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“Me and Kirby are very collaborative and it changes from film to film. The first project we worked on together, Derrida, we co-directed. The last film Outrage, I was the producer and he was the director. This film was much more of a collaboration - he is the director and I am the producer - but this is a film by both of us.”

Quote by Amy Ziering

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Amy Ziering is a renowned film producer known for her exceptional contributions to the documentary genre, particularly in the areas of women's rights and social justice. Her work has garnered international recognition, including Oscar nominations. more

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“[Working with survivors] it's just a whole different level of concern and that is something that was categorically different working on this film than any other project we had done.”

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“The difficulty is the levels of secrecy we had to maintain around the project at all different times. We had to keep it a secret while making it so we could move under the radar so we could get the stories. Before it came out we had to keep it on lock down to protect the safety and security of some people who appear in the film.”

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