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Invisible Nation: for China to "take (Taiwan), you’d need the largest amphibious invasion in human history...The idea that China can just…
Promoting Facts, Truth and Media Literacy in this age of Information Warfare, a vHopeful Conversation with Chris Horton and Wen Liu from Taiwan
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Sound of Falling: "this is the “unpitchable” film, because it’s about memory itself and how eruptive, associative, and non‑linear memory…
A vHopeful conversation with Mascha Schilinski, Writer, Director of the Oscar-shortlisted feature film from Germany
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Extremist: "Sometimes a work of art can reach people more deeply than a news report or a clip on social media because it gets into their…
A vHopeful conversation with Aleksandr (Sasha) Molochnikov, Writer, Director of the Oscar-shortlisted short film
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Belén:"The movement that freed Belén was collective, just as film is collective. The problem is when powerful people move forward without…
than oil." A vHopeful Conversation with the Oscar-shortlisted film's Writer, Director, Actress Dolores Fonzi
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Palestine 36: "“Today, you must rise to the challenge. We must rise to the challenge.” I said that every day. Then I got up and went to…
A vHopeful Conversation with the Oscar shortlisted film's writer/director Annemarie Jacir
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On Healing Lands, Birds Perch: "The film asks: how do children deal with the decisions of the previous generation, of this war? How do they…
A vHopeful Conversation with the Oscar-shortlisted Doc Short director Naja Lockwood
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Apocalypse In The Tropics: "not only am I scared of losing my democracy & seeing it become an authoritarian government, but a theocratic…
...over Brazil, but also over Hungary, the United States, India, Russia, and so many countries right now." A vHopeful Conversation with Petra Costa…
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The Voice Of Hind Rajab: "I kept asking myself what it means to be a filmmaker when the unthinkable is happening...I remember the exact…
A vHopeful Conversation with the Oscar-shortlisted Director Kaouther Ben Hania
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All That's Left Of You: "a tremendous burden of responsibility, knowing this might be the only film to tell this story..."
The Oscar-shortlisted All That's Left Of You's writer/director/producer/star Cherien Dabis joins us for a Hopeful Conversation with Vanessa
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My Undesirable Friends, Pt. 1: "a horror film, a disaster movie, a political thriller, a hangout film, a reality show like The Real World, a…
Vanessa speaks with Julia Loktev, the director of the Oscar-shortlisted & multi-award winning documentary
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No More Blood for Oil!
No War on Venezuela! No More Wars Based on Lies! No More Wars Period!
 • Vanessa Hope
The President's Cake: "I want people when the film cuts to black... when you’re reading a news headline that says how many people died... to…
A Hopeful Conversation with the writer/director of the Oscar-shortlisted & Cannes Winner, Hasan Hadi
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The Gift of Music
New Academy member composer, Wei-San Hsu's soundtrack for Invisible Nation is now available on all streaming platforms
 • Vanessa Hope
Left-Handed Girl: "remember why you wanted to make this movie at the very beginning."
A Hopeful (video) Conversation with Oscar-shortlisted Left-Handed Girl's writer/director/producer Shih-Ching Tsou. The film is Taiwan's entry for Best…
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Dream of a Better World
Dream of a Better World
Imagining a more democratic, diplomatic and peaceful world in the context of global power politics and film in increasingly authoritarian times.
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