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    Documentary Storytelling and the Global Fight for Social Justice

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    "A comprehensive and insightful examination of the ways comedy can help shape social justice movements."––Hasan Minhaj, Comedian and Host of the Netflix series Patriot Act with Hasan MinhajComedy is a powerful contemporary source of influence and information. In the still-evolving digital era, the opportunity to consume and share comedy has never been as available. And yet, despite its vast ... Read more

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    Story Movements

    How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change

    Narrated by Romy Nordlinger ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 47 min

    Only a few years after the 2013 Sundance Film Festival premiere of Blackfish—an independent documentary film that critiqued the treatment of orcas in captivity—visits to SeaWorld declined, major corporate sponsors pulled their support, and performing acts canceled appearances. The steady drumbeat of public criticism, negative media coverage, and unrelenting activism became known as the "Blackfish ... Read more

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