Ellen Goosenberg Kent is an American film producer and director . She is best known for directing and co-producing documentary film '' Crisis Hotline : Veterans Press 1 '' ( 2013 ) , which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary ( Short Subject ) at the 87th Academy Awards ; the win was shared with producer Dana Perry . Throughout her career , she has worked on numerous films , mostly on television documentaries , including '' I Have Tourette 's but Tourette 's Does n't Have Me '' ( 2005 ) and '' Alive Day Memories : Home from Iraq '' ( 2007 ) . She has won four Emmy awards out of six nominations for her work on HBO
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Ellen Goosenberg Kent