Tim Sorel (Production)

American film director Tim Sorel produces documentaries that examine and investigate pediatric health and literacy issues. His documentary Women, Children and AIDS garnered one of his four Emmys. Sorel’s documentary The Trap of Saving Cambodia (2012) is credited with fueling a realignment of United States State Department policy concerning human rights in Cambodia. In collaboration with film director Aron Gaudet, Sorel produced the Lifecasters series for PBS (2014). In collaboration with Gainesville video production company Studio 601 Inc., his 2018 EMMY Award winning documentary My Kid is Not Crazy was a compelling breakthrough film focusing on the link between bacteria and pediatric mental illness. In 2020, Sorel teamed up with UF Professor of Education Maria Coady to produce Small Town-Big Dreams, investigating how U.S. states skirt federal laws meant to protect Hispanic and Latino public-school students. Sorel's tv series World Pediatric Project features U.S. surgeons who travel to developing countries...Read More