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War Redefined

Abigail E. Disney is one of three Executive Producers of the groundbreaking PBS mini-series Women, War & Peace, the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the role of women in peace and conflict. Tuesday, War Redefined – the capstone, finale episode – featuring all three female Secretaries of State airs on PBS on November 8. Check Local Listings.  Read more >

Colombian Surprise: Women, War & Peace

 “The War We Are Living” follows two powerful Afro-Colombian women as they protect their community’s land rights. It airs on your local PBS station Tuesday, November 1. Check local listings.Colombian Surprise: Women, War & Peace  Read more >

Afghanistan's Secret Weapon: Women, War & Peace

On Friday, President Obama announced that all American troops would leave Iraq by year's end. Newspapers and broadcasts--to say nothing of Facebook and Twitter--hummed with the news.  Read more >

Women, War & Peace: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Abigail E. Disney, Producer of Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008 Best Documentary, Tribeca) and co-creator of the acclaimed PBS series Women, War & Peace, shares her experience of documenting the lives of remarkable Liberian women, including Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee.  Read more >

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Full Name
Abigail Disney
Member Since
September 2011
About Me: 

I am a filmmaker and philanthropist with a longtime passion for women’s issues and peacebuilding.  My first film, the acclaimed PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL, about the Liberian women who peacefully ended their country’s fourteen-year civil war was an awakening for me. I am currently one of three Executive Producers of the groundbreaking PBS mini-series WOMEN, WAR & PEACE, the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the role of women in peace and conflict. Along with my husband, Pierre Hauser, I co-founded the Daphne Foundation, which works with low-income communities in the five boroughs of New York City. My work in philanthropy, women’s engagement and leadership, and conflict resolution has been recognized through the Epic Award from The White House Project, the Changing the Landscape for Women Award from the Center for the Advancement of Women, and the prestigious International Advocate for Peace (IAP) Award from the Cardozo Law School’s Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. I proudly hold degrees from Yale, Stanford, and Columbia. I live in New York City with my husband and four children.

Profession: 
Filmmaker
Location: 
New York City and the world
 

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