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Liberal Documentarians Panic as Industry Goes Trump-Friendly, but Conservatives Say ‘They’re Getting a Taste’ of Censorship and It’s ‘Satisfying’
The normally liberal documentary world is panicking over the MAGA-ification of the pro-Donald Trump gatekeepers
For the past two decades, the eBay mogul was the most reliable financier of progressive documentaries, from “RBG” to “He Named Me Malala.” Skoll’s 180-degree turn as he shuttered Participant has left a void that hasn’t been filled by another left-leaning billionaire. I’m not interested in making Al Gore documentaries anymore,’” says a source familiar with his film business exit, which separately included selling his equity stake in Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners at a steep discount. Though Soros funds progressive causes, he has only dabbled in financing documentaries as he did with 2020’s “Welcome to Chechnya.” Laurene Powell Jobs’ Concordia Studio hasn’t quite found its groove after an executive exodus that included Jonathan King leaving to join Zhang Xin’s Closer Media.
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