A dynamic collection of shorts revealing t he fight for truth&mdash\;spotlighting whistleblowers\, documentarians\, a nd the power of going on the record. The screenings will be \;followed by a Q&\;A.
\nDoor open at 12:30 PM.
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What makes a person risk everything to bri ng out evidence\, when powerful interests would rather it disappeared? In Steven Leckart's An Unknown Substance\, Evgenia Kara-Murz a becomes the public voice of her husband\, Russian opposition figure Vlad imir Kara-Murza\, after he is sentenced to 25 years for speaking out again st the war in Ukraine. Late at night she transcribes the columns he writes by hand in prison. \;
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In Wild East\, a Romanian environmentalist faces down threats of violence to document alle gedly illegal logging of some of Romania&rsquo\;s last ancient forests for a global conglomerate\, and to trace where that wood ends up. (Hint: It's closer than you think.)
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\nOn the Record: E
vidence in an Age of Doubt
Alongside premieres of bold new s
hort films\, the DX Public Forum brings panels\, workshops\, and conversat
ions that open the tools of accountability filmmaking to all. The festival
is grounded in the idea that the rights to document\, to question\, and t
o demand transparency do not belong solely to journalists. The ability to
film in public spaces\, to access public records\, to recognize manipulate
d media&mdash\;these are shared civic tools.
The MLK Library welco mes audiences who have felt the ground shift under what they thought they knew\, and who come seeking clarity\, context\, and a deeper understanding of how truth is made&mdash\;and unmade&mdash\;today.
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e visit: \;https://dxfest.com/
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