The Contenders

National Geographic Documentary Films

Bobi Wine: The
People's President

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PANELISTS:

Bobi Wine

Subject

Barbie Kyagulanyi

Subject

Christopher Sharp

Co-Director, Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“We hope that this film goes far and wide and that the people who work with General Museveni get to see him for who exactly he is without any filter.” Read Story Here

HBO Documentary Films

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

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PANELISTS:

Joe Brewster

Writer/Director/Producer

Michèle Stephenson

Writer/Director/Producer

Tommy Oliver

Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“We actually pitched it as I Am Not Your Negro meets Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.” Read Story Here

Telemark and Greenwich Entertainment

Pianoforte

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PANELIST:

Jakub Piątek

Director

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

"During that particular one month in Warsaw, you can see them for real, maybe for the very last time.” Read Story Here

Apple Original Films

Stephen Curry:
Underrated

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PANELIST:

Pete Nicks

Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

"We also discovered sort of his inner mentality, which is very much a belief that he was, is, and always will be underrated despite everything that he’s achieved. We really wanted to try to unpack that for the audience…" Read Story Here

Apple Original Films

Still: A Michael
J. Fox Movie

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PANELIST:

Davis Guggenheim

Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“He looks at the camera and he’s quiet and goes, ‘I’m in a tremendous amount of pain.’ ... The next thing he says, ‘It never came up.’ If it was me, I’d be talking about my pain all day long.” Read Story Here

Paramount+ and MTV Documentary Films

The Eternal Memory

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PANELIST:

Maite Alberdi

Writer/Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“There were things that remained in his body until the end, He never forgets his pain of dictatorship. He never forgets his job ... the books. He never forgets her.” Read Story Here

National Geographic Documentary Films

The Mission

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PANELISTS:

Amanda McBaine

Director/Producer

Jesse Moss

Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“John was possessed of two faiths. Charting both of those faiths in our story, we discovered that the film was a reflection of our own history.” Read Story Here

Sony Pictures Classics

They Shot the Piano Player

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PANELISTS:

Fernando Trueba

Writer/Co-Director

Javier Mariscal

Co-Director

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“My first commitment was to be fair to Tenório Júnior. I think you must do something for him, not just for us." Read Story Here

Amazon MGM Studios

Silver Dollar Road

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PANELIST:

Raoul Peck

Writer/Director/Producer

MODERATOR: Matt Carey

“After a member of the family dies, sometimes all the really crazy emotion comes up and some of the crazy uncles or the crazy niece come out of the woods.” Read Story Here

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