Jesse Ashlock

Political Corruption, the American Way

Political Corruption, the American Way

Gadfly documentarian Alex Gibney continues to crusade against abuses of power with his new film about fallen superlobbyist Jack Abramoff. Alex...

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The Tribeca Film Festival Is a Community Affair

The Tribeca Film Festival Is a Community Affair

The Lower Manhattan festival founded in the wake of September 11 makes a point of exploring neighborhoods both near and far. Let me begin with...

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Jesse Ashlock thinks Good, Evil, and the Cline is good.

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Watch and Learn: A Radical New Distribution Model for Social-Justice Films

Watch and Learn: A Radical New Distribution Model for Social-Justice Films

Forget about movies at the movie theater. A new British organization wants everyone to be able to see social-justice films—anywhere,...

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Can Animation Help Stop Climate Change?

Can Animation Help Stop Climate Change?

British filmmaker Simon Robson has assembled a crack international team of animators to make a collaborative, web-based film that advocates for...

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How China’s Big Quake Shook Out

A documentary surveying the aftermath of the catastrophic 2008 temblor in China's Sichuan province offers insight into the fates of Chile and...

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Two Documentaries Ask: Who Really Lives in Middle America?

This is the first entry in a new series exploring filmmaking for social good. Still frame above from October Country.  The films October Country...

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