Tag: Nuclear Family
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Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan’s Story Syndicate Expands Documentary Team (Exclusive)
Story Syndicate, the production house founded by Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary powerhouse couple Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus, is bulking up its development and production team with a new hire, a promotion and a first-look deal with producer and investigative journalist Amy Herdy.The New York-based production company, which launched in 2019, was behind several popular…
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The Film Independent Spirit Awards Need to Stop Treating TV Like Movies
Tuesday morning saw the announcement of the second-ever batch of TV nominees for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and while the accolades represent a truly unique set of honorees, the mechanism for deciding those nominees remains painfully flawed.But first, the nominations.Film Independent didn’t appear to have any favorites with regard to TV this year, spreading…
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‘Nuclear Family’ Review: An Indie Director Explodes Public Opinion of Her Family From the Inside-Out
The controversy has blown over by now (or has it?), but back when “Toy Story 4” came out, a certain contingent of the moviegoing public went nuclear when they discovered that Pixar had included a lesbian couple in the background of two scenes. Appearing briefly in Bonnie’s pre-school class, the women had no lines, but…
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‘Nuclear Family’ Trailer: Ry Russo-Young Takes A Look At Her Own Unique Family In HBO’s New Docuseries
Filmmaker Ry Russo-Young turns to her own family for inspiration in HBO’s new documentary series “Nuclear Family.” The project is an in-depth exploration of what it meant to be lesbian parents during the ‘70s and ‘80s. For Russo-Young and her sister, their lives were just like any other American family. To an outside world still…