Ady Barkan, an attorney and liberal activist whose story was featured in the 2021 documentary “Not Going Quietly,” has died. He was 39.
His wife, Rachael Scarborough King, shared the news on X/Twitter Wednesday, noting that Barkan “died from complications of Als.”
“You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years,” she wrote. “Ady fought for the 24/7 care he needed to be home with us until the end of his life. It’s impossible to thank his incredible caregivers enough for their labor and care, which allowed us to live as a family through Ady’s health challenges. Everyone should have that chance.”
King continued, “Thank you to everyone who has supported Ady and our family over the years — from the amazing caregivers who became family to us to the activists facing their own health challenges who joined...
His wife, Rachael Scarborough King, shared the news on X/Twitter Wednesday, noting that Barkan “died from complications of Als.”
“You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years,” she wrote. “Ady fought for the 24/7 care he needed to be home with us until the end of his life. It’s impossible to thank his incredible caregivers enough for their labor and care, which allowed us to live as a family through Ady’s health challenges. Everyone should have that chance.”
King continued, “Thank you to everyone who has supported Ady and our family over the years — from the amazing caregivers who became family to us to the activists facing their own health challenges who joined...
- 11/2/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Ady Barkan, an attorney and influential activist who used his years-long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to advance healthcare rights, has died. He was 39.
His wife, Rachael Scarborough King, shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday that Barkan “died from complications of Als.”
“You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years,” she wrote in a statement. “Ady fought for the 24/7 care he needed to be home with us until the end of his life. It’s impossible to thank his incredible caregivers enough for their labor and care, which allowed us to live as a family through Ady’s health challenges. Everyone should have that chance.
Her statement continued, “Thank you to everyone who has supported Ady and our family over the years—from the amazing caregivers who became family to us to the activists...
His wife, Rachael Scarborough King, shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday that Barkan “died from complications of Als.”
“You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years,” she wrote in a statement. “Ady fought for the 24/7 care he needed to be home with us until the end of his life. It’s impossible to thank his incredible caregivers enough for their labor and care, which allowed us to live as a family through Ady’s health challenges. Everyone should have that chance.
Her statement continued, “Thank you to everyone who has supported Ady and our family over the years—from the amazing caregivers who became family to us to the activists...
- 11/2/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Not Going Quietly, the award-winning documentary about progressive activist Ady Barkan and his battle with Als, will begin streaming on Hulu this Friday.
Nicholas Bruckman directed the film, which won the audience award and a special jury award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, earned three IDA Awards nominations, and honors for Barkan at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors Awards. Not Going Quietly was released theatrically by Greenwich Entertainment last August and later aired as part of the PBS series Pov before it was acquired by Hulu.
Barkan was diagnosed with Als, the progressive neurodegenerative disease, at the age of 32. He hasn’t let his declining physical condition deter him from making an impact on national politics, becoming, as Politico described him, “the most powerful activist in America.”
He fought for passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, which made it through the...
Nicholas Bruckman directed the film, which won the audience award and a special jury award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, earned three IDA Awards nominations, and honors for Barkan at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors Awards. Not Going Quietly was released theatrically by Greenwich Entertainment last August and later aired as part of the PBS series Pov before it was acquired by Hulu.
Barkan was diagnosed with Als, the progressive neurodegenerative disease, at the age of 32. He hasn’t let his declining physical condition deter him from making an impact on national politics, becoming, as Politico described him, “the most powerful activist in America.”
He fought for passage of President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, which made it through the...
- 5/12/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentary follows Barkan, who has motor neurone disease, as he campaigns for better public healthcare in the US
This is a touching if a tad treacly portrait of Ady Barkan, an inspiring American activist who has the terminal neurodegenerative disease Als (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Aka motor neurone disease). Filmed over several years and directed by Nicholas Bruckman, it starts with Barkan, originally a lawyer, already well into his career as a protester and campaigner, particularly on issues that affect people on low incomes. When first met he seems like a loving family man, devoted to his wife Rachael, an academic, and their adorable baby son Carl. But then he’s diagnosed with Als, and naturally everything changes. The film includes a tearful, wrenching clip he shot himself in the middle of the night after he found out and couldn’t sleep for worry. His health seems to deteriorate quickly – though...
This is a touching if a tad treacly portrait of Ady Barkan, an inspiring American activist who has the terminal neurodegenerative disease Als (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Aka motor neurone disease). Filmed over several years and directed by Nicholas Bruckman, it starts with Barkan, originally a lawyer, already well into his career as a protester and campaigner, particularly on issues that affect people on low incomes. When first met he seems like a loving family man, devoted to his wife Rachael, an academic, and their adorable baby son Carl. But then he’s diagnosed with Als, and naturally everything changes. The film includes a tearful, wrenching clip he shot himself in the middle of the night after he found out and couldn’t sleep for worry. His health seems to deteriorate quickly – though...
- 3/14/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary “Flee” has been named the best nonfiction film of 2021 at the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors, which were presented on Tuesday night in New York City. “The Rescue,” about the efforts to retrieve a Thai youth soccer team from a flooded cave, won the Audience Choice Prize.
The Neon release “Flee,” which uses animation to give anonymity to a young gay man who escaped Afghanistan as a teenager and made his way to Denmark, also won the award for graphic design and animation. It is nominated for Oscars in the documentary, animated-feature and international-feature categories.
Robert Greene won the directing award for “Procession,” while Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville took the producing prize for “The First Wave.”
Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension” won the most Cinema Eye awards, three, taking the prizes for debut feature, cinematography and score.
