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Documentary Community Reckons With Devastating Loss From L.A. Wildfires: “This Whole Place Just Got Decimated” – Doc Talk Podcast


Deadline's Doc Talk Podcast discusses the wildfires that have impacted many in the documentary community for whom Southern California is home.

The Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Defy:Disaster program, which previously administered funds to victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires as well as the deadly Camp and Woolsey Fires of 2018, is gathering donations. CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a nonprofit co-founded by Sean Penn and headquartered in L.A. has deployed an emergency response team to support those near the fires, where air quality is a major concern. They have been distributing cash vouchers, N95 masks, hygiene kits, WiFi sources, charging banks and cellphone batteries, and supporting the undocumented and immigrant communities navigate resources and help with aid applications.

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