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THE FIGHT
ART OF IMPACT
US 2020, 96 min Directors ELYSE STEINBERG, JOSH KRIEGMAN, ELI DESPRES
A hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, The Fight presents an insider look at the tireless efforts of the lawyers making up the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) since the very first week of the Trump inauguration. Filmmakers Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli B. Despres (Grand Jury Prize winners at Sundance for 2016’s Weiner) track four of the ACLU’s key legal battles against the Trump administration concerning abortion, immigration bans, family separation, and LGBTQ+ discrimination. Instead of a close examination of legal process or a history of the organization, The Fight favors painting a refreshing and reassuring portrait of the heart of the ACLU: the dedicated and sometimes quirky lawyers whom producer Kerry Washington calls “our avengers…[whose] day job is saving the world!”
AWARDS: Sundance 2020—U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Storytelling
DIRECTOR
ELYSE STEINBERG, JOSH KRIEGMAN, AND ELI DESPRES previously collaborated on the documentary Weiner, a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner and BAFTA® Award nominee that was shortlisted for an Academy Award®. Steinberg and Kriegman were co-directors/producers (nominated for a DGA Award), and Despres was the editor and writer. Together, they co-directed and executive produced the critically acclaimed Showtime docuseries Couples Therapy.
Film preceded by:
THE UNDOCUMENTED LAWYER (US 2020, 18 min Directors ZACH INGRASCI, CHRIS TEMPLE)
FILM INFO
| COUNTRY: | US |
| YEAR: | 2020 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 96 min |
| LANGUAGE: | English |
| DIRECTOR: | Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eli Despres |
| PRODUCERS: | Elyse Steinberg, Maya Seidler, Kriegman, Despres, Peggy Drexler, and Kerry Washington |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER: | Sean McGing |
| EDITORS: | Eli Despres, Greg Finton, Kim Roberts |
| PRINT SOURCE: | Magnolia Pictures |
| NOTE WRITER: | Joe Bowman |
