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WHIO: ‘The world is a better place because of her;’ Community celebrates life of Julia Reichert

Julia Reichert

Excerpt from the WHIO website

The community came together to celebrate the life of Julia Reichert Saturday.

The Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker died last year from cancer.

Her alma mater, Antioch College, welcomed people Saturday afternoon to honor her memory

It was an emotional night as people told stories about the filmmaker, including her grandson who talked about Reichert’s love of blues music.

Reichert was described as a filmmaker who asked herself “What type of world do we want to live in?”

Her films dealt with gender, class, race and the economy.

Just a few years ago her documentary “American Factory” won an Oscar.