Other winners included “Summer of Soul...
The Neon release “Flee,” which uses animation to give anonymity to a young gay man who escaped Afghanistan as a teenager and made his way to Denmark, also won the award for graphic design and animation. It is nominated for Oscars in the documentary, animated-feature and international-feature categories.
Robert Greene won the directing award for “Procession,” while Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville took the producing prize for “The First Wave.”
Jessica Kingdon’s “Ascension” won the most Cinema Eye awards, three, taking the prizes for debut feature, cinematography and score.
Other winners included “Summer of Soul...
- 3/2/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Multi-faceted filmmaker Mark Duplass discusses the movies he wishes more people knew about with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Duck Butter (2018)
The Puffy Chair (2005)
Prince Of Broadway (2008)
Tangerine (2015)
The Florida Project (2017) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Red Rocket (2021)
Starlet (2012)
Take Out (2004)
Mack & Rita (Tbd)
Old Joy (2006)
First Cow (2020)
Wendy And Lucy (2008) – Dennis Cozzalio’s favorite movie of 2020
Henry Fool (1997)
Trust (1990)
Amateur (1994)
Medicine For Melancholy (2008)
Shang-Chi (2021)
Your Sister’s Sister (2011)
My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
What the Funny (2008)
Humpday (2009)
True Adolescents (2009)
Man Push Cart (2005)
The White Tiger (2021)
Baghead (2008)
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)
Language Lessons (2021)
Stevie (2002)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
American Movie (1999)
What Happened Was… (1994) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
My Dinner With Andre (1981)
Creep (2014)
Grown-Ups (1980)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Nuts In May (1976)
Secrets And Lies (1996) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Naked (1993)
Parallel Mothers (2021)
The Freebie (2010)
East Of Eden (1955) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
Strange...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Duck Butter (2018)
The Puffy Chair (2005)
Prince Of Broadway (2008)
Tangerine (2015)
The Florida Project (2017) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Red Rocket (2021)
Starlet (2012)
Take Out (2004)
Mack & Rita (Tbd)
Old Joy (2006)
First Cow (2020)
Wendy And Lucy (2008) – Dennis Cozzalio’s favorite movie of 2020
Henry Fool (1997)
Trust (1990)
Amateur (1994)
Medicine For Melancholy (2008)
Shang-Chi (2021)
Your Sister’s Sister (2011)
My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
What the Funny (2008)
Humpday (2009)
True Adolescents (2009)
Man Push Cart (2005)
The White Tiger (2021)
Baghead (2008)
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)
Language Lessons (2021)
Stevie (2002)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
American Movie (1999)
What Happened Was… (1994) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
My Dinner With Andre (1981)
Creep (2014)
Grown-Ups (1980)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Nuts In May (1976)
Secrets And Lies (1996) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Naked (1993)
Parallel Mothers (2021)
The Freebie (2010)
East Of Eden (1955) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
Strange...
- 12/21/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
The documentary Not Going Quietly tells the story of Ady Barkan, the progressive and healthcare activist who has been battling Als.
As filmmakers publicize the project during award season and an upcoming PBS airing, Barkan has seized on his next chapter: a push for Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s agenda, which includes provisions to address home health care.
In a Q&a with Not Going Quietly filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-ma), Barkan said that he’s focused on residential and community care “because I rely on 24 hour care to survive and believe that every person should have the right to live safely and with dignity in their homes. Right now that isn’t the case for nearly a million people who are the wait list for home care and also for our vastly underpaid workforce of professional caregivers.
As filmmakers publicize the project during award season and an upcoming PBS airing, Barkan has seized on his next chapter: a push for Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s agenda, which includes provisions to address home health care.
In a Q&a with Not Going Quietly filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-ma), Barkan said that he’s focused on residential and community care “because I rely on 24 hour care to survive and believe that every person should have the right to live safely and with dignity in their homes. Right now that isn’t the case for nearly a million people who are the wait list for home care and also for our vastly underpaid workforce of professional caregivers.
- 12/10/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In time for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this Friday, Dec. 3, ABC Owned Television Stations has produced “Our America: Accomplices – The Story of Ady Barkan,” which is set to premiere the same day on Hulu.
The half-hour special follows the story of Ady Barkan, a lawyer and activist who has become a vocal advocate for exposing the inequities in the American healthcare system since being diagnosed with Als in 2016. Barkan, who had fought for social justice for historically underrepresented and marginalized communities long before his diagnosis, has focused on the challenges that disabled and senior communities face since experiencing firsthand some of those issues.
Barkam was named one Time Magazine’s “Most Influential People of 2020,” and co-founded the organization Be A Hero, advocating affordable and accessible home care.
“Our America: Accomplices – The Story of Ady Barkan” is the latest in a series of “Our America” specials produced by ABC...
The half-hour special follows the story of Ady Barkan, a lawyer and activist who has become a vocal advocate for exposing the inequities in the American healthcare system since being diagnosed with Als in 2016. Barkan, who had fought for social justice for historically underrepresented and marginalized communities long before his diagnosis, has focused on the challenges that disabled and senior communities face since experiencing firsthand some of those issues.
Barkam was named one Time Magazine’s “Most Influential People of 2020,” and co-founded the organization Be A Hero, advocating affordable and accessible home care.
“Our America: Accomplices – The Story of Ady Barkan” is the latest in a series of “Our America” specials produced by ABC...
- 12/2/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
ICM Partners has signed Nicholas Bruckman, director of the SXSW award-winning and IDA-nominated documentary “Not Going Quietly,” for representation.
