Pelican Media Executive Director Judy Irving is a Sundance and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker whose theatrical credits include The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, a feature documentary about the relationship between a homeless street musician and a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco; Pelican Dreams, about California brown pelicans and the people who know them best, Dark Circle, a personal film about the links between nuclear power and weapons; and Cold Refuge, about how swimming in open water mitigates life’s challenges. In 2015, Judy was elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Documentary Branch.

Judy Irving photo and bio from: Pelican Media
Judy Irving shorts from Cold Refuge:
Zina Deretsky — Swimming With Cancer
Naji Ali — Swimming Despite Discrimination
Corvin Bazgan — Swimming With Blindness (with Audio Description)
Corvin Bazgan — Swimming With Blindness (without Audio Description)
Myles Cope — Swimming With Paralysis
