In early March, Julia Reichert told The SandPaper she would take a reprieve after her film with partner Steven Bognar, “American Factory,” won a 2020 Academy Award. The nomination involved the exhausting process of attending awards ceremonies all over the world, all while Reichert underwent treatment for terminal cancer.

With that in mind, it came as a surprise to many when Reichert and Bognar’s names resurfaced at the 12th annual Lighthouse International Film Festival for the screening of “9 to…