Lyn Goldfarb Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Us

I am very excited to work with the 2023 Pando Days projects, and proud of the video we made celebrating the work of the 2022 students. You can view the 12 minute video We Are Pando at https://pandopopulus.com

Producer of Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried, LA Press Club, First Place for Best National Political/Government Reporting; and The First Attack Ads; Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair, both broadcast on PBS.

Director, Producer of EDDY'S WORLD, an award-winning documentary short about toys and aging. www.eddysworldmovie.com. Manage the film festival run of more than 40 festivals; promote outreach; speaking engagements; broadcast opportunities. Serves as an agent for film's protagonist Eddy Goldfarb. Editor and publicist of It's Going to be a Big Day: 101 100-Word Stories by a 101-Year-Old. It's Eddy's first book, published when he was 101 years old.

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OUR L.A. is a 501c3 non profit, and our current projects are BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: TOM BRADLEY AND THE POLITICS OF RACE for PBS broadcast, and TOM BRADLEY'S IMPOSSIBLE DREAM, the educational documentary, designed for high schools and community colleges.

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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: TOM BRADLEY AND THE POLITICS OF RACE tells the story of Tom Bradley, the first African American mayor elected in a major American city with an overwhelmingly white majority. The documentary shows how Bradley’s coalition of African Americans, Jews, white liberals, Latinos and Asian Americans united a divided city, brought inclusion and access, and set the foundation for sustainable inter-racial coalitions that encouraged the elections of minority candidates nationwide, most notably President Barack Obama. World Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, 2015; PBS national broadcast February 2016; Congressional Black Congress screening on Capitol Hill April, 2016. Featured at: Pan African Film Festival, March on Washington Film Festival, San Diego Black Film Festival, Oakland International Film Festival; LA International Harbor Film Festival, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, Grand Performances, Los Angeles City Hall, Cal State LA Luckman Performing Arts Complex. www.mayortombradley.com.

I was appointed by Los Angeles Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to serve as a Commissioner on the 15 member Governing Board for the Personal Assistance Services Council (LA County Public Authority). I was re-appointed by the Department of Public Social Services. We are a volunteer Commission. The mission of PASC is to improve the In-Home Supportive Services Program and enhance the quality of life for all people who receive and provide In-Home Support Services. As a Commissioner, I oversee the activities of PASC, which includes registry services, the back-up attendant program, consumer outreach, consumer training and education, managed care, and advise on the many issues affecting people with disabilities and seniors. I also review the budget and financial reports, monthly management reports and tracking of actions and updates on the issues that impact the PASC community. We work directly with the Department of Social Services, Service Employees International Union, and with the many organizations that impact our constituents, such as the IHSS Coalition, California IHSS Consumer Alliance, Justice in Aging, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Association of Public Authorities, AARP, the independent living centers.

Lyn Goldfarb Productions is an award-winning full service production company, creating documentaries and interactive multi media productions which challenge, entertain, educate and explore. LGP works with a variety of clients, ranging from museums, educational institutions and nonprofits to public and cable television. www.lyngoldfarbproductions.com

ACTIVATE is an Arts Advocacy Leadership Program created by Arts for LA.

Taught a 4 week intensive documentary video production workshop for Burmese students.

Founding Partner and Executive Producer ."Public Broadcasting in Public Places", an award winning model for interactive media featuring touch screen kiosks showcased at museums and public places throughout California, funded by the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, award-winning 4 hour PBS series, national primetime broadcast in 2006. Robust outreach campaign.

Writer/Director for documentary for for Stanford University for major fundraising campaign.

Volunteer Coordinator in Los Angeles for four months, and Out of State Volunteer Coordinator in New Mexico for Region 1 and Grants office. Staging Captain for GOTV.

THE NEW LOS ANGELES is a documentary which explores the complexities of inclusion in America’s largest majority minority city, with the greatest divide between rich and poor. The documentary is a powerful portrait of a city in transition, profiling the political empowerment of Latinos and immigrants, working in multi-ethnic coalitions to transform their lives. THE NEW LOS ANGELES premiered on national primetime PBS as part of the CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN DREAM series in 2006.

Produced Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai for J.Paul Getty Museum for their major exhibit ICONS FROM SINAI. The documentary played continuously in a theater created as part of the exhibit, designed as an experiential point of immersion between art and liturgy. In addition, the Getty retained Goldfarb to design and produce 60,000 copies of a limited edition DVD with special behind-the-scenes extras about the making of the exhibition.

JAPAN: MEMOIRS OF A SECRET EMPIRE is a 3 hour documentary series, produced with Devillier-Donegan Enterprises and PBS for U.S. and international television broadcast. This series tells the story of Shogun, Samurai and Geisha, through beautifully designed reenactments in authentic locations throughout Japan. Produced with Deborah DeSnoo, Executive Producer, Director, Producer, Writer.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE in THE FIRST CENTURY is a four hour documentary series, produced with Devillier-Donegan Enterprises and PBS. It was broadcast nationally on primetime PBS as part of the Empire Series, with extensive international broadcast. Received a NEH research and scripting grant and an AFI Enhanced TV Workshop fellowship. Produced with Margaret Koval, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Producer.

Executive Producer and Director of Business Communications: Tools for Leadership, a 12 hour distance learning program, using innovative documentary-style production with a state of the art teaching presentation. Winner of Excellence in Distance Learning Award.

Produced WAYS TO MOVE and WITHOUT BARRIERS OR BORDERS for PEOPLE IN MOTION "INNOVATIONS" mini series, broadcast nationally on PBS. The Series focused on the scientific and technological aspects of disability through character-driven stories. The Series were hosted by Itzhak Perlman and Marlee Matlin. WAYS TO MOVE was screened at the U.S. Congress and WITHOUT BARRIERS OR BORDERS was screened at the United Nations.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Producer/Director/Writer for "Total War", the third episode in series THE GREAT WAR AND THE SHAPING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, produced by KCET and BBC. Winner of multiple awards.

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Producer and Director of DISABLED AND THE COST OF SAYING I DO, a half hour documentary for LIFE AND TIMES, a public affairs program produced by KCET. Winner of a Golden Mike Award.

Directing Workshop for Women fellow at AFI. Directed a short feature FROM THE HEART.

Director/Producer/Writer for "We Have a Plan", one of seven documentaries in THE GREAT DEPRESSION series. National primetime PBS broadcast in 1993. Winner of multiple awards including duPont Columbia Award and honored by TIME Magazine as 2nd best Television program in 1993.

Senior Producer and Director of Danger: Kids at Work

Produced documentary PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE with Tami Gold.

Produced a documentary film festival and talk show for cable television which featured documentaries on work and labor issues, and interviews with the producers.

Organized a series of educational programs for workers in Virginia, supported by a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy.

Designed and administered programs for women workers in Michigan.

Producer and Historian for Academy-Award nominated documentary WITH BABIES AND BANNERS:STORY OF THE WOMEN'S EMERGENCY BRIGADE. Winner of major awards worldwide; national primetime PBS broadcast; theatrical release.

Ma, Women'S Studies

Ba, History