ICM will also represent People’s Television, Bruckman’s production company, which produces independent films and branded storytelling focused on national social impact. Their clients for advertising work have included Airbnb, Ted, Greenpeace and Black Lives Matter. Along with “Not Going Quietly,” People’s Television produced the 2012 Sundance award-winning narrative feature “Valley of Saints.”
“ICM took a chance on my work and career, in a shared belief that storytelling has the power to create social change,” Bruckman said of the new partnership. “I couldn’t ask for a better partner to do that with.”
“Not Going Quietly” tells the story of Ady Barkan, the 37-year-old lawyer known for his activism for universal healthcare while living with the terminal neurodegenerative disease Als. The film debuted to critical acclaim, winning an audience award...
ICM will also represent People’s Television, Bruckman’s production company, which produces independent films and branded storytelling focused on national social impact. Their clients for advertising work have included Airbnb, Ted, Greenpeace and Black Lives Matter. Along with “Not Going Quietly,” People’s Television produced the 2012 Sundance award-winning narrative feature “Valley of Saints.”
“ICM took a chance on my work and career, in a shared belief that storytelling has the power to create social change,” Bruckman said of the new partnership. “I couldn’t ask for a better partner to do that with.”
“Not Going Quietly” tells the story of Ady Barkan, the 37-year-old lawyer known for his activism for universal healthcare while living with the terminal neurodegenerative disease Als. The film debuted to critical acclaim, winning an audience award...
- 11/22/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Summer of Soul is picking up steam as awards season accelerates.
The documentary directed by Amir “Questlove” Thompson, which showcases the long-forgotten music-powered Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, earned a leading four nominations for the International Documentary Association Awards today, a day after winning the top prize at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. The IDA recognition came for Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Music Documentary and Best Editing.
Earning three IDA nominations apiece were Faya Dayi, director Jessica Beshir’s poetic evocation of Ethiopia, where she spent part of her youth, and Not Going Quietly, director Nicholas Bruckman’s documentary about liberal activist Ady Barkan, who was diagnosed with Als in 2016. Bruckman and Beshir will compete for Best Director with Thompson, Jacinta’s Jessica Earnshaw and Flee’s Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Jacinta and Flee also scored Best Documentary nominations [see full list of nominations below].
Ten films were nominated for Best Feature,...
The documentary directed by Amir “Questlove” Thompson, which showcases the long-forgotten music-powered Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, earned a leading four nominations for the International Documentary Association Awards today, a day after winning the top prize at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. The IDA recognition came for Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Music Documentary and Best Editing.
Earning three IDA nominations apiece were Faya Dayi, director Jessica Beshir’s poetic evocation of Ethiopia, where she spent part of her youth, and Not Going Quietly, director Nicholas Bruckman’s documentary about liberal activist Ady Barkan, who was diagnosed with Als in 2016. Bruckman and Beshir will compete for Best Director with Thompson, Jacinta’s Jessica Earnshaw and Flee’s Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Jacinta and Flee also scored Best Documentary nominations [see full list of nominations below].
Ten films were nominated for Best Feature,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The International Documentary Association has announced nominations for its 37th annual awards, with “Summer of Soul” picking up four noms and “Not Going Quietly” nabbing three.
Winners will be announced Feb. 5 at the awards ceremony at Paramount Studios.
“Summer of Soul,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s look at 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival, picked up nominations for Thompson for director in addition to best feature, best music doc and best editing. “Not Going Quietly,” about healthcare activist Ady Barkan, received noms for Nicholas Bruckman for best director along with best feature and best writing.
IDA members may vote online for the best feature and best short categories starting Dec. 13.
PBS earned 14 nominations, followed by Netflix and Hulu with seven nominations each and HBO with six. This year’s submissions included 314 documentary features, 137 shorts, 172 series, 54 student films, 29 music docs and 41 audio documentaries or podcasts.
Here’s the full list of 2021 nominees:
Best Feature...
Winners will be announced Feb. 5 at the awards ceremony at Paramount Studios.
“Summer of Soul,” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s look at 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival, picked up nominations for Thompson for director in addition to best feature, best music doc and best editing. “Not Going Quietly,” about healthcare activist Ady Barkan, received noms for Nicholas Bruckman for best director along with best feature and best writing.
IDA members may vote online for the best feature and best short categories starting Dec. 13.
PBS earned 14 nominations, followed by Netflix and Hulu with seven nominations each and HBO with six. This year’s submissions included 314 documentary features, 137 shorts, 172 series, 54 student films, 29 music docs and 41 audio documentaries or podcasts.
Here’s the full list of 2021 nominees:
Best Feature...
- 11/15/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Vice News has acquired international distribution rights to Not Going Quietly, a documentary feature about activist Ady Barkan that screened at the 2021 SXSW and Tribeca film festivals.
The movie is now available via Vice News outside of the U.S.. The film is currently on domestic theatrical release via Greenwich Entertainment.
Directed by Nicholas Bruckman, the doc follows father and activist Ady Barkan after a video of him confronting a powerful senator on a plane goes viral, sparking a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare. The Duplass Brothers were executive producers on the film.
“I grew up reading Vice Magazine in skate shops and followed their journey into a documentary powerhouse with a truly global footprint,” shared Bruckman. “I’m incredibly stoked to partner with them in bringing Not Going Quietly to audiences worldwide.”
The film won the Audience Award and Special Jury prize at SXSW, and was chosen for...
The movie is now available via Vice News outside of the U.S.. The film is currently on domestic theatrical release via Greenwich Entertainment.
