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13/04/2023

For the final episode of All Ears Season Four, Abigail Disney talks with actor, activist and American legend Jane Fonda! 🎧 Hear them delve into taking action in a world where there's much to be angry about – combating despair and finding joy in activism.

➡️ https://abigaildisney.com/podcast/activism-saved-me/

12/04/2023

Congrats to Missing in Brooks County on being nominated for a 2023 Peabody Award!

The 83rd annual Peabody Awards winners will be announced on May 9, and be celebrated at the awards body’s first ever ceremony in Los Angeles on June 3.

31/03/2023

Huge congrats to TransLash & Imara Jones on today's launch of : A Plot Against Equality, Season 2! The stakes have never been higher. We'll be listening. Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts. https://translash.org/podcast/

20/03/2023

"[This] powerful film centers the women at the forefront of an important feminist anti-poverty movement." - Kristal Sotomayor, Documentary.org

STORMING CAESARS PALACE, about Ruby Duncan's grassroots movement of mothers fighting for a universal basic income, premieres tonight on Independent Lens | PBS! Directed by Hazel Gurland-Pooler.

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/storming-caesars-palace/

10/03/2023

When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across 34 states in America.

Learn more in Just Vision's latest film, Boycott — now available for online streaming worldwide! Find links to stream the film through Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video and Vimeo on Demand on the film’s website >> theboycottfilm.com

06/03/2023

We were tremendously saddened to learn this weekend of the passing of the amazing Judith Heumann whose decades of work in disability justice helped change the world in innumerable ways, as seen in Crip Camp.

She successfully battled to become a teacher and went on to help bring about a revolution in the government’s treatment of the disabled.

31/01/2023

Don't miss The First Step in theaters Feb 17! firststepfilm.com

31/01/2023

Congrats to Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson on winning the 🏆U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at Sundance Film Festival for Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project!

02/12/2022

We are so sad to hear of the death of filmmaker Julia Reichert, who spent her career making powerful, award-winning documentaries that gave a voice to communities organizing for women's and workers rights, including Fork grantee 9to5: The Story of A Movement.

Many of her films, including 'Growing Up Female' and 'Union Maids,' centered on the women's movement and American labor.

17/11/2022

The Trials of Spring is the story of three women who put their lives on the line fighting for justice and freedom in the Arab Spring. The acclaimed documentary directed by Gini Reticker and featuring Hend Nafea is now available on iTunes, from Passion River Films.

Three Egyptian women join the Arab Spring, fighting for “Bread, Freedom, and Social Justice” for all. Their remarkable journey, filmed over the course of thr...

14/11/2022

When violence plagued Northern Ireland, Catholic and Protestant women’s groups joined forces to establish the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition and helped shape the Good Friday Agreement. Watch how their story unfolded in WAVE GOODBYE TO DINOSAURS, the inspiring documentary by Eimhear O'Neill, now available on iTunes from Passion River Films!

When peace talks are proposed to negotiate an end to the decades-old sectarian conflict that left thousands dead and wounded, women in Northern Ireland take ...

08/11/2022

Exciting news. The films of the Women, War & Peace docuseries are now available to rent or buy on VOD!

☮ NAILA AND THE UPRISING
☮ THE TRIALS OF SPRING
☮ WAVE GOODBYE TO DINOSAURS
☮ JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES: PEACEKEEPERS

Learn more: http://www.passionriver.com/wwpii.html

23/09/2022

In , Abigail Disney grapples with America's profound inequality crisis, exploring systemic injustices through her family's story.

The movie Disney does not want you to see.

🍿🎬 In theaters + on demand now! http://AmericanDreamDoc.com

23/09/2022

THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES is now playing in select theaters!

Check out our screenings page to see the full list of current and upcoming playdates including details on Q&As in NYC, Chicago & LA. 🍿 https://americandreamdoc.com/screenings/

22/09/2022

Disneyland is just the tip of the iceberg.

Meet Trina, who like countless American workers just wants to make ends meet for her family. Hear her story in , available on demand + theaters tomorrow.

15/09/2022

Meet Ralph, one of the unsung heroes of the parks.

Hear his story in The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales— available everywhere next Friday

A Fork Films original, directed and produced by Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes, produced by Aideen Kane

AmericanDreamDoc.com

05/09/2022

This , stand in solidarity with workers across the country and advocate for humane pay and working conditions for all. It's up to all of us to imagine a more equitable future, and we cannot back down until change is enacted.

