Susan Hannah Hadary and William Whiteford are the recipient of an Oscar® and a national Peabody Award for their short documentary, King Gimp; also a CableAce Award and national Emmy nomination for their documentary, Bong and Donnell. They are reciepients of six regional Emmy Awards. Their documentaries have been acquired and commissioned by HBO, The Learning Channel, Discovery and Discovery Health.
Susan Hannah Hadary and William A. Whiteford
Winners of an Oscar®, A Peabody, and Emmy Awards
Oscar® award winning producers, Susan Hannah Hadary and Bill Whiteford began producing documentaries in 1980, bringing to the screen the portrait of many "ordinary people" who have had exceptional life circumstances. Often following their "documentary stars" for many years, they capture the journey of life. Their most famous work has featured the lives of children with physical disabilities and the experiences of elderly individuals. 
"Their work emphasizes the strength of the human spirit, offering hope, not despair."
--City Paper
Initially offering their documentaries on public television stations, unexpected national acclaim for Hadary and Whiteford began with HBO’s release of their documentaries Bong and Donnell, King Gimp and Love, Josh.
"Brush Strokes of Genius…"
--review of King Gimp, New York Daily News
Most recently, for Discovery Health, Susan Hadary has been the supervising producer and writer and Bill Whiteford has been producer/director on over 30 programs including the Med School series, Critical Incident series and Critical Hour series.
"…you realize how far Hadary and Whiteford have taken you beyond the usual semi-involved viewer responses of interest, pity or even empathy. Somehow the filmmakers made you care about them almost as much as a parent would." --The Baltimore Sun
2007 ushers in a new era at Video Press. With her significant experience as a producer for HBO and a supervising producer and writer for Discovery, Susan Hadary will assume total producer responsibilities and continue to work with the talented crews and editors who have contributed to previous productions.
"William Whiteford and Susan Hadary have proven themselves to be geniuses of low budget video." --The Sun
Documentaries by Susan Hadary and William Whiteford have been reviewed by film critics for numerous publications including the AP, The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, Variety, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Hollywood Reporter. They have been interviewed on Good Morning America, Weekend Today and been the guests on numerous radio shows.
National Production Credits and Awards
KING GIMP (HBO)
Oscar Award® Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
EMMY Nomination
Peabody Award
The New York Festivals
Media Disability Awareness Award
"Exhilarating but far from embarrassing…"
--review of King Gimp, New York Times
EMMY Nomination, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Cable Ace Award Children's Special - 7 and Older
EMMY Award (Regional)
"The latest in HBO’s Family Video Diaries series is a buddy-movie documentary that never lapses into cheap sentiment."--review of Bong and Donnell, USA Today
CRITICAL INCIDENT
6 program series commissioned by TLC
MED SCHOOL
6 program series commissioned by Discovery Health
CRITICAL HOUR
16 program series commissioned by Discovery Health
LOVE JOSH (HBO Family)
Freddie Award
Best of Baltimore
SARAH'S GRADUATION (Maryland Public Television)
EMMY Nomination (regional)
“It’s an extraordinary film about how special the ordinary can be. It will remind you how good TV can be when the people making it care."
--review of Sarah's Graduation, The Baltimore Sun
GRACE (Offered Nationally on Public Television Stations)
First Place - Broadcast Journalism, Sigma-Tau Foundation
First Place - National Media Awards, The Retirement Research Foundation
Gold Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival
First Place - Death and Dying, American Film and Video Festival
EMMY Award(Regional)
Chris Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Blue Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival
RACHAEL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Maryland Public Television)
EMMY Nomination (Regional)
ONE EAST (Public Television Stations)
EMMY Nomination (regional)
Chris Statuette, 39th Annual Columbus International Film Festival
"One East has moments that are as carefully crafted and eloquent as anything you’ll see in any TV documentary this year." --The Sun
MARGE AND WALTER (PBS)
Chris Plaque,39th Annual Columbus International Film Festival
Silver Award, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
First Place, Images of Aging
"Marge and Walter...is the kind of documentary that dares to follow its heart."-- The Baltimore Sun
MISS NORA'S STORE (Public Television Stations)
EMMY Nomination (Regional)
Gold Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival
"Even as it paints a bucolic portrait, Miss Nora’s Store delivers a message about what the elderly can do and how they can live when then are not fenced off, segregated, or even warehoused…" -- The Sun
SHAKISSHA AND FRIENDS (Public Television Stations)
Silver Award, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
CINE Golden Eagle
Susan H. Eastman Award, ACCH
Silver Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival
BEGINNING WITH BONG (Public Television Stations)
Silver Award, British Medical Association
Chris Award
EMMY Award (Regional)
RACHAEL, BEING FIVE (Public Television Stations)
Chris Plaque,34th Annual Columbus International Film Festival
LIVING WITH GRACE (Public Television Stations)
CINE Golden Eagle
First Place,American Journal of Nursing
Chris Plaque, 32nd Annual Columbus International Film Festival
Grand Prize,International Rehabilitation Film Festival
MEDICATED GENERATION (Public Television Stations)
CINE Golden Eagle
THE WILSON CRISIS (Public Television Stations)
Chris Plaque, 31st Annual Columbus International Film Festival
Second Prize, International Rehabilitation Film Festival
DOMINICK AND MARGARET (Public Television Stations)
White House Conference on Aging Film Showcase
