Abigail Disney Biography

Abigail E. Disney is an executive producer of Women War & Peace producer of the film Pray the Devil Back to Hell and writer on Peace Unveiled the third film in the series about Afghanistan. Her longtime passion for women’s issues and peacebuilding led her to producing films. She has executive produced films that address various social issues including Family Affair Playground Sun Come Up (Academy Award® Nominee 2011 Best Documentary Short) and Return and is involved in several more films in various stages of development and production.
Disney also co-founded the Daphne Foundation which works with low-income communities in the five boroughs of New York City. Her work in philanthropy women’s engagement and leadership and conflict resolution has been recognized through the Epic Award from the White House Project the Changing the Landscape for Women Award from the Center for the Advancement of Women and the prestigious International Advocate for Peace (IAP) Award from the Cardozo Law School’s Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution.
In addition Disney holds degrees from Yale Stanford and Columbia. She has been a judge at the Tribeca Film Festival sits on the advisory board of ITVS’s groundbreaking initiative Women and Girls Lead and is a sought-after public speaker. She frequently travels around the country and across the globe to deliver keynote addresses commencement speeches and lectures and has participated in panels in diverse locations such as The Hague Davos the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and at dozens of universities and community centers. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America.

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