Cheryl Furjanic

Cheryl Furjanic is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has screened at festivals worldwide and on television. Her most recent film is STONEWALL: THE MAKING OF A MONUMENT (New York Times Op-Doc, 2019). Her feature documentary BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS was broadcast on HBO and nominated for an Emmy Award and Producers Guild of America award in 2016. She is currently directing the feature-length documentary ADVENTURES IN MISCARRIAGE. Though she has worked in many different filmmaking genres, there is a through-line in all of Cheryl’s work of heart, humor, and hope in the face of uncertainty. Furjanic has been teaching documentary production at NYU for over two decades. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and her son.