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While We Watched and 20 Days In Mariupol

20 Days In Mariupol (Country: Ukraine; Year: 2023; Director: Mstyslav Chernov)

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities.

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Bad Press (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler)

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.

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Total Trust (Country: Germany, Netherlands; Year: 2023; Director: Jialing Zhang)

Documentary consideration of surveillance in China.

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Transition (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Jordan Bryon, Monica Villamizar)

Follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon as he undergoes transition while embedded with Taliban forces.

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While We Watched (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Vinay Shukla; Writer: Reshma Ramachandran, Amaan Shaikh, Vinay Shukla; Stars: Ravish Kumar)

A turbulent newsroom drama which intimately chronicles the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiralling world of truth and disinformation.

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