The GOOD DOCS Blog – Page 23

Mar 04, 2020

Filmmaker Catharine Axely embraces the challenges of shooting in Alaska and dogsled racing for her film ATTLA

GOOD DOCS sat with down with director Catharine Axely to discuss her latest film ATTLA, which tells the gripping but little-known story of George Attla, an Alaska Native dogsled racer who, with one good leg and fierce determination, rose to...

Oct 21, 2019

Filmmaker Roberta Grossman uncovers untold stories from the Warsaw Ghetto in WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY

We sat down with Roberta Grossman, writer, producer and director of WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY, a film about a group of journalists, writers and activists in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII, who were willing to risk their lives so...

Sep 23, 2019

Filmmaker Mike Seely shines a light on the plight of deported U.S. veterans in EXILED documentary

An interview with Mike Seely, the Director, Producer & Cinematographer of EXILED, a short film on two U.S. military veterans, both green card immigrants willing to die for the country that deported them. Seely speaks on contributing to the immigration...

Sep 18, 2019

DECADE OF FIRE filmmakers bring a new perspective to the 1970s South Bronx fires & expose housing injustice

In the 1970s, the Bronx was on fire. Abandoned by city government, nearly a half-million people were displaced as their close-knit, multi-ethnic neighborhood burned. DECADE OF FIRE tells the story of the South Bronx that you’ve never heard before. The filmmakers...

Feb 12, 2019

THE PUSHOUTS filmmakers Katie Galloway and Dawn Valadez discuss new approaches in education to systemic racism and classism

THE PUSHOUTS filmmakers Katie Galloway and Dawn Valadez talk about how their project champions women filmmakers and disadvantaged youth. THE PUSHOUTS is an intimate story that illustrates the power of mentoring youth who are often left behind. The film introduces us to...