Memorial service for Oscar-winning Yellow Springs filmmaker delayed

By WHIO Staff

December 08, 2022 at 4:15 pm EST

2019 Nantucket Film Festival - Day Two NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 20: Director Julia Reichert attends Morning Coffee during the 2019 Nantucket Film Festival - Day Two on June 20, 2019 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for the 2019 Nantucket Film Festival ) (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for the 2019 Nantuc)

By WHIO Staff

December 08, 2022 at 4:15 pm EST

DAYTON — The celebration of life set for Academy Award winning filmmaker and Yellow Springs native, Julia Reichert, has been postponed.

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It was previously scheduled for Friday but is now delayed after her film partner, Steve Bognar, tested for Covid-19, according to a post on social media.

The memorial is now expected to take place sometime in the spring.

There will be a gravesite internment of Reichert’s ashes Saturday morning at 9:45 a.m. at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. Masking and social distancing is encouraged.

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Reichert died last after years of battling bladder cancer.

She was a professor of motion pictures at Wright State.

She was 76-years old.

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35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Women's Panel SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Arianne Phillips, Julia Reichert (L) and Mayes C. Rubeo speak onstage at the Women's Panel during the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Loberto Theatre on January 25, 2020 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SBIFF) (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SBIFF)

72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards - Press Room LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: (L-R) DGA Documentary Award winners for 'American Factory' Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar pose in the press room during the 72nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

13th Annual Women In Film Female Oscar Nominees Party Presented By Max Mara, Stella Artois, Cadillac, And Tequila Don Julio, With Additional Support From Vero Water - Inside HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Julia Reichert speaks onstage during the 13th annual Women In Film Female Oscar Nominees Party presented by Max Mara, Stella Artois, Cadillac, and Tequila Don Julio, with additional support from Vero Water at Sunset Room on February 07, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Women In Film ) (Presley Ann/Getty Images for Women In Film)

2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert, and Lindsay Utz accept the Best Documentary Feature award for 'American Factory' onstage during the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 08, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

92nd Annual Academy Awards - Press Room HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Mark Ruffalo with filmmakers Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert, and Steven Bognar, winners of the Documentary Feature award for “American Factory,” pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

92nd Annual Academy Awards - Backstage HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S. Oscar winners Carol Dysinger, Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert, and Elena Andreicheva pose backstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Petit - Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images) (Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

92nd Annual Academy Awards - Backstage HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S. Best Feature Documentary winners (L-R) Lindsay Utz, Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert, and Julia Reichert walk backstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Richard Harbaugh - Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images) (Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

92nd Annual Academy Awards - Press Room HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: (L-R) Mark Ruffalo with Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar winners of the Documentary Feature award for “American Factory,” pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rachel Luna/Getty Images) (Rachel Luna/Getty Images)

"Untitled: Dave Chappelle Documentary" Premiere - 2021 Tribeca Festival NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: Co-founder, CEO, and executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, Jane Rosenthal, Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar and Paula Weinstein attend the "Untitled: Dave Chappelle Documentary" Premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Radio City Music Hall on June 19, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival) (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva)

"American Factory" - 2019 Tribeca Film Festival NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 26: Co Directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar with Producers Yigian Zhang and Jeff Reichert attend the "American Factory" screening at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theater on April 26, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Fe)

92nd Annual Academy Awards - Press Room HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Mark Ruffalo (2nd-L) with Jeff Reichert, Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar winners of the Documentary Feature award for “American Factory,” pose in the press room during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rachel Luna/Getty Images) (Rachel Luna/Getty Images)

2019 Nantucket Film Festival - Day One NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 19: NFF Associate Programmer Opal H. Bennett takes a photo of Directors Julia Reichert and Jenifer McShane at the Opening Night Toast during the 2019 Nantucket Film Festival - Day One on June 19, 2019 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for the 2019 Nantucket Film Festival ) (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for the 2019 Nantuc)

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