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Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces’ Redux and Grand Prize, Too

July 27, 2019 Documentaries, Editor Pick: Film, Editor Picks, Festivals, Film, Genres, Movie Reviews, Reviews film Comments Off on Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces’ Redux and Grand Prize, Too

It takes a long time to perfect a film. Last year, the producers of No Safe Spaces brought it to the Anthem Film Festival to get feedback on their work-in-progress. This year, they were back at Anthem with a “95% done version.” But, as true creatives, they were still open to suggestions for improvements. Not many improvements will likely be needed, as the film won the Anthem Grand Prize for director Justin Folk and producer Mark Joseph.

Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces,’ Just a Creative One

August 6, 2018 Documentaries, Editor Pick: Film, Editor Picks, Festivals, Film, Genres, Movie Reviews, Reviews film Comments Off on Anthem Film Review: ‘No Safe Spaces,’ Just a Creative One

Producer Mark Joseph summed things up: “We only believe in one safe space. It’s called America.”

Anthem Film Festival: Lenny Bruce, Gilbert Gottfried, and Penn Jillette vs. the Outrage Mob in ‘Can We Take a Joke’

July 24, 2016 Documentaries, Editor Pick: Film, Festivals, Film, Film Columns, Movie Reviews, Reviews film, To Live and Write in LA, Top Stories Comments Off on Anthem Film Festival: Lenny Bruce, Gilbert Gottfried, and Penn Jillette vs. the Outrage Mob in ‘Can We Take a Joke’

We are reaching peak crazy. There are two possible outcomes. We get trampled or the rest of us wake up and start fighting the people who are trying to stifle free speech.