Johanna Demetrakas

Director

Biography

Filmmaker and director Johanna Demetrakas has directed episodes of many television series including L.A. Law and Orde and Doogie Howser, M.D. She has also made award-winning film OUT OF LINE, starring Jennifer Beals, and the short film Homesick. She is also known for her award-winning documentaries and iconic feminist art films such as WOMANHOUSE and RIGHT OUT OF HISTORY. Most recently, Demetrakas directed a documentary focused on the arrival of Buddhism to the U.S. in the 70’s entitled CRAZY WISDOM. Demetrakas currently teaches cinematic arts at the University of Southern California.

Filmography (10)

• Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002, ★ 6.5)
• Jimi Plays Berkeley (2003, ★ 6.6)
• Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018, ★ 7.5)
• Addicted to Love (1997, ★ 6.2)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989, ★ 6.5)
• L.A. Law (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Caged Heat (1974, ★ 5.1)
• Some Nudity Required (1998, ★ 5.1)
• Broken Rainbow (1985, ★ 5.8)
• Celebration at Big Sur (1971, ★ 3.7)