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Orlando von Einsiedel Talks the Muslim Travel Ban and the White Helmets Attending the Academy Awards

The Oscar nominee for The White Helmets on the executive order which may still prevent his subjects from attending the awards this weekend.

February 22, 2017

Video: She Persisted by Steve Lippman

Women including Rosanne Cash, Carly Simon and Bridget Everett read Coretta Scott King's letter on Jeff Sessions in solidarity with Elizabeth Warren.

February 14, 2017

Fighting the Sickness, or Being an Artist in Trump’s America

Shannon Plumb tries to counter the flu bug sweeping through her household, and to formulate a plan to defeat a much bigger problem.

February 9, 2017

Capturing the Moment: Inauguration Day, the Women’s March and Why We Must See Trump’s Presidency as an Opportunity

Iva Radivojevic shares her experiences over two contrasting days in Washington, D.C., and looks ahead to what is next for the resistance.

January 30, 2017

Rose McGowan’s Open Letter to Scott Baio and Those Like Him

The actress, director and activist calls out '80s TV star Baio on his misogyny, and calls time on him and his Type™.

December 26, 2016

Why Now We Must Make Work That Truly Matters

The election and his new film, Burn Country, prompt Ian Olds to grapple with how important art is now, and what is its place in the world.

December 8, 2016

Why Trump’s Victory Made Me Decide to Go Make Movies in Mexico

Filmmaker Jade Porter on why the result of the presidential election prompted her to fulfill a long-held dream to live south of the border.

November 29, 2016

How Volunteering for Hillary Taught Me to Take Action Against Impending Doom

Horror helmer Adam Egypt Mortimer on how directing helped him as a phone bank volunteer, and volunteering helped quiet his director's anxiety.

November 21, 2016

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

Veteran director Brian Trenchard-Smith on the story behind him making the propagandist TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis.

November 2, 2016

The Great Missed Opportunity of Michael Moore in TrumpLand

Sierra Pettengill on Moore's October surprise doc, and its failure to do what would have truly given it value: connect with Trump supporters.

October 31, 2016

13th Gives America a Much-Needed History Lesson

Adam Bhala Lough on Ava DuVernay's powerful doc on the roots of African-American mass incarceration – and also on what it leaves out.

October 28, 2016

Rose McGowan’s Open Letter to Scott Baio and Those Like Him

The actress, director and activist calls out '80s TV star Baio on his misogyny, and calls time on him and his Type™.

July 21, 2016