- Todd Wider
Todd Wider is an American
plastic surgeon andfilm producer based inNew York , who is active in documentary filmmaking. He graduated fromWard Melville High School in 1982,Princeton University in 1986, and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1990. As a surgeon, he was active in helping the passage of the Women's Health and Cancer Act of 1998, federal legislation signed into law by PresidentBill Clinton , mandating insurance coverage forbreast cancer reconstruction. He also was a volunteer surgeon for Victims Services, an organization providing surgery to victims of abuse, and was a volunteer surgeon atGround Zero after theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks in New York City. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34305,00.html FOXNews.com - False Hope Temporarily Buoys Rescuers at World Trade Center - U.S. & World ] ]Films
As a film producer, Wider has produced, with his brother Jedd, "
Beyond Conviction " (2006), a documentary about restorative justice in the Pennsylvania prison system that premiered on MSNBC, was featured on Oprah, and won a number of awards. Wider also produced "What Would Jesus Buy? " (2007), aMorgan Spurlock film about consumerism in theUnited States that focuses on the performance artistBilly Talen . He is also an executive producer of "Taxi to the Dark Side " (2007), a documentary about prisoner abuse directed byAlex Gibney that won theAcademy Award for Best Documentary of 2008. Wider also produced the "The Untyings" (2006), a film aboutexorcism inRomania and "A Dream in Doubt" (2006), directed by Tami Yeager, a documentary about intolerance in the wake of the September 11 attacks that focuses on aSikh family inArizona . In addition, he produced "Kicking It" (2007), a documentary about the Homeless World Cup, an international tournament for the homeless football league, which premiered at theSundance Film Festival in 2008, and featuresColin Farrell and the music ofU2 . He also produced A "Time to Stir", which premiered at the 2008Toronto Film Festival and concerns theColumbia University 1968 student uprisings.References
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* [http://www.beyondconviction.com Beyondconviction.com]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1081544 npr.org story]
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