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Former Editor, Documentary Mag/IDA Freelance writer: POV Magazine, Deadline, Zocalo Public Square, Filmmaker et al Nonprofit consultant: LA Commons
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Rob Manfred pledged to keep MLB's values on diversity “unchanged" back in February. But now, MLB's careers home page has no reference to “diversity," with a league spokesman telling The Athletic they're "evaluating" the programs. More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...

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Between its world premiere at @sundancefilm.bsky.social #sundancefest & its international premiere at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, I spoke with Jesse Short Bull & David France about their film "Free Leonard Peltier." Thanks to @deadline.com & Matt Carey. deadline.com/2025/03/free...

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‘No Other Land,’ a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar, and its directors appealed to the world to help end the conflict and accused the United States of blocking a solution reut.rs/41oltqZ #Oscars2025

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Kudos to the winners in the doc categories at Sundance 25! realscreen.com/2025/01/31/%...

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Congrats to all the Oscar nominees in the doc categories! Onward! realscreen.com/2025/01/23/b...

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I’m taking a break from my liminal, reflect-and-refract retreat in the desert to bring to you My Favorite Things from 2024.

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"The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices." — Former President Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize address, 2002

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Here's an article I wrote for @povmagazine.bsky.social about awards campaigns, with a focus on the long journey of "To Kill a Tiger," from its 2022 TIFF premiere to its 2024 Oscar nod. Thanks to @patmullen.bsky.social & @marcglassman.bsky.social. povmagazine.com/you-could-wi...

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The Oscars short list is here! The road to the final fives (or tens) begins! Congrats to the 30 feature and short docs, and their respective teams, for making it this far! www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...

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Thank you, Ustad Zakir Hussain, for your ever-transcendent beats of life! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vGC...

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Thank you, Nikki Giovanni, for your great gifts. And thanks to Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster for your great testament to Nikki, "Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyb3...

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Kudos to @antkaufman.bsky.social for his top-notch reporting in @indiewireofficial.bsky.social on the fate of public media amid the angst-ridden countdown to January 20. www.indiewire.com/features/gen...

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It's a cavalcade of kudos this week! From the National Board of Review: Best Doc: Sugarcane; Freedom of Expression Award: No Other Land" Top Five Docs: Black Box Diaries, Dahomey, Look into my Eyes, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Will & Harper. nationalboardofreview.org/2024/12/nati...

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Awards Season rolls on! Congrats to the @filmindependent.org Spirit Awards nominees! deadline.com/2024/12/spir...

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Congrats also to the NY Film Critics Circle Award winners, including multi-winners "The Brutalist" & "Nickel Boys," as well as Gotham winners "All We Imagine as Light" & "No Other Land." www.nyfcc.com/awards/

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Congrats to @thegotham.bsky.social Awards winners, including multi-winners "Nickel Boys" & "Sing Sing." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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A few days late on this, but congrats to the Cinema Eye Honors nominees, including multi-nodders Sugarcane, Dahomey and No Man's Land. cinemaeyehonors.com/news/cinema-...

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Here's my Filmmaker Magazine article about the Documentality study on mental health in the doc community, and the study's impact since its publication last May. Thanks to Scott Macaulay & Vadim Rizov. filmmakermagazine.com/127799-menta...

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Hi, BlueSkyers! Just exited from X-hell!

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