Janet L. Tobias | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, and screenwriter |
| Known for | No Place On Earth |
| Website | Sierra/Tango Productions |
Janet Tobias is a media executive specializing in healthcare as well as an Emmy Award-winning director, producer, and writer.[1]
She directed Fauci,[citation needed] and also No Place On Earth in 2012, a docudrama about two caves in Ukraine in which three dozen Jews escaping the Holocaust successfully hid for a total of 511 days. Her screenplay, co-written with Paul Laikin, was a finalist for the 2014 Award for Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.[2]
More recently, Tobias directed Unseen Enemy, a documentary on the threat of pandemics in the 21st century which initially aired on CNN in 2017.[3] 2018 saw the release of her documentary Memory Games, a glimpse into the brain's vast potential for memorization through the eyes of four memory competition participants.
- ^ Chariton, Jordan. "CNN and Sierra Tango Productions Partner on Global Influenza Documentary". The Wrap.
- ^ "WGA Awards 2014: Complete list of winners and nominees". LATimes.com. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
- ^ Pederson, Erik. "CNN Films' 2016 Slate Includes Pics On Steve Jobs, BASE Jumping, Pathogens". Deadline.