SI: Biography

The film director discusses her documentary, "On Her Shoulders," the Yazidi people, and the challenges of telling the story of Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Nadia Murad.

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The "Jane Fonda in Five Acts" director reflects on the film star's personal evolution and her sui generis brand of political activism.

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The independent film director discusses "Boom for Real," her documentary about the early career of the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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The documentary filmmaker discusses his new film "Heart of Nuba" about the heroic doctor Tom Catena in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.

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The journalist and filmmaker discusses his documentary about the photojournalist who died in a mortar attack in Libya in 2011.

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The granddaughter of Culbert Levy Olson and co-author of his biography discusses his life and political career, as well as his progressive values.

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The Academy Award winning writer speaks about making the film "Milk" and his subsequent activism in the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights.

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The documentary filmmaker and Hollywood actress discusses her film "The General and Me" about Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap.

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The filmmaker discusses his documentary about Jane Goodall which primarily uses previously unseen footage of the primatologist in Africa in the 1960s.

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The documentary filmmaker behind films like "The US vs. John Lennon" discusses his latest movie about jazz icon John Coltrane.

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The illustrator and author discusses his recent book, "Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936."

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Robert Scheer sits down with the award-winning journalist and author to discuss the 2016 Republican presidential candidate.

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The founder of Salon.com and author of several books examines the legacy of former CIA head Allen Dulles in post-World War II America.

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