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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Meet the Funders

Straight talk from the people who make it all possible. Lightning talks from
leading funders of documentary filmmaking on their strategies, the kinds
of projects they’ve supported in the past, and what they hope to achieve by
investing in filmmaking in the future.
With Caty Borum-Chattoo, John Cardellino, Kathy Im and Richard Logan.

Meet the Online Platforms

As the audiences shrink for deep dive investigations and longform stories
told solely in words, news organizations are increasingly tapping a variety
of media to convey complex stories. Hear from individuals who are at the
forefront of this new wave of short form visual journalism.
With with Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, Emma Dessau, Valerie
Lapinski, Kathleen, Lingo, Sky Dylan-Robbins, Michael Shagoury and
Greg Veis.

Alex Gibney, in Conversation with Franklin Foer

Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has long bridged investigative
journalism and filmmaking. He has tackled some of the most topical
stories of our day, including political and corporate corruption, deception
by sports figures, and sexual abuse in the Catholic church. His film
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) recently won
three Emmys. Franklin Foer, an author and fellow at the New America
Foundation, is a former editor of The New Republic.
With Franklin Foer (moderator) and Alex Gibney

Crossing Boundaries, then and now: A Case Study
of 1971 featuring activists of “the burglary” and
Edward Snowden

On March 8, 1971 a group of citizens broke into the FBI’s office in Media,
PA, took hundreds of secret files, and shared them with the public. Johanna
Hamilton’s compelling film 1971 is their story. The film screening will be
followed by a rare opportunity to hear from the members of the Citizens’
Commission who carried out the break-in, and will discuss the ongoing
issues of government overreach and first amendment rights that still
occupy the public debate more than 40 years later.
With Charles Lewis (moderator), Johanna Hamilton, David Kairys, Betty
Medsger, Edward Snowden, Bonnie Raines and John Raines.
Please visit our website for more information and program updates

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