Judy Peiser (born June 4, 1945) is a filmmaker as well as co-founder and executive director of the Center for Southern Folklore in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois and a master's degree from the University of Memphis.

Contents

• Filmography
• References
• Further reading

Peiser founded the Center for Southern Folklore in 1972 along with William Ferris.

Peiser has produced and edited documentary films including Fannie Bell Chapman: Gospel Singer, Gravel Springs Fife and Drum, and Ray Lum: Mule Trader, available on the Folkstreams project's website. ^[1] In interviews she has cited a desire to meet and understand different people as one of the main motivators for her work. ^[2]

She is heavily involved in the Memphis Jewish community and often speaks of her faith.

She was a member of the board of directors of the North American Folk Alliance. ^[3]

Filmography

• Mississippi Delta Blues 1974
• Fannie Bell Chapman: Gospel Singer
• Gravel Springs Fife and Drum
• Ray Lum: Mule Trader

References

Further reading

• Beale Street Culture Blues

• Appearances on C-SPAN

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