Gazit, Chana

Birth Name Gazit, Chana
Gender female

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Graduation 1982 University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States of America Chana Gazit earned a BA

 
Marriage     David Steward married Chana Gazit

 
Occupation     Chana Gazit is a producer, writer and director

Event Note

In 1989, Chana Gazit, David Steward and a group of University at Buffalo grads received grant money to collaborate on a film.
The resulting documentary, Honorable Nations, focuses on the town of Salamanca, NY, whose lease with the Seneca Nation of Indians was set to expire in 1991.
Honorable Nations was awarded an Emmy,

Event Note

In September 2004, Chana Gazit and David Steward's film The Pill, which traces the development of the birth control pill, was awarded an Emmy.

Event Note

Chana Gazit and David Steward’s projects include a program for the PBS series Slavery and the Making of America, and a film on women and immigration for the series Destination America.

 

Pedigree

    1. Gazit, Chana