The GOOD DOCS Blog – Page 24

Apr 16, 2018

Filmmaker Ciara Lacey explores how a group of native Hawaiians found their culture in an unlikely place

GOOD DOCS sat down with Ciara Lacey to discuss her latest film OUT OF STATE, an intimate portrait of native men returning to Hawaii after a cultural reawakening at a private prison in the Arizona desert. Interview conducted by Zachary J. McIntyre....

Mar 19, 2018

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and her film on the Cherokee Nation’s first female Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller

We sat down with Valerie Red-Horse Mohl to discuss her latest film MANKILLER, produced by Gale Anne Hurd with Vision Maker Media, which chronicles the life of Wilma Mankiller who humbly defied the odds to fight injustice and give a...

Feb 14, 2018

An intimate conversation with Lisa Klein on her film The S Word and suicide survivors

Lisa Klein joins us to discuss her new film, The S-Word, which follows suicide survivors on their inspiring, and at times, tragic, road to regaining their lives. In an intimate discussion, Lisa discusses her own personal experience with this tragedy and...

Feb 14, 2018

Robin Berghaus on her documentary STUMPED and what happens when you lose all your limbs all at once.

GOOD DOCS sat down with Robin Berghaus to discuss her latest film, STUMPED, about a man who takes on an experimental, extremely risky transplant surgery to replace his arms. Along the way, we also talked about “the Holy Grail” of...

Feb 14, 2018

Pamela Tom on discovering Tyrus Wong and her journey to make a documentary that celebrates the under-credited artist

GOOD DOCS sat down with Pamela Tom to discuss how she first learned about Tyrus Wong and her journey gaining his trust and making a documentary that spotlighted the under-credited Chinese American artist. REQUEST A GOOD TALK WITH PAMELA TOM...