Directed by Nicholas Bruckman, the doc follows father and activist Ady Barkan after a video of him confronting a powerful senator on a plane goes viral, sparking a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare. The Duplass Brothers were executive producers on the film.
“I grew up reading Vice Magazine in skate shops and followed their journey into a documentary powerhouse with a truly global footprint,” shared Bruckman. “I’m incredibly stoked to partner with them in bringing Not Going Quietly to audiences worldwide.”
The film won the Audience Award and Special Jury prize at SXSW, and was chosen for...
- 10/6/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy winners Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass have teamed up for a new sci-fi movie titled “Biosphere,” directed by Mel Eslyn.
The mysterious movie marks Eslyn’s feature directorial debut. Production on “Biosphere” — written by Eslyn and Duplass — has wrapped, with details of the project’s plot being kept secret.
The new movie is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Zackary Drucker, who previously co-directed the Duplass Brothers-produced docuseries “The Lady and the Dale.” ICM Partners is handling worldwide sales for the project.
Eslyn, who was named president of Duplass Brothers Productions in 2017, is the veteran producer behind movies and television series that include “The One I Love,” “Outside In” and “Paddleton.” She also directed three episode of the HBO anthology show “Room 104” and produced the series in its entirety.
Brown is a two-time Emmy winner, best known for his work on NBC’s “This Is Us,” for...
The mysterious movie marks Eslyn’s feature directorial debut. Production on “Biosphere” — written by Eslyn and Duplass — has wrapped, with details of the project’s plot being kept secret.
The new movie is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Zackary Drucker, who previously co-directed the Duplass Brothers-produced docuseries “The Lady and the Dale.” ICM Partners is handling worldwide sales for the project.
Eslyn, who was named president of Duplass Brothers Productions in 2017, is the veteran producer behind movies and television series that include “The One I Love,” “Outside In” and “Paddleton.” She also directed three episode of the HBO anthology show “Room 104” and produced the series in its entirety.
Brown is a two-time Emmy winner, best known for his work on NBC’s “This Is Us,” for...
- 8/25/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics’ The Lost Leonardo had a notable debut on three screens on a quiet weekend for specialty openings.
The film about da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi painting opened to $13,209 with a per screen average of $4,403 ahead of a national release. The distributor has been a steadying presence a tough arthouse climate. Its Nine Days ranked 17 in North America for week 3 on 391 screens, and 12 Mighty Orphans was 23 in week 10 on 30 screens.
Directed by Andreas Koefoed, the film is the inside story behind the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
Greenwich Entertainment’s 2021 SXSW Audience Award Winning portrait of liberal activist Ady Barkan debuted solidly in NY (Angelika) and LA (Town Center/Encino) with the latter including Thursday night opening numbers in an estimated weekend cume of $12,000, for a $6,000 per screen average. It...
The film about da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi painting opened to $13,209 with a per screen average of $4,403 ahead of a national release. The distributor has been a steadying presence a tough arthouse climate. Its Nine Days ranked 17 in North America for week 3 on 391 screens, and 12 Mighty Orphans was 23 in week 10 on 30 screens.
Directed by Andreas Koefoed, the film is the inside story behind the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
Greenwich Entertainment’s 2021 SXSW Audience Award Winning portrait of liberal activist Ady Barkan debuted solidly in NY (Angelika) and LA (Town Center/Encino) with the latter including Thursday night opening numbers in an estimated weekend cume of $12,000, for a $6,000 per screen average. It...
- 8/15/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Each day progressive activist Ady Barkan, who is battling the debilitating and incurable disease Als, faces a difficult reality: “I got a lot to say and not a lot of time left to say it in.”
Barkan, 37, makes that observation in Not Going Quietly, the new documentary about his life and work that opens today in theaters in New York and L.A. The film follows Barkan on what, under the circumstances, is an almost super-human task—a cross country tour in 2018 aiming to flip the House from Republican to Democratic control, and to spotlight Republican attempts to gut medical coverage for those who need it most.
The grueling trek of 30 Congressional districts threatened to worsen his health, but Barkan insists in the film, “Movement building is invigorating for me. It allows me to transcend my body and be part of something bigger than myself.”
The Greenwich Entertainment release, written...
Barkan, 37, makes that observation in Not Going Quietly, the new documentary about his life and work that opens today in theaters in New York and L.A. The film follows Barkan on what, under the circumstances, is an almost super-human task—a cross country tour in 2018 aiming to flip the House from Republican to Democratic control, and to spotlight Republican attempts to gut medical coverage for those who need it most.
The grueling trek of 30 Congressional districts threatened to worsen his health, but Barkan insists in the film, “Movement building is invigorating for me. It allows me to transcend my body and be part of something bigger than myself.”
The Greenwich Entertainment release, written...
- 8/13/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Ady Barker is “excited to be rejuvenating our democracy with thousands of [his] closest friends” — or at least that’s what he told Jon Favreau in 2017 when Barkan was a guest on Favreau’s podcast Pod Save America.
Despite fighting a terminal illness, it was his passion for a cause greater than himself that brought Barkan onto the podcast that day, and it’s that continued perseverance that keeps his work going today. Even so, Barkan — a progressive political activist with Als — joked to a rooftop filled with his closest friends and supporters that he was really in it for the ...
Despite fighting a terminal illness, it was his passion for a cause greater than himself that brought Barkan onto the podcast that day, and it’s that continued perseverance that keeps his work going today. Even so, Barkan — a progressive political activist with Als — joked to a rooftop filled with his closest friends and supporters that he was really in it for the ...
