The GOOD DOCS Blog – Page 20

Jan 14, 2021

Co-Director of OF TWO MINDS and THE S WORD, Lisa Klein discusses the growing need for policy changes and social support for people dealing with mental health challenges including bipolar disorder and suicidal ideation

In her first film, OF TWO MINDS Klein and her husband and co-director, Doug Blush address the ways in which individuals have successfully dealt with bipolar disorder, even in their lowest moments. In THE S WORD, they dig deeper into suicide and prevention. Interview conducted by Celeste Kirby.

Nov 11, 2020

Studio Session with Wexner Center for the Arts and Michelle Grace Steinberg, filmmaker of A PLACE TO BREATHE

Film/Video Studio curator for Wexner Center for the Arts, Jennifer Lange spoke with Michelle Grace Steinberg about her film A PLACE TO BREATHE. They discuss all things from the detailed animations featured in the film to how the subjects and filmmakers are dealing with COVID....

Oct 31, 2020

Documentary director Maribeth Romslo opens up about her personal journey while making Raise Your Voice about student journalists at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School navigating their school mass shooting as both survivors and journalists

RAISE YOUR VOICE tells the unique story of the student journalists who not only survived the tragic Parkland shooting but also reported on it. As a previous student journalist and now filmmaker, Romslo had a unique connection that compelled her...

Oct 07, 2020

Filmmaker Tom Shepard challenges misconceptions about LGBT refugees and asylum seekers and highlights their unique struggles fleeing persecution in his film UNSETTLED

After hearing stories of LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers' treacherous journey to resettlement while volunteering, Shepard was compelled to share the realities of the process in his documentary UNSETTLED. GOOD DOCS spoke with him about his discoveries while making the...

Sep 25, 2020

Director Maureen Judge breaks down the unique yet relatable experience of teen girls navigating the modern age in her newest film 17 And Life Doesn’t Wait

Maureen Judge has made a career of exploring the lives of young women through film. She returns to this message in 17 And Life Doesn’t Wait, which features three female seniors in high school tackling gender and sexual identity, sexual...