Films by Filmmaker

Nila Bogue

Nila Bogue received an MA in Anthropology and Cinema-Television from USC in 1987. While a student, Bogue won a national FOCUS Award for Best Documentary Editing (Addressless). After graduating, Bogue was assistant editor for two American Experience shows: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and The Great War-1918. She went on to edit a number of independent documentary films including: Why Do These Kids Love School? (American Film and Video Festival Blue Ribbon winner); When Abortion Was Illegal (Academy Award nominee); From Danger to Dignity (Emmy Award winner); The Fragile Promise of Choice; A River Called Ohio; Voices from Inside; Still Missing; and Surfing for Life. Bogue was associate producer for Allie Light and Irving Saraf's Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer (HBO). Her New Day film, The Choice of a Lifetime: Returning from the Brink of Suicide, was ranked "Outstanding Documentary" by the Western Psychology Association, premiered on KQED-San Francisco, and has aired on PBS stations across the country.