- 8/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A tireless advocate for progressive social justice causes, attorney Ady Barkan got diagnosed with terminal Als in 2016. It was only a matter of time that the regular motor functions and vocal abilities of the energetic Santa Barbara resident — an adoring husband to his wife Rachael and the brand-new father of baby Carl — would begin to deteriorate. The 32-year-old Barkan obviously knew that he was dying, with only a handful of years left to live based on his doctors’ estimations. But in Nicholas Bruckman’s compassionate “Not Going Quietly,” a clearsighted and traditionally inspirational documentary portrait of Barkan’s rise to prominence in the healthcare debate, Barkan rightfully indicates that dealing with insurance then was far worse than this harrowing awareness. Simply put, he needed a breathing machine to stay alive, but his insurance company refused to pay for it, flagging the device as “experimental.”
Shortly after, Barkan and his family...
Shortly after, Barkan and his family...
- 8/12/2021
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
The documentary Not Going Quietly traces the paradox of the lawyer’s life with Als: the weaker he gets, the louder his voice as an advocate for healthcare reform becomes
By the time Ady Barkan appeared before Congress in May 2019 to advocate for Medicare for All, he had lost the ability to speak. The then 35-year-old lawyer and activist was dying slowly of paralysis from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als), but as his body weakened, his voice carried. Speaking through a computerized system that converts eye movements along a keyboard to speech, Barkan held the room as he urged lawmakers to dramatically overhaul the US healthcare system.
Related: Ady Barkan delivers powerful DNC speech demanding quality healthcare...
By the time Ady Barkan appeared before Congress in May 2019 to advocate for Medicare for All, he had lost the ability to speak. The then 35-year-old lawyer and activist was dying slowly of paralysis from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als), but as his body weakened, his voice carried. Speaking through a computerized system that converts eye movements along a keyboard to speech, Barkan held the room as he urged lawmakers to dramatically overhaul the US healthcare system.
Related: Ady Barkan delivers powerful DNC speech demanding quality healthcare...
- 8/12/2021
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
The feel good political activist doc “Not Going Quietly” is often as square, impassioned and charming as its subject: Ady Barkan, a person with Als and a Medicare for All advocate whose speeches and ambush-style interviews have put essential pressure on otherwise apathetic politicians.
The makers of “Not Going Quietly” are up front and incisive about Barkan’s down-to-earth character, acknowledging not only his superhuman stamina but also his political savviness and overwhelming love for his family. This is the kind of character study/rallying-the-troops advocacy doc that’s often held back by filmmakers who just don’t have the footage they need to convince uninitiated (and probably skeptical) viewers that a star activist is also real enough, both on- and off-stage. Thankfully, writer-director Nicholas Bruckman and co-writer–producer Amanda Roddy found and assembled enough human moments to give Barkan a fitting tribute.
For starters, Bruckman and Roddy don’t...
The makers of “Not Going Quietly” are up front and incisive about Barkan’s down-to-earth character, acknowledging not only his superhuman stamina but also his political savviness and overwhelming love for his family. This is the kind of character study/rallying-the-troops advocacy doc that’s often held back by filmmakers who just don’t have the footage they need to convince uninitiated (and probably skeptical) viewers that a star activist is also real enough, both on- and off-stage. Thankfully, writer-director Nicholas Bruckman and co-writer–producer Amanda Roddy found and assembled enough human moments to give Barkan a fitting tribute.
For starters, Bruckman and Roddy don’t...
- 8/11/2021
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
Not Going Quietly Greenwich Entertainment Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Nicholas Bruckman Writer: Nicholas Bruckman, Amanda Roddy Cast: Ady Barkan, Tracey Corder, Elizabeth Jaff, Rachael King, Ana Maria Archila, Nate Smith, Jeff Flake, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 7/10/21 […]
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- 8/8/2021
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"I am willing to give my last breath to save our democracy... What are you willing to give?" Greenwich Ent. has released an official trailer for a powerful activism documentary film called Not Going Quietly, following the life of Ady Barkan. This premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Audience Award and Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action. It also later played at the Oxford, Cleveland, Annapolis, and Tribeca Film Festivals. An intimate, inspiring look at activist and loving father Ady Barkan, diagnosed with Als at age 32 and who, in spite of declining physical abilities, joins a motley crew of activists to ignite a once-in-a-generation movement for healthcare justice in America. Barkan is referred to as “The Most Powerful Activist in America,” because when he speaks, people listen. This does indeed look like a shot of "pure inspiration," a story about hope...
- 7/29/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A new documentary, Not Going Quietly, highlights the work of activist Ady Barkan, who has fought to improve the U.S. healthcare system since being diagnosed with Als.
After receiving his diagnosis shortly after the birth of his son in 2016, Barkan was almost immediately confronted with the debilitatingly high costs of private health insurance in the United States. “The knowledge that I was dying was terrible, but dealing with my insurance company was even worse,” Barkan says in the film’s trailer via a speech-generating device. “I wanted to spend...
After receiving his diagnosis shortly after the birth of his son in 2016, Barkan was almost immediately confronted with the debilitatingly high costs of private health insurance in the United States. “The knowledge that I was dying was terrible, but dealing with my insurance company was even worse,” Barkan says in the film’s trailer via a speech-generating device. “I wanted to spend...
- 7/29/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Pov, PBS’ showcase of independent nonfiction films, has acquired Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly and added the documentary to its season 34 lineup.
Centered on disabled activist Ady Barkan, Not Going Quietly debuted at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and won its Audience Award for Documentary Feature and the Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action.
