Ilana trachtman biography definition

Ilana Trachtman is an award-winning documentary and children's television producer. She has produced and directed programs in both English and Spanish for PBS, SHOWTIME, LIFETIME, HBO FAMILY, ABC-TV, TRIO, A&E, THIRTEEN/ WNET, THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL, DISCOVERY, and SESAME WORKSHOP.

Ilana's favorite recent project was the film Our Heroes, Ourselves, a documentary special she produced and directed for Lifetime Network profiling four grassroots women heroes with the goal of empowering viewers to become heroes in their own lives.

Ilana trachtman biography definition

The program won a Cine Golden Eagle, a Telly Award, and the Woody Harrelson Environmental Award. Ilana is especially interested in character-driven cinema verite. She recently directed two episodes of Texas Ranch House, the PBS reality/documentary series set in 1867.

Other favorite projects include the film Our Heroes, Ourselves (Lifetime,) a documentary special hosted by Marlo Thomas, which profiles four grassroots women heroes wi