December 23, 2020
Even before Working Films had a name, its founders, Robert West and Judith Helfand, knew what the organization would stand for and do. “Filmworks [as
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December 17, 2020Three days after the 2020 US presidential election, the tide began to turn in Georgia. The potential for a historic blue flip from a solidly red Deep
July 8, 2019Journalism works to hold the powerful accountable, whether it is public officials or private corporations, provoking a public reckoning with
February 14, 2018By Caty Borum Chattoo and Will Jenkins Center for Media & Social Impact Contemporary social-issue documentary films are available to the public
November 6, 2017Part production company, part philanthropic enterprise, the Seattle-based Vulcan Productions seeks to catalyze global activism through engaging
May 2, 2017By Caty Borum Chattoo & Will Jenkins, Center for Media & Social Impact When Movies Go to Washington: Documentary Films & Public Policy in
July 29, 2015There has never been a more dangerous time for documentary filmmakers. Many work independently without organizational backing and are literally on
July 29, 2015A few years ago I directed If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front , a documentary about the rise and fall of a radical environmental
July 29, 2015"Numbers don’t lie" is the adage of business. This also applies to the film industry, with box office figures—posted on websites such as
July 29, 2015The Millennial and Gen C generations who are native digital users will be the largest segment of the population worldwide within the next decade. It'