Regional Premiere: NORITA with Producer Sarah Anne Schoelkopf, PhD

NORITA

Before being the feminist powerhouse that she’s known to be

today, Nora Cortiñas was a traditional housewife. She was

catapulted into her country’s political life when the 1976-82

military dictatorship kidnapped her son Gustavo and thousands

of other young activists. Shunned by the government, church and

media, Nora takes to the streets in 1977 with other mothers of

the “disappeared”. Together they create the Madres of Plaza de

Mayo resistance movement, and fight a brutal struggle for justice

against the violent authoritarian regime. Despite imprisonment

and executions, Nora and the Mothers outlast the dictatorship

and emerge as a triumphant symbol of human rights, rebellion,

and protest

Sarah Anne Schoelkopf, PhD, Producer

Dr. Sarah A. Schoellkopf left academia to pursue teaching in a different way through producing documentaries. As a teacher, her academic research focused on human rights and gender. She has published multiple articles and has presented all over the world on these topics. She is a producer on the documentary Norita about one of the founding Madres, Nora Cortiñas, through her production company, DoctoraStories. Her other co-production credit is on the award-winning documentary Ferguson Rises. She has translated subtitles and helped produce two movies in Argentina, Madres and El perseguido. She is also the President of the Eileen and Fred Schoellkopf Family Foundation, a legacy left by her parents. DoctoraStories is committed to empowering individuals and communities to write their narratives. It is particularly interested in using films to bolster individuals and communities and build empathy by educating others.