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Judith Vogelsang

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Homeless and formerly homeless fine arts painters in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. Art is ubiquitous, an integral part of human life no matter how humble the circumstances.
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Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists (2013)
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Judith Ayers Vogelsang was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding achievement in Television Directing for her program, GOINGGREEN - Every Home an Eco-Home, which aired on public TV stations nationwide. She also wrote and produced the program in partnership with Mary Proteau. She produced and directed the independent feature film, Heartless, (USA Network) which had worldwide distribution.

Judith began producing and directing non-fiction and fiction programs for PBS and CBS affiliates in the Midwest and on the east coast. She won a CINE Golden Eagle Award for her hour documentary, Bucks County, USA. In Los Angeles, Judith worked as an Assistant Director for the major studios. She then directed national, prime time episodic series on Simon & Simon (CBS) and other entertainment shows airing on ABC and USA. She worked on non-fiction specials airing on CBS, ABC, and in syndication (CBS American Memory Test; Silent Killer: Women & Heart Disease).

Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists, feature documentary about how art transformed talented homeless artists in Los Angeles, was produced in partnership with Letitia Schwartz. Distributed by American Public Television, it airs nationwide on public television and has extensive online and academic distribution. SUV Taggers, a short environmental documentary aired on The Documentary Channel, Free Speech TV, PBS stations, and Shorts TV.

Judith was born in Brooklyn, NY and was educated in NYC public schools. She graduated with a B.A. cum laude in English from Hobart & William Smith Colleges where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She received an M.A. from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and an M.A. in Film and TV from University of Iowa.

Judith served as a judge on the Emmys, DGA Awards, and the DGA Student Film Awards. She's been interviewed on radio, TV, and podcasts. She is a member of the Directors Guild of America, Television Academy of Arts & Sciences, and Cinewomen. Judith is President of her independent production company, Stone Harbor Films, Inc., and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, poet Arthur Vogelsang.
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home (2006)
    GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2006
    Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists (2013)
    Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2013
    SUV Taggers
    Short
    • Director
    • 2004
    The Yin & Yang of Randy Lawrence
    Short
    • Director
    • 2009

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
      Charmed
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
      Kindred: The Embraced
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • The Invaders (1995)
      The Invaders
      5.0
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
      Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Tales of the City (1993)
      Tales of the City
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)
      Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • Honor Thy Mother (1992)
      Honor Thy Mother
      3.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1992
    • James Woods and John Lithgow in The Boys (1991)
      The Boys
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • Meg Tilly in In the Best Interest of the Child (1990)
      In the Best Interest of the Child
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1990
    • Double Your Pleasure (1989)
      Double Your Pleasure
      5.5
      • assistant director
      • 1989
    • Probe (1988)
      Probe
      7.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
      Simon & Simon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1982–1986
    • George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
      George Burns Comedy Week
      8.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • A Reason to Live (1985)
      A Reason to Live
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Judy Vogelsang)
      • 1985
    • Don Adams and Gary Coleman in Jimmy the Kid (1982)
      Jimmy the Kid
      4.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1982

    Director



    • Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists (2013)
      Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists
      7.8
      • co-director
      • 2013
    • The Yin & Yang of Randy Lawrence
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home (2006)
      GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • SUV Taggers
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Natural Heroes (2004)
      Natural Heroes
      9.3
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • 2004
    • Mädchen Amick in Heartless (1997)
      Heartless
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Shades of LA (1990)
      Shades of LA
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
      Simon & Simon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986–1988
    • Paul Sorvino and D.W. Moffett in The Oldest Rookie (1987)
      The Oldest Rookie
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Gil Gerard, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Nancy Stafford in Sidekicks (1986)
      Sidekicks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Bucks County, USA
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1977

    Producer



    • Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists (2013)
      Humble Beauty: Skid Row Artists
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Yin & Yang of Randy Lawrence
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home (2006)
      GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2006
    • SUV Taggers
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Hollywood Goes to the Bowl 2004
      Video
      • segment producer
      • 2004
    • Mädchen Amick in Heartless (1997)
      Heartless
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1997

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    HUMBLE BEAUTY:  Skid Row Artists
    Clip 3:28
    HUMBLE BEAUTY: Skid Row Artists
    SUV TAGGERS
    Trailer 1:08
    SUV TAGGERS
    SUV TAGGERS
    Trailer 1:08
    SUV TAGGERS
    HUMBLE BEAUTY:  Skid Row Artists
    Trailer 2:44
    HUMBLE BEAUTY: Skid Row Artists
    GOINGGREEN -- Every Home an Eco-Home
    Trailer 1:38
    GOINGGREEN -- Every Home an Eco-Home

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      • Judith Ayers
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      • Arthur VogelsangJune 14, 1966 - present
    • Other works
      Essay: "Motifs of Image and Sound in The Godfather." Journal of Popular Film, Vol.2, No.2.

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