Know about breaking news as it happens. The film also represents bit of corporate synergy. "And this mountain looks even taller than the last one. Showtime Documentary Films will debut Alexandra Pelosi’s “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” just before the presidential election. “She’s one of the most gifted documentary filmmakers working today.” – Times-Herald The documentary, titled The Words That Built America, was directed by Alexandra Pelosi, a daughter of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Fire! She and other filmmakers are hoping to capture the context that isn’t seen on the evening news. The coronavirus runs rampant in the White House and the Pentagon, Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary "American Selfie," and comedian Colin Quinn talks about his book "Overstated." According to an official longline: “Pelosi’s journey begins taking the temperature of America in a massively consequential election year, yet as unthinkable perils engulf the land, she bravely captures the rising tensions among warring factions that eventually spill over and erupt into protests in the streets.”. 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Many of Pelosi’s films, such as “The Words That Built America,” a look at the 230th anniversary of the United States Constitution, and “Journeys with George,” a deep dive into George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign, premiered on HBO when Nevins was overseeing the cable channel’s documentaries. The fire damaged multiple town houses and at least nine adults and three children were displaced, police said. A black female cop told him, “’We’re not all bad actors, just like you are not all bad actors...’ And then she said, ‘Vote. “I was concerned about my safety and health,” she said. Illinois’ largest ever daily COVID-19 caseload sparks fears worst is yet to come: ‘We’re headed for a new peak’, "Instead of this being a new peak, where the number of cases comes up and then goes back down again, I think what we’re seeing is more like a mountain: you go up, you come down halfway, then you keep climbing up," Dr. Emily Landon said. Showtime is gearing up to release “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself,” Alexandra Pelosi’s latest documentary that centers on the myriad of challenges the United States has faced throughout 2020. Both Showtime and MTV are owned by ViacomCBS. Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter. Showtime Documentary Films will debut Alexandra Pelosi’s “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” just before the presidential election. Showtime Documentary Films will debut Alexandra Pelosi’s “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” just before the presidential election.. A major Oscar campaign is being planned for the documentary. Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter. In fact, he went back the next day to interview the officers who sprayed him and the others in the crowd. He’s accused of shooting 37-year-old Alan Williams in the head in the parking lot of J’s Sports Bar. And Frierson went back to talk to the cops who tear-gassed him. “But this is also a story of America writ large and what needs to change in America writ large. According to an official longline: “Pelosi’s journey begins taking the temperature of America in a massively consequential election year, yet as unthinkable perils engulf the land, she bravely captures the rising tensions among warring factions that eventually spill over and erupt into protests in the streets.”. The 49 … “American Selfie” looks at one of the most chaotic and transformative years in American history, one marked by a once-in-a-generation pandemic, as well as a financial collapse and a galvanizing social justice movement. Showtime’s synopsis for the documentary reads: “Placing viewers […] Pelosi’s thirteen documentaries include “Outside the Bubble: On the Road with Alexandra Pelosi” and “Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?” She is also an author, and began her career at NBC News, serving as a field producer. O’Shay filmed moments of the aid and the community efforts happening on the ground on Chicago’s South and West sides. Louis Superman’ Nomination. “Normally I would have been out doing a lot more.”. She got more than she bargained for. “My film is about a movement that is very much so living and ongoing,” she said. Christopher Frierson wasn’t expecting to be tear-gassed at a recent protest in Brooklyn, but he’s glad his camera was on. Star Michael C. Hall to pick up the knives once more in 10-episode reboot. Alexandra Pelosi was born on October 5, 1970 in San Francisco, California, USA as Alexandra C. ... Born: October 5, 1970 ... MTV Documentary Films Partner on Alexandra Pelosi’s ‘American Selfie’ (Exclusive) 13 January 2020 | Variety MTV Documentary Films Makes Splashy Debut With ‘St. “If you have a camera, you got to shoot it.”. “The purpose of this film was to take the temperature of how people feel about America today — to take a selfie of how America looks in 2020,” Pelosi said in a statement. “When there is something happening in your environment, you have to shoot it,” said Frierson, whose “Don’t Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons” was supposed to premiere this spring. Filmmaker Ashley O’Shay was putting the finishing touches on her documentary “Unapologetic,” about the Movement for Black Lives in Chicago through the lens of two young women who are queer and black, when the Floyd protests began. “I don’t want people in this moment to forget about black women and forget about trans voices and gender non-conforming voices and people [who] are even further on the margins than black men themselves.”. What he found was contrition, remorse and a dialogue. He had actually finished and debuted a few episodes of “City So Real,” a mosaic of present-day Chicago, at the Sundance Film Festival a few months earlier but restarted filming when the pandemic began. Fire! The documentary filmmaker has covered many protests and he’s never experienced anything like he did that day when a thrown water bottle was met with that kind of police response. During protests, documentary makers film, despite dangers of violence and virus Directors including Alexandra Pelosi and Chicago’s Steve James see a … That was James’ thought too. The decision to film on the ground is not one that any are taking lightly. Pelosi decided to film a protest outside of the White House last week on the evening President Donald Trump decided to walk out the White House gates for the first time. ': A ship captain faces prosecution after a slaughter at sea, 'The Good Lord Bird' Is a Rollicking Slice of American History: TV Review, How the 'The Good Lord Bird' Production Team Created Its Dusty Period Look, Showtime's 'Billions' Renewed for Season 6, New Season 5 Episodes to Return in 2021, What's Coming to Disney Plus in October 2020, The Best Comedies on Netflix to Watch Right Now. O’Shay said she isn’t likely to add to her film, but she does hope that it can be used to help as a historical document. And that goes against the narrative that everybody wants me to say or whatever. But it comes down to communication with them,” he said. 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