Andrea Kalin
| Andrea Kalin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Boston, MA United States |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Documentary |
Andrea Kalin is an independent American filmmaker (writer, producer and director). She is also the principal and founder of Spark Media, Inc. and founder and Executive Director of Stone Soup Productions, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit foundation
Andrea Kalin was born in Boston. She attended Brookline High School and graduated from American University. Kalin lives and works in Washington, D.C.
Andrea Kalin is a documentary filmmaker who focuses on social issues. She uses storytelling and marketing strategies to promote social change, Some of her productions, such as Prince Among Slaves, tell stories lost to history, while others—Dancing with N.E.D. and The Pact address contemporary social issues such as women's GYN cancers and inner city male role models.
Kalin started as a newsreel researcher for Ken Burns on his film The Congress.
Kalin’s films have received industry awards and nominations including prime time Emmys, a Gracie Allen Award, CINE Golden Eagles, EdPress Awards of Distinction, The Chris Awards, a Paul Robeson award, a Gold UNESCO medal at the NY Festivals, the 2004 Organization of American Historians "(OAH)" Erik Barnouw Award for best documentary concerning a topic of American History, Black Maria Film Festival Jury Awards and a nomination from the Writers Guild of America for outstanding achievement in television (documentary non current events) among others.”
Her first feature-length documentary film Partners of the Heart was inspired by Katie McCabe's Washingtonian article "Like Something the Lord Made". Partners of the Heart" is the story of the 34-year partnership between Dr. Alfred Blalock, a white surgeon and Vivien Thomas, a black lab technician . At the height of segregation, Blalock and Thomas pioneered a procedure that saved the lives of thousands of children, called blue babies and opened up the field of heart surgery. With no more than a high school education, Thomas went on to train a generation of heart surgeons. The documentary was funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities NEH, the Corporation of Public Broadcasting CPB and WGBH, and was screened at a number of film festivals and aired on WGBH's American Experience in February 2003 and was rebroadcast in March 2005. Narrated by Morgan Freeman 'Partners of the Heart' went on to win the Erik Barnouw Award for Best History Documentary in 2004. Partners of the Heart also won a Gold TIVA-DC Peer award in the Documentary "Classic" Category.
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