# A Life Well Lived: Tribute to Johanna Alemann

Johanna Alemann is believed to be the first woman filmmaker, operating as a sole proprietor, to run an academic film company in North America. Her subjects ranged from history to art. She made 20 films for her company, Alemann Films, and passed away on November 12, 2012 at the age of 89. This photo essay, made her friend of 20 years Stewart Nestor, is a memorial to her. Her films have been uploaded to the Academic Film Archive of North America collection at the Internet Archive, as has Nestor's award-winning short documentary, "Mr. Alemann.". For more on Alemann, visit http://www.afana.org/alemann.htm

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: Stewart Nestor
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/ALifeWellLived)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/ALifeWellLived?play=1)