Rachel Grady
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TFI Documentary Fund 2013
About
A private investigator turned filmmaker, Rachel Grady has
produced and directed a wide variety of documentaries for HBO, PBS, The Discovery Channel,
MTV and A&E. She and her creative partner Heidi Ewing co-directed The Boys of Baraka, the
critically acclaimed documentary feature won a 2006 NAACP Image Award and was nominated
for an Emmy. Her feature documentary, Jesus Camp, also co-directed with Ewing, chronicles the
Evangelical movement through the eyes of children. The film was nominated for an Academy
Award. In 2007 Grady and Ewing also collaborated with several high profile nonfiction
filmmakers for the omnibus documentary film Freakonomics: The Movie, based on the best-selling
book. Grady’s last documentary, 12th & Delaware, co-directed with Ewing and winner of a
Peabody Award, is a searing portrait of a street corner in Fort Pierce, Florida, where a pro-life
crisis pregnancy center and an abortion clinic are locked in battle. She is the co-director of the recent "DETROPIA."
I Carry You With Me
As a young aspiring chef in Mexico, Iván works at a restaurant, hoping to land a spot in the kitchen while supporting the mother of his child. One night he meets Gerardo, a handsome teacher who, unlike Iván, is out as a gay man. Their chemistry is instant. The discovery of their romance, however, causes conflict, and he is told he can no longer see his son. In despair, Iván makes the arduous decision to cross the border to advance his culinary career, promising his son and newfound love he will return.