Democracy Noir

5:30p Discussion. 6:00 pm Film.

Courage is contagious. Witness three women risking everything to defend democracy. What does it take to stand up to corruption? Democracy Noir follows three courageous women as they fight the authoritarianism takeover in Hungary.

About the Director: Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning Connie Field, Connie Field is the director of high profile documentaries that have been shown in over 30 countries and in the US on Independent Lens and the American Experience. She is a founder and producer at Clarity Films. Some of her work includes: Have You Heard From Johannesburg, a seven part series on the global movement that ended Apartheid in South Africa, (Prime Time Emmy, Best Documentary Series, IDA & Gold Hugo); Freedom on My Mind, a history of the civil rights movement in Mississippi (Academy Award nominee, Sundance Grand Jury Prize); Forever Activist (Academy Award Nominee); the feminist classic, The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (15 international awards best documentary); ¡Salud! on Cuba’s role in the struggle for global health equity (Council on Foundations Henry Hampton Award); Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine (Justice Matters Award); The Whistleblower of My Lia (KPBS GI Fest, Best Documentary Nominee), and Oliver Tambo (Pan African Film Festival Best Documentary).

Connie is the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim grant, as well as numerous grants from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (and Arts), and the MacArthur Foundation. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences, as well as the Television Academy.

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