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Julia Reichert, Oscar-winning documentarian, dies at 76

FILE - Steven Bognar, left, and Julia Reichert attend the premiere of Dave Chappelle's untitled documentary during the closing night celebration for the 20th Tribeca Festival in New York on June 19, 2021. Reichert, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker whose films explored themes of race, class and gender, often in the Midwest, died Thursday in Ohio from cancer, her family said Friday through a representative. She was 76. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Julia Reichert, left, and Steven Bogner pose in the press room at the 72nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 25, 2020. Reichert, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker whose films explored themes of race, class and gender, often in the Midwest, died Thursday in Ohio from cancer, her family said Friday through a representative. She was 76. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Jeff Reichert, from left, Julia Reichert, and Steven Bognar, winners of the award for best documentary feature for "American Factory", pose in the press room at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020. Julia Reichert, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker whose films explored themes of race, class and gender, often in the Midwest, died Thursday in Ohio from cancer, her family said Friday through a representative. She was 76 .(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) FILE - Julia Reichert, left, and Steven Bognar accept the award for best documentary feature for "American Factory" at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020. Reichert, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker whose films explored themes of race, class and gender, often in the Midwest, died Thursday in Ohio from cancer, her family said Friday through a representative. She was 76. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)