Amy Heller is cofounder, with her husband Dennis Doros, of the New Jersey-based independent film distribution companies Milestone Films and Milliarium Zero. The pair also coproduced an amazing son, Adam Heller Doros, and Ross Lipman’s film essay, Notfilm. Milestone has been honored by the National Society of Film Critics, the Art House Convergence, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, International Film Seminars, the Fort Lee Film Commission, the Denver Silent Film Festival, and Anthology Film Archives. Heller represented Vermont senator Bernie Sanders on the Credentials Committee at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She is 61 and can still do a full lotus asana.
Instead of Smashing Icons, Film Restoration F*cks with the Canon
“At Milestone Films, we sought out films that reflected the lives and work of African Americans, women, LGBTQ people, and Native Americans. Rather than smashing icons, we decided to work to radically reshape and enlarge the pantheon.” Amy Heller on how her company’s restoration work amplifies traditionally marginalized voices in cinema.