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Deadline’s Doc Talk Podcast: John Ridley Goes Off On Nelson Peltz, Disney Board Suitor; Plus, The ‘Happiest’ Documentary At True/False


Oscar winner John Ridley has choice words for Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who’s trying to land two seats on the board of the Walt Disney Co.

In the new episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, pod co-host Ridley excoriates Peltz for remarks the Trian Fund titan made about Disney’s superhero movies, specifically The Marvels and Black Panther. Agent of Happiness directors Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó discuss their film shot in Bhutan, the only country on Earth that puts tremendous resources into measuring the contentment of its people. Sheila Turner Seed died young, but not before achieving remarkable accomplishments as an artist; she also interviewed many of the legends of the field including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Gordon Parks, William Albert Allard and Roman Vishniac.

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