This summer we are presenting a guest blog series in which past winners of the WITNESS Award (which we present at Silverdocs) discuss their top 3 picks from among social justice/human rights documentaries or films for the year. Landon van Soest is the director/producer of Good Fortune, the Award winner in 2009. Below he shares with us his picks.
I have always been drawn to art as a catalyst for social commentary and social change, so documentary seems like a natural home for me. I am constantly inspired and humbled by the work of fellow filmmakers who are pushing the boundaries of the social documentary; telling rich cinematic stories that help define the state of the global society. I have had the incredible opportunity to attend a number of documentary and human rights film festivals with my film Good Fortune over the past year, and truly immerse myself in social documentaries. [...]
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