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How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

By David Midell | October 24, 2019

By David Midell | October 24, 2019

How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops This Weekend, Too

By Victoria Ruiz | January 20, 2017

By Victoria Ruiz | January 20, 2017

Fuck the Police: Victoria Ruiz (Downtown Boys) on Why You Should Protest the Cops This Weekend, Too

When you’re marching against Trump on Saturday, remember who helped him win the presidency.

Why the Systematic Targeting of Citizen Journalists by Police Must Stop

By David Felix Sutcliffe | August 10, 2016

By David Felix Sutcliffe | August 10, 2016

Why the Systematic Targeting of Citizen Journalists by Police Must Stop

Filmmaker David Felix Sutcliffe's open letter to the documentary community about courage, cameraphones and the #RightToRecord.

Shamir Explains Why This Orange is the New Black Death Scene Bothered Him So Much

By Shamir Bailey | August 1, 2016

By Shamir Bailey | August 1, 2016

Shamir Explains Why This Orange is the New Black Death Scene Bothered Him So Much

The singer-songwriter talks race, police violence and dangerous fictions.