DIRECTORS

Karen Day is a director and producer of films tackling a wide range of social justice topics, from behind the scenes stories about striving opera singers to grassroots initiatives to end childhood malnutrition with Harvard students, to the historic internment of the Japanese Americans during World War II. One commonality of Day's films is they all focus on the determination and resilience of the human spirit. Her films are currently distributed by Women Make Movies and have been acquired by more than 100 international universities in women's studies, health care, and social justice curriculum. A former warzone journalist for NBC, CNN and BBC, she currently resides in Boise and is the publisher of IdaHome Magazines. Day is also the winner of the Governor's Award for the Idaho Arts for her filmmaking.