Breaking the News

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Directors:

Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, Chelsea Hernandez

Producers:

Diane Quon, Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, Chelsea Hernandez

2023

99 minutes

Seeking to buck the white male status quo, a group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists launch a news startup asking who has been omitted from mainstream coverage, and how to include them.

Awards

2023- David Carr Award for Truth in Filmmaking- Montclair Film Festival

Official Selections

2023 Tribeca Festival
2023 DCDox
2023 Belleville Downtown DocFest
2024 First Tuesday SMTX
2024 Salt Spring Film Festival
2024 Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
2023 Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
2023 Port Townsend Film Festival
2023 El Paso Film Festival
2023 Doctober
2023 Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival
2023 Montclair Film Festival
2023 CT Human Rights Film Festival
2023 Virginia Film Festival
2023 GlobeDocs Film Festival Boston
2023 CalMatters
2023 Centre Film Festival
2023 Hot Docs Doc Soup
2023 American Film Festival Poland
2023 North Dakota Human Rights Fest
2023 Houston Cinema Arts Society
2023 Athena Film Festival
2023 Woodstock (VT) Film Series
2023 Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival
2023 Brave Maker Film Festival
2024 World Community Film Festival
2024 Southern Circuit Tour
2024 Belleville Downtown DocFest
2024 Athena Film Festival
2024 Salt Spring Film Festival
2024 First Tuesday SMTX
2024 Milwaukee Film Festival
2024 Cinema Columbus Film Festival
2024 Thin Line Fest
2024 Bates Film Festival