Raphaela Neihausen
Raphaela Neihausen (born August 14, 1976) is an American filmmaker and producer. Biography. Neihausen was born in 1976. Neihausen is Jewish. Together with husband Thom Powers, she founded DOC NYC, America's largest documentary festival. Her documentaries "Miss Gulag" (2007), "Joe's Violin" (2016) earned her critical acclaim including an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject at 89th Academy Awards, with director Kahane Cooperman. She has been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.