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Elena Neuman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and founder of NeumanFILMS based in New York City.  Elena's short film about four Holocaust survivors, People Forget, New Haven Remembers, was broadcast on Connecticut Public Television and is streaming on CPTV.  Elena has also produced content for many educational and non-profit organizations. Looking UP marks Elena's feature film directorial debut.

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Elena co-produced/directed Wishmakers, a short film about an award-winning wine produced by mentally handicapped adults. The film won the International Gold Medal from the World Humanitarian Awards and an award of merit at IndieFEST.

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Previously, Elena was an associate producer at Manifold Productions where she worked on three PBS films: The Fall of Newt Gingrich, Rediscovering George Washington, and God and the Inner City.  

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A graduate of Cornell and Yale Universities, Elena spent her early career as a print journalist before segueing into documentary filmmaking. 

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