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 documentary 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
Alchemy, Audience Award, Boone Docs Film Festival
Afungus Amongus, Audience Award, Indigo Moom Fim Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Alchemy, Monadnock Int'l Film Festival
Alchemy, Sunscreen Film Festival
Alchemy, RiverRun International Film Festival
Alchemy, Longleaf Film Festival
Alchemy, OutSouth Queer Film Festival
32° Boone Film Festival
32° Environmental Film Festival at Yale
32° River Run International Film Festival
32° Long Leaf Film Festival
32° Dumbo Film Festival
Afungus Amongus, Real to Reel Int'l Film Fest
Afungus Amongus, Sustainable Stories Film Fest
Afungus Amongus, Durango Independent Film Fest
Afungus Amongus, Longleaf Film Festival
Afungus Amongus, Magnolia Independent Film Festival
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.
