Biography

Bridget Fitzgerald is a filmmaker and social worker with an MFA in documentary film from Wake Forest Documentary Film Program. Award-winning, ALCHEMY, is her second short film, both of which enjoyed successful festival runs. Bridget was a social worker prior to returning to graduate school for documentary film and sees filmmaking as a creative outgrowth of her commitment to working for a more just, compassionate, and sustainable world through cinematic, compelling storytelling.
Awards &
Nominations
WINNER
Alchemy, Best Documentary, Sunshine City Film Festival 2022
Alchemy, Audience Award, Boone Docs Film Festival, 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Alchemy, Monadnock Int'l Film Festival, 2022
Alchemy, Sunscreen Film Festival, 2022
Alchemy, RiverRun International Film Festival, 2022
Alchemy, Longleaf Film Festival, 2022
Alchemy, OutSouth Queer Film Festival, 2022
32° Boone Film Festival 2018
32° Environmental Film Festival at Yale, EFFY, 2019
32° River Run International Film Festival, 2019
32° Long Leaf Film Festival, 2019
32° Dumbo Film Festival, 2019
Press
Bridget and 32° co-director, Dustin Foote, were interviewed on this podcast that highlights the work of students at the Wake Forest University Documentary Film Program.
