After earning a degree in anthropology, she initially worked as a journalist before happily escaping to the independence of documentary filmmaking and new media. Since then, Cizek has dedicated herself to exposing tough yet often overlooked human rights issues. Her most recent film Seeing is Believing: Handi-cams, Human Rights, and the News (co-directed with Peter Wintonick) is about new technologies and human rights. It won the prestigious Abraham Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival, and is now touring internationally. Cizek's previous films and media projects include Waiting for a Miracle, The Dead are Alive, Indian Posse, In Search of the African Queen, and The Water Wars. Links: