Heidi Ewing
PMP Network Presents
Heidi Ewing, co-director of a documentary, joins the show. The host praises her film as amazing and inspiring, noting its success and potential to impact parents and educators. Ewing discusses the origins of her project.
Director
Heidi Ewing
About Heidi Ewing
Heidi Ewing is an American documentary filmmaker who co-founded Loki Films in 2001 with Rachel Grady. She co-directed "The Boys of Baraka" (2005), "Jesus Camp" (2006, Academy Award nominee), "12th & Delaware" (2010), "DETROPIA" (2012), and "One of Us" (2017). In 2020, she directed her first narrative feature, "I Carry You With Me," which won awards at Sundance. She continued documentary work with "Endangered" (2021) and "FOLKTALES" (2025).
In this interview
- Discussed how her mother Mary Sue received J.R. Ewing prank calls in the 1980s
- Talked about the origins of "The Boys of Baraka" documentary project
- Noted the film included bonus content with Bill Cosby and boys' updates
Since this interview
Ewing co-directed "Endangered" (2021) for HBO about journalists, earning an Emmy nomination in 2023. She then co-directed "FOLKTALES" (2025), an observational film about a Norwegian dog-sledding school that premiered at Sundance and was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in summer 2025.
