & Peace
Executive Producer:
2011 Women, War & Peace
2019 Women, War & Peace II
Producer:
2011 Women, War & Peace
2019 Women, War & Peace II
Writer:
2011 Women, War & Peace
2019 Women, War & Peace II
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