Biography
J.R. Hardman is a documentarian, educator, and Civil War reenactress. She currently serves as Associate Producer at PBS Utah for the Emmy- and NETA-award-winning arts and culture series, This is Utah, and the weekly public affairs series, Utah Insight. J.R. previously served as Operations Manager for Sundance Institute Artist Programs; as Senior Tour Manager for Campus Movie Fest (CMF), the world's largest student film festival; and as Technical Director for Camp Flix, a summer filmmaking camp for kids ages 11-17. J.R. has produced several short documentaries and fiction films that have premiered at festivals across the country including the 25th Anniversary Outfest: Los Angeles LGBTQIA+ Film Festival and the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. She graduated from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles with a B.A. in Cinema/Television Production and Spanish. Her first feature-length documentary as director, Reenactress, is currently in post-production.
