Filmmaker Dawn Porter has shown a willingness to probe uncomfortable truths and untold stories in the past. LA Times critic Robert Lloyd called her acclaimed Independent Lens film Spies of Mississippi “eye-opening” for its look at the ways civil rights activists were spied on by the government in the ’50s and ’60s. For her new film, TRAPPED, Porter returns to the …
Spies of Mississippi Online Screening and Chat
Today (Tuesday, February 11) at 6 pm PST on the OVEE site, we’re happy to present an encore screening of the film Spies of Mississippi online, featuring live comments from director Dawn Porter.
Spies of Mississippi: Filmmaker Dawn Porter Tells Shocking Story
Filmmaker Dawn Porter spoke about her second feature documentary, Spies of Mississippi, which explores a lesser-known chapter in American civil rights history. Porter talks about what surprised her the most and what makes it different from previous Civil Rights stories we have seen before.