John Beder

John Beder (he him) is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker whose work has been published by The New York Times, PBS, and Al Jazeera and selected by 14 Oscar qualifying film festivals. His documentaries explore resistance, social justice, medicine, and substance use, illuminating overlooked voices with care and urgency. His latest film, How to Sue the Klan, a collaboration with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, won an NAACP Image Award and follows five Black women who brought down a local Klan chapter through a landmark civil suit. He previously directed Dying in Your Mother’s Arms, an Emmy nominated co-production with The New York Times about pediatric palliative care. John is co-founder of Bedrock Productions and a member of the Asian American Documentary Network, the Documentary Producers Alliance, and The Video Consortium.