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Admiral Alene B. Duerk: First Woman Admiral

Alene B. Duerk: The First Woman Admiral is a short documentary that tells the story of how Alene Duerk overcame gender stereotypes in the military to accomplish the highest rank ever achieved by a woman in the history of the US Navy.

  • Eliciana Nascimento
    Director
    Nurse Helen Fairchild: Killed in Action?
  • Daniel Bernardi
    Producer
    Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
  • Andrés Gallegos
    Director of Photography
    Guy Hircefeld, A Guy with a Movie Camera
  • Nelle Rote
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Christine Hallett
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • El Dorado Films
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Eliciana Nascimento

Eliciana Nascimento is an award-winning filmmaker and a tenure track assistant professor in cinematography and film production at Arizona State University. Her short film, The Summer of Gods, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014 and received several awards from a variety of international film festivals. She directed and edited the short documentaries Nurse Helen Fairchild, and Arlene B. Duerk - The First Woman Admiral, and is currently in the making of a feature documentary titled Oshun - The Goddess of Life.

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Director Statement

Nascimento's passion as a filmmaker is to tell untold stories about underrepresented audiences and to spark thoughtful conversations that bring communities together.