EPISODE · Apr 20, 2016 · 29 MIN
PN 02: Inside the Supreme Court Case on Abortion
from Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film
On Twitter: @dawnporterm, @trappeddoc, @gideonsarmyfilm, @thompowersThanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. http://www.docclub.com/Show notes:Trilogy Films is Dawn Porter’s production company“Gideon’s Army” is on SundanceNow Doc Club“Trapped” is now playing in theaters
Embed this episode
What this episode covers
Dawn Porter, director of “Trapped” and “Gideon’s Army,” discusses how she switched careers from being a lawyer to a documentary maker; and how she chose her topics. Her first film “Gideon’s Army” looked at public defense lawyers in the south and influenced action by Attorney General Eric Holder. Her latest film “Trapped” won the 2016 Sundance Film Festival special jury prize. It profiles abortion clinics in the south including Whole Woman’s Health that will have its fate determined by the Supreme Court this year.“As a lawyer, this idea that a state could knowingly pass laws that are probably unconstitutional, I just couldn’t wrap my mind around that. I wanted to figure out how that could possibly be the case."
NOW PLAYING
PN 02: Inside the Supreme Court Case on Abortion
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.