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USA 2023

FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER A THREAT

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When the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government’s corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian country. This documentary won the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression. The screening has been realised in co-operation with the U.S. Embassy in Finland.

ATTENDED BY ANGEL ELLIS WHO FEATURES IN THE FILM.

The screening has been realised in co-operation with the U.S. Embassy Helsinki.

Director Rebecca Landsberry-Baker (muscogee)Joe Peeler
Rating K12
Running time 98 min
Language English
Year 2023
Country USA
Director

Rebecca Landsberry-Baker

Rebecca Landsberry-Baker is an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and theexecutive director of the Native American Journalists Association. She is a recipient of the 2018NCAIED “Native American 40 Under 40” award and was selected to the Harvard ShorensteinNews Leaders Fall 2022 cohort. Landsberry-Baker made her directorial debut with thedocumentary feature film, BAD PRESS, ...

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Director

Joe Peeler

Joe Peeler is a Sundance award-winning director and editor whose work has appeared onNETFLIX, HBO, FX, ESPN, Hulu and CBS. Joe began his career apprenticing under legendarydirector Peter Bogdanovich, and from there edited Lucy Walker’s Academy Awards Shortlistdocumentary short The Lion’s Mouth Opens; multiple episodes of the Netflix original seriesFlint Town; and Margaret Brown’s SXSW ...

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