blair doroshwalther

blair doroshwalther, also known as blair dorosh-walther (both stylized in lowercase), is an American documentary director and producer. A 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, they (Although doroshwalther preferred he/him and she/her pronouns as of 2015, by 2024 doroshwalther preferred they/them and he/him pronouns, with the former being used consistently throughout an Urban Resource Institute press release announcing doroshwalther's appointment as director of the Economic Empowerment Program.) Focusing on the 2006 Greenwich Village assault case, it was doroshwalther's directorial debut. and Best Documentary Award at 2015 Perlen – Queer Film Festival Hannover, as well as a selection for the United Nations Free & Equal Global Film Series. Diane Anderson-Minshall of The Advocate said that "thanks to blair dorosh-walther's skills, there's a lot for a cinephile to love about Out in the Night". They later began development on a second film, Inherently Unequal, based on the Lawrence Goldstone's book of the same name.

doroshwalther is a member of the New Day Films cooperative.

In the 2000s, doroshwalther began working in adult care in order to support their career. They received their Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University in 2021. As a social worker, doroshwalther co-authored the report Reinvesting in Economic Justice, Equity and Solidarity for Survivors in New York City. In 2024, they became director of Urban Resource Institute Economic Empowerment Program, and they and two other URI executives wrote an op-ed to City Limits in support of survivors of financial abuse. They have also been quoted in several news articles on financial abuse in her capacity as a social worker.