During the run-up to the 2022 midterms and its aftermath, DENIAL, a short documentary from The New Yorker, shows the effect of election conspiracies in the crucial jurisdiction of Maricopa County, Arizona, through the experience of one elected official, then-County Supervisor Bill Gates.
Read MoreCODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
Read MoreExplore how a data company came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election in the 2019 documentary film THE GREAT HACK about Facebook and scandalous Cambridge Analytica.
Read MoreWith press freedom under threat in the Philippines, A THOUSAND CUTS goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press. The documentary follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media.
Read MoreThe HBO documentary AFTER TRUTH considers the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of ‘fake news’ in the United States, focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.
Read MoreAn epic three-part series, THE POWER OF BIG OIL investigates the decades-long failure to confront the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.
Read MoreA three-part New York Times Opinion Video documentary, OPERATION INFEKTION, deconstructs Vladimir Putin’s ambitious disinformation campaigns and explains how the tactics endure, from the days of the Soviet Union through March 2022 in Ukraine.
Read MoreGiven the sheer volume of news available, how can the average person separate fact from fiction? This series – FAKE: SEARCHING FOR TRUTH IN THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION – draws from common sense, critical thinking skills, and universal standards of journalism to give viewers the tools to discern fact from fiction.
Read MoreInspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, MERCHANTS OF DOUBT takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin.
Read MoreAhead of the 2020 presidential election, ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY examines the often overlooked, yet insidious issue of voter suppression in the United States The film interweaves personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning.
Read MoreTRUST ME shows how an avalanche of biased news and misinformation is undermining trust in society. This drives fear, which promotes racism, political polarization and mental health disorders. When fear goes up it erodes trust. When people don't trust each other, they don't help each other and progress stalls.
Read MoreThe 2020 documentary THE SOCIAL DILEMMA examines how social media's design nurtures addiction to maximize profit and its ability to manipulate people's views, emotions, and behavior and spread conspiracy theories and disinformation.
Read More
