The GOOD DOCS Blog – Page 4

Nov 02, 2021

Kim A. Snyder’s new film US KIDS follows March For Our Lives activists on their journeys to reform gun policy and process the trauma of a nation

US KIDS is the newest and final film in what has become a trilogy of Kim A. Snyder’s urgent work on Gun Violence. GOOD DOCS intern Chloe Hanna sat down with Snyder to get an in-depth understanding of everything...

Oct 21, 2021

UNADOPTED Producer & Featured Subject Noel Anaya on his personal experience in foster care and the work he's doing for those in the system

Of the 440,000 kids in foster care in the U.S., more than a quarter are over age 12. Adoption rates for these older kids are abysmally low. What happens when you're “too old” to get adopted? After 20 years in foster care,...

Oct 21, 2021

'TIL KINGDOM COME filmmakers Maya Zinshtein & Abie Troen on creating a film about the complex and powerful alliance between American Evangelicals and Israel

'TIL KINGDOM COME exposes the unusual relationship between American Evangelicals and the State of Israel. Filmmakers Maya Zinshtein and Abie Troen speak on their backgrounds as an Israeli filmmakers and what they hope audiences will take away from the film. Interview Questions by Madalyn Harris Can...

Oct 21, 2021

SELLING LIES filmmaker Leslie Iwerks on disinformation in 2016 and its ramifications today

SELLING LIES offers a rare glimpse inside the secret network behind websites profiting off sensationalized and misleading news stories about American politics leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Director & producer Leslie Iwerks speaks on the vast disinformation then and the...

Oct 21, 2021

CONFESSIONS OF A SOCIAL BULLY filmmaker Lisa Cohen brings a new perspective to bullying

Filmmaker Lisa Cohen spoke with GOOD DOCS intern Danielle Pacione about her motivations and experiences filming CONFESSIONS OF A SOCIAL BULLY and how the documentary fits into the broader conversations on bullying prevention education. Tell us about this project. Where did...