Bio
Anne Checler is a French-American filmmaker and Emmy® nominated editor with over 20 years of experience crafting acclaimed documentaries. Her work has been featured on PBS’ Independent Lens and American Experience, NBC, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Criterion Channel, France 2, and has screened at numerous festivals.
Recent credits include the PBS series "Citizen Nation," winner of "Best Episodic Series" at the International Documentary Association Awards and nominated for an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Editing, as well as "Facing Eviction" (Frontline), "Generations Stolen" (Webby Award winner), "Extremism in America" (Online Journalism Award winner), and "Bearing the Burden: Black Mothers in America" (The New Yorker).
Building on her career as an editor, Anne expanded into directing with "Goodnight Irene," an audio documentary about her mother’s upbringing during the McCarthy era, which was featured at the “Listen Up Brooklyn” podcast festival and at the New Media Film Festival.