The film follows Barkan, a lawyer and rising star in the world of progressive activism who’s diagnosed with Als at age 32. After a chance encounter with a senator on an airplane, Ady assembles a motley crew of activists to travel across the country and campaign for a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare access for all Americans.
Amanda Roddy produced the film for People’s Television, and Jay and Mark Duplass, Bradley Whitford, Mel Eslyn, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Bisbee, Wendy Neu, Nina Tassler, Joan Boorstein, Denise DeNovi, Ryder Haske, and Bruckman serve as executive producers.
Centered on disabled activist Ady Barkan, Not Going Quietly debuted at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and won its Audience Award for Documentary Feature and the Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action.
The film follows Barkan, a lawyer and rising star in the world of progressive activism who’s diagnosed with Als at age 32. After a chance encounter with a senator on an airplane, Ady assembles a motley crew of activists to travel across the country and campaign for a once-in-a-generation movement for universal healthcare access for all Americans.
Amanda Roddy produced the film for People’s Television, and Jay and Mark Duplass, Bradley Whitford, Mel Eslyn, Sam Bisbee, Jackie Bisbee, Wendy Neu, Nina Tassler, Joan Boorstein, Denise DeNovi, Ryder Haske, and Bruckman serve as executive producers.
- 6/7/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly, with plans to release the film in theaters on August 13.
The documentary, which won the Audience Award and Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action at SXSW, offers an intimate and inspiring look at the life of political activist Ady Barkan.
“If you didn’t already know that Ady Barkan is an incredible badass who has overcome every possible obstacle to transform our democracy for the better, soon you will thanks to Greenwich Entertainment,” said director Nicholas Bruckman in a statement. “We’re beyond excited to be working with the passionate team at Greenwich on the release of Not Going Quietly, and to share Ady’s story nationwide at this profound and hopeful moment for our country.”
A progressive hero and loving father, Barkan was diagnosed with Als at age 32. In spite of his declining physical abilities,...
The documentary, which won the Audience Award and Special Jury Recognition for Humanity in Social Action at SXSW, offers an intimate and inspiring look at the life of political activist Ady Barkan.
“If you didn’t already know that Ady Barkan is an incredible badass who has overcome every possible obstacle to transform our democracy for the better, soon you will thanks to Greenwich Entertainment,” said director Nicholas Bruckman in a statement. “We’re beyond excited to be working with the passionate team at Greenwich on the release of Not Going Quietly, and to share Ady’s story nationwide at this profound and hopeful moment for our country.”
A progressive hero and loving father, Barkan was diagnosed with Als at age 32. In spite of his declining physical abilities,...
- 5/12/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In a dramatic, and likely life-saving, reversal, the Biden administration has announced that it favors breaking patent protections on Covid-19 vaccines to speed their deployment in combating the global pandemic.
The announcement came from the office of the United States Trade Representative, Katherine Tai who vowed to make the case for waiving the intellectual property rights before of the World Trade Organization. “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures,” Tai wrote. While emphasizing that the Biden administration “believes strongly...
The announcement came from the office of the United States Trade Representative, Katherine Tai who vowed to make the case for waiving the intellectual property rights before of the World Trade Organization. “This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures,” Tai wrote. While emphasizing that the Biden administration “believes strongly...
- 5/5/2021
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The documentary “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free” and Megan Park’s “The Fallout” won the audience awards from the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, it was announced Tuesday.
Mary Wharton’s “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” which tells the backstory behind the late rock star’s “Wildflowers” recording sessions, won among the three headlining films playing the festival. “The Fallout,” a teen drama starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, won the audience prize for narrative features after it also won the category’s jury prize.
“Not Going Quietly,” a documentary by Nicholas Bruckman about progressive political activist Ady Barkan and his fight with Als, won the audience award for films in the documentary feature competition. Director Natalie Morales also won the Narrative Spotlight audience award for her film “Language Lessons,” and Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler won the Documentary Spotlight Audience Award for “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.
Mary Wharton’s “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” which tells the backstory behind the late rock star’s “Wildflowers” recording sessions, won among the three headlining films playing the festival. “The Fallout,” a teen drama starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, won the audience prize for narrative features after it also won the category’s jury prize.
“Not Going Quietly,” a documentary by Nicholas Bruckman about progressive political activist Ady Barkan and his fight with Als, won the audience award for films in the documentary feature competition. Director Natalie Morales also won the Narrative Spotlight audience award for her film “Language Lessons,” and Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler won the Documentary Spotlight Audience Award for “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America.
- 3/23/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The SXSW Film Festival has announced the full list of 2021 Grand Jury prize winners.
The award ceremony honors the superlative creativity and talent demonstrated by filmmakers and designers in the SXSW Film Festival program. The festival virtually screened 75 features, 84 shorts and music videos, 11 episodic selections, 20 virtual cinema projects, 14 title design entries and 34 special events.
This year’s Narrative Feature Competition winner was the teen drama “The Fallout,” which was directed by Megan Park and stars Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler. Meanwhile, Jeremy Workman’s documentary “Lily Topples the World” won in the Documentary Feature category.
“We are so honored by the 2021 filmmakers who entrusted their work to us for this online version of our event, and joined us on this new adventure in such a beautiful way,” Janet Pierson, director of film, said. “We are thrilled we could launch great new projects and talent in this pandemic year, and hope the films,...
The award ceremony honors the superlative creativity and talent demonstrated by filmmakers and designers in the SXSW Film Festival program. The festival virtually screened 75 features, 84 shorts and music videos, 11 episodic selections, 20 virtual cinema projects, 14 title design entries and 34 special events.
