ABOUT MY WORK

Louise Hogarth is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker whose work brings urgent, true stories to light with the intention of inspiring action and accelerating social change. For more than two decades, she has directed and produced bold, thought-provoking films that confront some of the most challenging issues of our time — including HIV/AIDS, poverty, LGBT rights, human rights, and animal welfare.

She co-produced the Academy Award-winning documentary The Panama Deception (1992), which exposed the realities of the U.S. invasion of Panama. In 2003, she wrote, directed, and produced The Gift, a groundbreaking and provocative exploration of men who intentionally contracted HIV. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, screened at more than 200 festivals worldwide, won numerous awards, and was broadcast internationally.

Louise went on to write, direct, and produce the poignant and deeply moving Angels in the Dust, the story of a successful Johannesburg couple who left their privileged urban life to build a school and safe haven for more than 550 vulnerable South African children. Executive produced by Participant Media, the film premiered globally at over 80 film festivals and won the prestigious Amnesty International Amsterdam (VARA Audience Award) for advancing awareness and understanding of human rights.

With Elephant Refugees, Louise expanded her impact to include animal rights and environmental justice, telling the story of climate-driven elephant migration and human-wildlife coexistence in Botswana.

In recognition of her pioneering work, Seed Magazine named her among the top twenty “Icons & Iconoclasts Who Redefined Science” in the United States and Canada.

Louise is also the Founder and President of Dream Out Loud Productions, a U.S.-based nonprofit independent television and film production company dedicated to creating media projects that enlighten audiences, inspire action, and foster meaningful, lasting change.