About the Director

Judd Ehrlich, a New York City native, worked for nearly ten years with YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities as a caregiver to Mark Puddington, the inspiration for his first film. Ehrlich spent several years as a caseworker with New York City's homeless population before pursuing a passion for documentary. He collaborated on the editing of Ric Burns' epic PBS series and Emmy Award winner, NEW YORK, where he worked with Richard Hankin (co-producer/editor, CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS), and Macky Alston's Sundance Film Festival award winner and national PBS broadcast, FAMILY NAME. Ehrlich also worked for the acclaimed PBS independent documentary series POV and edited for CBS News. He created and curated ongoing film series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Museum and the JCC in Manhattan, hosting programs with dozens of filmmakers, writers and actors including Darren Aronofsky, Steve Buscemi, Karyn Kusama, Ben Younger, Wendy Wasserstein, Nanette Burstein, Tony Kushner, Jem Cohen, Cyndi Lauper, and Willem Dafoe. Ehrlich taught documentary filmmaking with acclaimed directors Stanley Nelson and Tami Gold and is a graduate of Vassar College. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.