This year’s Narrative Feature Competition winner was the teen drama “The Fallout,” which was directed by Megan Park and stars Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler. Meanwhile, Jeremy Workman’s documentary “Lily Topples the World” won in the Documentary Feature category.
“We are so honored by the 2021 filmmakers who entrusted their work to us for this online version of our event, and joined us on this new adventure in such a beautiful way,” Janet Pierson, director of film, said. “We are thrilled we could launch great new projects and talent in this pandemic year, and hope the films,...
- 3/19/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
The SXSW Film Festival has announced the winners of its juried and special awards on Friday. In a year mostly free of major studio features and established talents, the 2021 winners class is made up of indie outings and rising stars to watch. Top Grand Jury awards went to Narrative Feature Competition winner “The Fallout” from director Megan Park, which was picked up by Universal late last year, and Jeremy Workman’s documentary “Lily Topples the World.”
The festival virtually screened 75 features, 84 shorts and music videos, 11 episodic selections, 20 virtual cinema projects, 14 title design entries, and 34 special events. Fifteen juries — which included IndieWire’s own Kate Erbland, plus industry heavy-hitters like Jason Blum and Sheila Nevins — bestowed awards to over three dozen titles.
The all-virtual festival wraps Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Ct; Audience Award voting continues for 24 hours after that. Those awards will be announced on sxsw.com on Tuesday.
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The festival virtually screened 75 features, 84 shorts and music videos, 11 episodic selections, 20 virtual cinema projects, 14 title design entries, and 34 special events. Fifteen juries — which included IndieWire’s own Kate Erbland, plus industry heavy-hitters like Jason Blum and Sheila Nevins — bestowed awards to over three dozen titles.
The all-virtual festival wraps Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Ct; Audience Award voting continues for 24 hours after that. Those awards will be announced on sxsw.com on Tuesday.
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- 3/19/2021
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Ady Barkan was already dying of Als when he confronted Senator Jeff Flake on a plane in 2018, but the liberal activist’s story had only just started. Barkan’s back-and-forth with the Republican senator, who would soon vote in favor of the Trump Administration’s assaultive tax reform despite Barkan’s pleas, went viral (under the coy hashtag #FlakesonaPlane) before they landed. “Not Going Quietly,” the wrenching and earnest documentary about Barkan’s tireless advocacy for healthcare reform, explains many of the crucial steps that came next. As it builds to a 2019 testimony at a congressional hearing for Medicare-for-all,
Director Nicholas Bruckman (“La Americana”) assembles a brisk overview of Barkan’s hard work at rallies and demonstrations in the moments leading up to his diagnosis, as well as the happy life he’s built with his wife and young son. But it only takes a few minutes for the tragic...
Director Nicholas Bruckman (“La Americana”) assembles a brisk overview of Barkan’s hard work at rallies and demonstrations in the moments leading up to his diagnosis, as well as the happy life he’s built with his wife and young son. But it only takes a few minutes for the tragic...
- 3/17/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
A stirring tale of activism shaped by personal suffering, Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly follows a health care-advocacy campaign whose leader, Ady Barkan, knew he might be spending his final days of life as he knew it for the cause. Known to many for videos in which the Als patient put lawmakers on the spot — asking them not to cut the benefits that could keep him alive — Barkan proves a highly engaging man, impassioned but funnier than a terminally ill man should be. Intimate scenes with his young family are essential to the appeal of a film whose big ...
- 3/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A stirring tale of activism shaped by personal suffering, Nicholas Bruckman’s Not Going Quietly follows a health care-advocacy campaign whose leader, Ady Barkan, knew he might be spending his final days of life as he knew it for the cause. Known to many for videos in which the Als patient put lawmakers on the spot — asking them not to cut the benefits that could keep him alive — Barkan proves a highly engaging man, impassioned but funnier than a terminally ill man should be. Intimate scenes with his young family are essential to the appeal of a film whose big ...
- 3/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
More than 200 leaders from the fields of public health, medicine, global development, and racial justice, joined faith leaders, economists, Nobel laureates, former members of Congress and artists to sign a public letter calling on President Joe Biden to champion a People’s Vaccine for Covid-19 — a public good that is freely and fairly available to all, prioritizing those most in need at home and around the world.
At a time when millions of Americans and people around the world face the dual-ills of health and economic insecurity, with communities of color facing disproportionate burdens, and where too many households stand only one health crisis away from poverty, it has never been more important to deliver a vaccine that can serve to protect everyone, everywhere.
Signers of the letter include philanthropists Abigail Disney and Chelsea Clinton, singers Gloria Estefan and Sara Bareilles, actors Aisha Tyler, Forest Whitaker, Mark Ruffalo, and Bradley Whitford,...
At a time when millions of Americans and people around the world face the dual-ills of health and economic insecurity, with communities of color facing disproportionate burdens, and where too many households stand only one health crisis away from poverty, it has never been more important to deliver a vaccine that can serve to protect everyone, everywhere.
Signers of the letter include philanthropists Abigail Disney and Chelsea Clinton, singers Gloria Estefan and Sara Bareilles, actors Aisha Tyler, Forest Whitaker, Mark Ruffalo, and Bradley Whitford,...
- 3/1/2021
- Look to the Stars
Ady Barkan spoke with just about all of them: Elizabeth. Cory. Bernie. Kamala. Julián. Pete.
The only Democratic presidential candidate Barkan hadn’t spoken with? Joe.
But after Biden edged out the rest of his party’s competition, that changed. Eventually, everyone wants to talk with Barkan.
