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Martha Wheelock

Greater Los Angeles

filmmaker

Tags: biographical documentaries  Character-driven Documentaries  distribution  docs about the arts  education  ethics  history documentaries  women in documentary  women's issues  writing  

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Title/Occupation:  Director  Distributor  Educator  Producer  Researcher  Writer  Other 

Services Provided:  Broadcast Network 

Gender: Female

Race: Caucasian/White

Citizenship: American

Languages Spoken: English

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I am a real independent documentary filmmaker. I have 16mm film cameras and equipment, as well as HD Video camera. I have made every film of mine from start to finish, and can share some equipment with those I choose for a slim fee. I am willing to help out with most anything, time permitting. I am an experienced filmmaker, the queen of cheap, and a thorough and inspired researcher and archivist.

Biography: 

MARTHA WHEELOCK – Filmmaker (1978 to present)

Ishtar Films. 12400 Moorpark St #2. Studio City, CA 91604. 818-753-5855
mwheelock@sbcglobal.net. Website: www.ishtarfilms.com . 800-428-7136

2009—Rima Goodman: A Life in Art: A first–person portrait of the Artist and her commentary on her art; we hear and see how creation brings delight and meaning to her life and to living as an artist. With her paintings and sculptures. 20 minutes.

2007- Judith Meuli, Veteran Feminist -- Meuli relates what forces and experiences influenced her to become an ardent feminist artist and chronicler. She openly shares her journey from her girlhood in Minnesota to a leader in the "feminist movement" in Los Angeles, as a founding member of Los Angeles, N.O.W., The Feminist Majority and the author of the Feminist Chronicles.

1999 to present: Films to introduce speakers at Harvard-Westlake School’s Women’s History Month Assembly: Lisa Leslie; Geraldine Ferraro; Claudia Kennedy; Helen Caldicott; Sally Ride; Judy Chicago; Gloria Allred; Dolores Huerta; Andrea Van De Kamp; Winona LaDuke, Helen Thomas; Geena Davis.

2001-- Executive Producer: Disney Channel A Ring of Endless Light, based on the novel by Madeleine L’Engle; first aired Aug. 2002.Winner: Genesis Award for outstanding Television movie, advocating animal rights; Humanitas Prize for its “challenge to speak out when we witness an injustice.” Martha was involved in most areas of development, production, & post-production.

1998 -- Director/Executive Producer: The Thistle Hotel – A narrative film based on a story by, and life of, writer Katherine Mansfield. Created in the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women.

1997 -- Director/Producer: Votes for Women – Documentary film celebrating the women who won us the vote. CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD. 20 Minutes. PBS

1995 -- Associate Producer: Lucifer’s Child, with Julie Harris, A & E Network

1992 -- Director/Producer: Berenice Abbott: A View of the 20th Century – A portrait of the distinguished American Photographer; Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival; NEFV Silver Apple. 57 Minutes. PBS.

1990 -- Director/Producer: Madeleine L’Engle: Star: Gazer- a portrait of the Award-Winning author of Wrinkle in Time. Films for Young Adults. ALA; Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival. 30 minutes.PBS.

1987-- Director/Producer: Take the Power -Sequel to One Fine Day, celebrating
contemporary women’s lives & achievements. Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival. PBS

1984--Director/Producer: One Fine Day– A Celebration of the American Woman — Past and Present. Selected Films for Young Adults, ALA. PBS.

1982- Producer: Kate Chopin’s Story of an Hour—a dramatization of 1897 story. Narrated by Elizabeth Ashley. Hemisfilm - First Prize. 25 minutes. PBS.

1980 – Director/Producer: World of Light: A Portrait of May Sarton – First person portrait of one of America’s favorite writers. Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival 30 minutes PBS..

My company, ISHTAR FILMS, is a complete film and video production company with its own equipment and facilities. We also produce films for organizations and record companies.

In addition to my filmmaking, I am a teacher of American Literature, Ethics, and Women’s Studies in high school and college, since 1967, presently, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, CA.

I am also the President of a non-profit company, www.wildwestwomen.org whose mission is to produce educational materials about women and minorities , and to train women in media production.

Education: B.A. Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana;
M.A., PhD: New York University, NYC: Concentration – American Women Writers.