| TELL THE TRUTH AND
RUN: GEORGE SELDES AND THE AMERICAN PRESS (111 min) US |
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Director/Producer: Rick
Goldsmith
Executive Producer: Bill
Jersey
Description:
During an 80-year career, newsman George Seldes spoke truth to power—whether dictators, generals, industrialists or newspaper publishers. Through Seldes's encounters with Lenin, Mussolini, J. Edgar Hoover and the "Lords of the Press," Tell the Truth and Run provides a gripping journey through the Twentieth Century and a piercing look at censorship and suppression in America's news media. Seldes at 98 years old is remarkably engaging, witty and impassioned. With Ralph Nader, Ben Bagdikian, Victor Navasky, Daniel Ellsberg, Nat Hentoff, Morton Mintz, Marian Seldes and Jeff Cohen of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). Narrated by Susan Sarandon with the late Ed Asner as the voice of Seldes's writings.
Biography:
Rick
Goldsmith's mission is to tell stories that encourage social engagement and active
participation in community life and the democratic process, and to
stimulate young minds to question the world around them. Rick is
currently directing and producing Stripped
for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads. Goldsmith is a two-time Academy Award nominee. He co-produced and
co-directed (with Judith Ehrlich) The
Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon
Papers,
an Academy-Award nominee for Best Feature Documentary, an Emmy
nominee, and winner of a George Foster Peabody award. Goldsmith also
co-produced and co-directed (with Abby Ginzberg) and edited the
acclaimed Everyday
Heroes, a behind-the-headlines look at AmeriCorps and a provocative look at
youth, race and national service. Goldsmith is a member of the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS); and Writers
Guild of America, West.
Bill Jersey is a producer and director with 40 years of experience, Emmys, Oscar
Nominations, and two Peabody’s. He is known for The
Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002), Super
Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989) and A
Time for Burning (1967).
Contact Information:
w: https://kovnocommunications.org/
e: rgoldfilm@gmail.com
