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THREE FREE SHORT FILM PROGRAMS at DX Fest, all at MLK Jr. Memorial Library on Nov. 7.

"MINNEAPOLIS: ON THE RECORD" SHORTS
- A Month in Minnesota - by Anne Sundberg of @druginourpocket
- They're Here - by Laura Poitras & Rachel Mueller

"AGAINST THE GRAIN" SHORTS
- Wild East - by @maiareillyw
- An Unknown Substance - by @leckart

"CLOSE TO HOME" SHORTS
- Artificial Love - by @arjunfischer
- Casa Mia - by @_alexandragenova_
- Surrendered - by @desmjz @weavingidentityfilm

RSVP for all films at dxfest.com/films-2026/

#DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryFilms #InvestigativeJournalism #Journalism #DocumentaryShorts

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Feeling very proud of my good friend Steven Leckart for the upcoming launch of his fantastic verite short AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE which premieres at the @montclairfilm later this month.

Steven came to us a number of years ago with a passionate plan to follow the work of outspoken Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza. However just as filming began, Vladimir was arrested during a trip to Russia, eventually being sentenced to 25 years in a Siberian penal colony for treason tied to his work denouncing the war in Ukraine.

Instead Steven turned his camera to Vladimir’s wife, the indomitable Evgenia, who was suddenly thrust into the spotlight and forced to leave her children at home to travel the globe doing everything she could to get her husband freed.

The resulting film is a portrait of resilience of the highest order as Evgenia bravely confronts not only a personal tragedy, but the machinations of the Putin regime.

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We almost made a documentary about Civil War reenactors.

Then COVID killed the shoot before we ever made it to the battlefield.

Years later, Steven Leckart and I looked back at the emails, the pitch, the subject, the podcast version, and the lesson hiding inside the wreckage:

In docs, waiting for permission can become its own battlefield.

New Almost Greenlit. Link in bio.

#AlmostGreenlit #DocumentaryFilmmaking #IndieFilm #FilmIndustry #CreativeProcess #Gettysburg #Storytelling #NonfictionFilm #Substack #FilmCommunity

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When life takes you to the Caribbean.. incredible days working with a solid group of legends 🇯🇲❤️
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#jamaica #dop #sunset #ishootfilm #focuspuller

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WATCH IT NOW IN AMAZON PRIME- beyond grateful and proud to have been a part of such a beautiful journey in directing this documentary about such an amazing man. #jerrywestthelogo #blessed #deeamingawake

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My Eminem collection for the “This Is Stan” submission. Took all my posters down from the attic and grabbed all the items out of boxes as soon as they announced it 😅 it was fun! There’s more too just couldn’t fit it in the space. My old room was like this.

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@leckart in SRF LA - shop now at srfla.com

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All the @Eminem merch I collected this year, probably my biggest year. The addiction grew bigger in 2025 😅. Also got the chance to put together the TDOSS display in Summer, couldn’t wait to do that.

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25 years of Stan, 25 years of genius. Eminem didn’t just drop a track, he created a moment in history. 🔥 #Stan25 #raplegend #eminem

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New and very exciting work in production with the wonderful @leckart in the directing chair.

Steven joins us hot the on heels of his smash hit @eminem documentary #Stans

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“Stans” officially in the Grammy mix! 🚀🔥

#eminem #stans #StansMovie eminem, stans

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