Breaking the News
World Premiere

Breaking the News

Documentary Competition
Feature | United States | 99 MINUTES | English
Women, Documentary, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Journalism

As Donald Trump was getting sworn in as President and the Women’s March set an angry, outspoken tone for the country’s discourse, journalist Emily Ramshaw decided to meet the moment by launching The 19th. Named after the Nineteenth Amendment, The 19th became the first nonprofit, nonpartisan news agency in the United States. Its mission is to focus on the impact of national politics and policy on women. However, by the time Emily and co-founder Amanda Zamora had secured funding and officially launched The 19th’s news site, the pandemic hit — and the very fabric of society went into a tailspin.

Breaking the News immerses its audience in the lives and steadfast pursuits of the members of The 19th — women and LGBTQ+ journalists — as they struggle to launch the agency and work to gain traction for their newsroom amidst shuttered news outlets and an upended America. With spirited storytelling, the directorial trio of Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, and Chelsea Hernandez provide an inquisitive and dynamic view into the inner workings of this news agency as its journalists disrupt entrenched biases and push for accountability.––Jose Rodriguez


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, and Chelsea Hernandez
Director
Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, Chelsea Hernandez
Producer
Diane Quon, Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, Chelsea Hernandez
Writer
Jamie Boyle
Cinematographer
Heather Courtney, Chelsea Hernandez, Princess A. Hairston
Composer
Gil Talmi, Meredith Ezinma Ramsay
Editor
Jamie Boyle, Kristina Motwani
Executive Producer
Keith Maitland, Sarah Wilson, Jacqueline Olive, Nico Opper, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Bill and Ruth Ann Harnisch, Melony and Adam Lewis, Ken Pelletier, and Shizuka Asakawa

Contacts
Press Contact
DAVID MAGDAEL
DAVID MAGDAEL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90015-4324
Phone: 213 399 1434
DMAGDAEL@TCDM-ASSOCIATES.COM
US Sales Contact
Diane Quon
Quonco Productions
Lake Forest, Il 60045
Phone: 8477278814
dianemquon@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
Diane Quon
Quonco Productions
Lake Forest, Il 60045
Phone: 8477278814
dianemquon@gmail.com
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