In âA Thousand Cutsâ a Journalist Risks Her Life Exposing the Philippinesâ Dictator
Facing the possibility of jail time, Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa continues to fearlessly challenge president Duterteâs policies.
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âBe Waterâ Reexamines Bruce Lee from an Asian-American Lens
Asian American director Bao Nguyen humanizes the icon and explores the struggles he faced as an actor of color in 1960s Hollywood.
Chileâs âThe Mole Agent,â About a Spy at a Nursing Home, Challenges Prejudices About Old Age
Director Maite Alberti believes misconceptions about retirement homes as places to remove the elderly from society are a major problem.
âBelly of the Beastâ Investigates the Illegal Sterilization of Women of Color
Director Erika Cohn embarked on this mission driven project after meeting Kelli Dillon, an advocate for violence prevention and a victim of illegal hysterectomy herself.
âThe Reason I Jumpâ Is a Total Immersion in What Itâs Like Living with Autism
Director Jerry Rothwell wanted to replicate the immersive quality of author Naoki Higashidaâs literary account as a non-verbal individual.
How the Directors of âOn the Recordâ Built Trust with Their Subject
Drew Dixon wants people to reflect on their role in the stories of every woman in the film and those who will never be in a documentary.
âNotturnoâ Director Wanted to Show What Happens to the Places Refugees Leave Behind
After filming refugees in the Oscar-nominated doc âFire at Sea,â Gianfranco Rosi wanted to capture the places people were leaving behind.
âCrip Campâ Directors Hoped to Highlight an Unfairly Forgotten Chapter in American History
Filmmakers Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht want to increase engagement and advocacy for media representation of people with disabilities.
For âThe Painter and the Thiefâ Director, Portraying the Filmâs Subjects Without Prejudice Was Paramount
âThe film is about what we humans do in order to be seen and appreciated,â said director Benjamin Ree.
âAll In: The Fight for Democracyâ Tackles the Myth of Widespread Voter Fraud
One of the issues that concerned the filmmakers the most was the myth of voter fraud and how misinformation is shaping elections
âDick Johnson Is Deadâ Director Kirsten Johnson Injected the Unimaginable into Reality
The director wanted to push cinema in ways she hadnât done before to tell a personal story about her father suffering from dementia.
How Bryan Fogel Made Jamal Khashoggi Doc âThe Dissidentâ a Non-Fiction Thriller
Telling the story of the assassination of outspoken Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi represented a vital fight for freedom.
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