“When he won the nomination, my team reached out one more time. And despite our differences on a lot of policy issues, he agreed to meet with me,” said Barkan, an iconic activist pushing universal health coverage through Medicare for All.
“He and...
The only Democratic presidential candidate Barkan hadn’t spoken with? Joe.
But after Biden edged out the rest of his party’s competition, that changed. Eventually, everyone wants to talk with Barkan.
“When he won the nomination, my team reached out one more time. And despite our differences on a lot of policy issues, he agreed to meet with me,” said Barkan, an iconic activist pushing universal health coverage through Medicare for All.
“He and...
- 10/30/2020
- by Reed Dunlea
- Rollingstone.com
Rooftop Films, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that champions independent cinema, has announced recipients of its 2020 filmmaker fund grants.
The awards, consisting of 20 cash and service grants to independent filmmakers, were supported by the James Levine Foundation. Among the honorees, Lucy Walker (“Bring Your Own Brigade”) and Ben Mullinkosson (“The Last Year of Darkness”) were given then Rooftop Films Water Tower Feature Film Grants and will each receive $15,000 toward their respective feature-length documentaries.
“We are thrilled to honor all of our alumni grantees this year, and are especially proud to note that our grantee awards recognize eleven projects directed or co-directed by women and seven directed or co-directed by filmmakers of color,” said Rooftop Films senior programmer Dominic Davis.
Past Rooftop Filmmaker Fund grantees include Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Kirsten Johnson’s documentary “Dick Johnson Is Dead” and Bill and Turner Ross’ “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets.”
“Rooftop Films is...
The awards, consisting of 20 cash and service grants to independent filmmakers, were supported by the James Levine Foundation. Among the honorees, Lucy Walker (“Bring Your Own Brigade”) and Ben Mullinkosson (“The Last Year of Darkness”) were given then Rooftop Films Water Tower Feature Film Grants and will each receive $15,000 toward their respective feature-length documentaries.
“We are thrilled to honor all of our alumni grantees this year, and are especially proud to note that our grantee awards recognize eleven projects directed or co-directed by women and seven directed or co-directed by filmmakers of color,” said Rooftop Films senior programmer Dominic Davis.
Past Rooftop Filmmaker Fund grantees include Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Kirsten Johnson’s documentary “Dick Johnson Is Dead” and Bill and Turner Ross’ “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets.”
“Rooftop Films is...
- 10/7/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
When Donald Trump’s campaign blasted out a response to Joe Biden’s speech on Monday, based on a wildly out of context quote, Twitter very quickly labeled it “manipulated media.”
The account Trump War Room sent out a three-second clip in which Biden says, “You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America!” But Biden was actually saying the opposite.
Biden said in his Pittsburgh speech, “And since they have no agenda or vision for a second term Trump and Pence are running on this: ‘You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.’ And what’s their proof? The violence you’re seeing in Donald Trump’s America.”
Twitter’s rules prohibit media that is “significantly and deceptively altered or manipulated.”
To all the triggered journalists who can't take a joke about their candidate, it's not our fault Joe Biden was dumb enough to say this on camera.
The account Trump War Room sent out a three-second clip in which Biden says, “You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America!” But Biden was actually saying the opposite.
Biden said in his Pittsburgh speech, “And since they have no agenda or vision for a second term Trump and Pence are running on this: ‘You won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.’ And what’s their proof? The violence you’re seeing in Donald Trump’s America.”
Twitter’s rules prohibit media that is “significantly and deceptively altered or manipulated.”
To all the triggered journalists who can't take a joke about their candidate, it's not our fault Joe Biden was dumb enough to say this on camera.
- 8/31/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Following blowback, Louisiana Republican congressman Steve Scalise finally deleted a doctored video that he posted on Twitter that manipulated the words of progressive activist Ady Barkan.
On Sunday, Barkan, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als) and uses a computerized voice to speak, called out the House Minority Whip before Twitter placed a “manipulated content” label on the post.
“These are not my words. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain.
On Sunday, Barkan, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als) and uses a computerized voice to speak, called out the House Minority Whip before Twitter placed a “manipulated content” label on the post.
“These are not my words. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain.
- 8/31/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Mark Duplass: ‘The Morning Show’ Season 2 Is In Rewrites To Reflect This “Larger, Global Phenomenon”
When Apple TV+ hit The Morning Show had its Season 2 production stopped by Covid-19, no one rested on their laurels. According to Emmy nominee Mark Duplass, who played beleaguered producer Chip Black, the show is in rewrites to reflect the current global situation—something they also did in Season 1 as a response to #MeToo.
“We shot two episodes before we shut down due to the pandemic,” he told Deadline following the Emmy nominations announcement on Tuesday, “but I know that they’re also rewriting, which is crazy because that’s what happened in the first season. They had a whole set of scripts [then] and they rewrote everything to include the #MeToo movement, and now we’ve got other, larger, global phenomenon to deal with. I don’t know what they’re doing but I know they’re rewriting.”
The show is celebrating eight Emmy nominations as of Tuesday’s announcement,...
“We shot two episodes before we shut down due to the pandemic,” he told Deadline following the Emmy nominations announcement on Tuesday, “but I know that they’re also rewriting, which is crazy because that’s what happened in the first season. They had a whole set of scripts [then] and they rewrote everything to include the #MeToo movement, and now we’ve got other, larger, global phenomenon to deal with. I don’t know what they’re doing but I know they’re rewriting.”
The show is celebrating eight Emmy nominations as of Tuesday’s announcement,...
- 7/28/2020
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
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