19/08/2022

The trailer for The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales is here!

See Abigail Disney grapple with America's inequality crisis, exploring systemic injustices via her family's story.

The movie Disney doesn't want you to see. In theaters + digital Sept 23! AmericanDreamDoc.com

Directed and produced by Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes. Produced by Aideen Kane.

19/08/2022

Big news. Variety just debuted the trailer for The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales!

Directed by Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes. In theaters and on digital September 23rd.

Abigail E. Disney is holding a magnifying glass to the company founded by her family in the first trailer for “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.” Through the lens of the Happies…

18/07/2022

Rob Schenck, a featured participant in Fork original documentary The Armor of Light, shares insight on the extensive programs that right wing organizations oversaw to influence Supreme Court justices over the years. (via POLITICO)

A former evangelical leader details his group’s extensive program to influence Justices Thomas, Alito and Scalia through meals and entertainment.

14/07/2022

The official trailer for Fork grantee MIJA has just been released!

MIJA chronicles the emotional and complex stories of Doris Muñoz and Jacks Haupt, the daughters of undocumented immigrants from Mexico, navigating their careers in the music industry. For these two, “making it” isn’t just a dream, it’s a necessity.

It's the award-winning feature documentary debut from director/producer Isabel Castro + producers Tabs Breese and Yesenia Tlahuel.

In theaters August 5th in LA, NYC and SF!

The https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4tK4wwXp8

From Disney Original Documentary, MIJA chronicles the emotional and complex stories of Doris Muñoz and Jacks Haupt, the daughters of undocumented immigrants ...

25/06/2022

“I think that well-researched and honestly composed films can do an immeasurable amount of good," said Dawn Porter in this fantastic IndieWire piece that checks in with the directors of 12TH AND DELAWARE as well as Fork grantees AFTER TILLER and TRAPPED.

After the defeat of Roe v. Wade, directors talk about the impact of their work and what’s needed now.

24/06/2022

"We are not going back to the pre-Roe era... We will need to be full-throated and unconditional about abortion as a necessary precondition to justice and equal rights if we want even a chance of someday getting somewhere better." – Jia Tolentino via The New Yorker

We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy.

16/06/2022

Don't miss tomorrow's Tribeca Master Class with intimacy coordinator Alicia Rodis, organized in partnership with Fork grantee Body Parts Documentary, a world premiere. Register now for your free ticket.

Alicia Rodis is one of the pioneers of the Intimacy Coordinator position. A relatively new role in the film industry, Intimacy Coordinators specialize in training performers and industry professionals to better approach intimate scenes. Alicia will delve into the role of an intimacy coordinator and....

15/06/2022

Discover the hidden stories of a courageous women’s movement that formed the First Intifada in 1987 Palestine. Watch NAILA AND THE UPRISING, by Julia Bacha Just Vision, now available on Google Play and Apple TV aka iTunes! https://apple.co/3b3LDc3

05/06/2022

What kind of toll do s*x scenes enact on the performers in mainstream Hollywood film & TV? Fork grantee BODY PARTS reveals the secrets of a tight-lipped industry still ruled by capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy.

1️⃣ week until its Tribeca premiere! From director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and producer Helen Hood Scheer.

An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood "s*x" scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and tracing the legacy of exploitation of women in the entertainment industry.

03/06/2022

1️⃣ WEEK until Fork grantee MY NAME IS ANDREA world premieres at Tribeca ! A compelling hybrid doc about Andrea Dworkin, with performances by Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg, Andrea Riseborough & Christine Lahti. From director Pratibha Parmar + producer Shaheen Haq.

A rousing portrait of feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, one of the most controversial and misunderstood figures of the 20th century, who fought passionately for justice and equality for women.

23/05/2022

“I just don’t think you can move about in the world, have your eyes wide open and feel OK about the way things are arranged right now," says Abigail Disney to Deadline Hollywood in a new piece that explores her path to progressive politics, reveals her family thinks of her activism and spotlights some of the workers at the heart of the story she's telling in the new film The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.

If Abigail Disney had listened to her financial advisers growing up, the heiress would have concentrated on one thing above all else: getting even richer. The granddaughter of The Walt Disney Compa…