Where to watch

Award Winner, Biography/ People of Interest, International, Politics, Utah Filmmaker, Women + Director, Women-Centered Stories

The Judge

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Erika Cohn

Producers:

Jennifer Jordan, Natasha Atalla, Geralyn Dreyfous, Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan

2017

76 minutes

The Judge provides rare insight into Shari’a law, an often-misunderstood legal framework for Muslims, told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s religious courts.

Awards

2019 Peabody Awards- Peabody Awards
2019 San Francisco International Film Festival- Golden Gate Documentary Award

Honors

2019 News & Documentary Emmy Awards- Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary Nominee

Official Selections

2017 Toronto International Film Festival
2017 DOC NYC
2018 Cleveland International Film Festival