Phyllis Chinlund

Phyllis Chinlund (born May 2, 1939) is an American former filmmaker, retired social worker, and memoirist. She worked on over twenty documentaries as a director and filmmaker and was a 1980 Guggenheim Fellow. She later worked as a geriatric social worker after moving to Maine, and wrote a memoir named Looking Back from the Gate.

Biography Phyllis Chinlund was born on May 2, 1939, in New York City, Chinlund was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in filmmaking. She was editor for 's documentary film The Women of Summer. In 1987, she appeared on the PBS documentary The Television Makers.

Chinlund obtained her master's degree in social work from the Silberman School of Social Work in 1989, and she began a career as a social worker, with her specialty being geriatric mental health. They remained married until he died in 2002.

Filmography Robin, Peter and Darryl: Three to the Hospital (1968). Old Friends, New Friends (1980; as director and producer for two episodes) Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius (1982, as editor and producer) The Women of Summer (1985, as editor)