Heidi Ewing

Heidi Ewing is a co-director, along with with Rachel Grady, of  work that has been lauded for shining a light on unknown worlds and taking an honest approach to delicate subject matter.

In 2007 Ewing and Grady were nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature for "Jesus Camp," a candid look at Pentecostal children in America. The film received a wide theatrical release. 

In January 2010 Ewing and Grady premiered "12th & Delaware" in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie, a collaboration with HBO, takes a quietly intense look at the raging abortion battle in America. Ewing and Grady were also part of a  team of filmmakers who adapted the bestselling book "Freakonomics" into a feature-length documentary.

Previously, the directing team was nominated for an Emmy for "The Boys of Baraka," a film about preteens struggling to make it in Baltimore city.

Heidi and Rachel are currently in production on "Detroit Hustles Harder," an arresting exploration of Detroit City and its struggle to transform itself into a new and innovative place.

The 2011 Filmmaker in Residence Program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and a grant from the Woods Hole Foundation.