Before hosting '' Globe Trekker/Pilot Guides '' , Shapiro appeared in various roles in film and television . Eventually , she was involved in several documentaries including co-production/direction duties on 2001 's '' Promises '' , which won two 2002 Emmy Awards , for Best Documentary and Outstanding Background Analysis , and was nominated for best Documentary Feature at the 74th Academy Awards . '' Promises '' attempts to humanize the Arab – Israeli conflict by examining it in microcosm , through the eyes of seven Palestinian and Israeli children living in or near the divided city of Jerusalem
74th Academy Awards
74th Academy Awards
Justine Shapiro