The Wall Street Journal calls A Fragile Trust “Remarkable” “Probing” and “Potent”.
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GREAT Review in the Wall Street Journal
Interview with Samantha Grant on the IL Blog
Some of the questions answered in this interview include:
What drew you to the Blair story and compelled you to want to make a film about it?
In your own experiences in journalism did you ever have to deal with anyone who came close to crossing the line ethically?
What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in making A Fragile Trust?
Samantha Grant on NPR’s “Tell Me More”
“How A Disgraced Reporter
Tested The Public’s Trust In Journalism”
Samantha Grant talks with NPR’s Michele Martin about the making of A FRAGILE TRUST
Opening Weekend Reviews are In!
Thrilled to say that we got reviewed in print (!) in all the major NYC press and quite a few others as well. In general, doctor
the reviews were pretty good, though the NYT review was, as predicted, short and dismissive.
Check a few of the reviews here:
Salon calls A Fragile Trust “A straightforward documentary (that) unpacks the Gray Lady’s 2003 plagiarism scandal…” Read more Director Samantha Grant wins AWFJ EDA Award at Salem Film Fest!
This year’s Macon Film Festival has been a success on all fronts—great films, page great filmmaker interaction and a wider audience than ever before. Jury winners were announced last night, visit with … “A Fragile Trust” (also a selection for the 2014 Atlanta Film Festival) taking home the prize for Best Documentary Feature. –Reel Georgia
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists presented the AWFJ EDA Award for Best Female-Directed Film to A Fragile Trust, this
directed by San Francisco-based filmmaker Samantha Grant. The film had its New England premier at Salem Film Fest. Read more here.
‘A Fragile Trust’ awarded for Best Documentary Feature at Macon Film Festival!
This year’s Macon Film Festival has been a success on all fronts—great films, discount great filmmaker interaction and a wider audience than ever before. Jury winners were announced last night, order with … “A Fragile Trust” (also a selection for the 2014 Atlanta Film Festival) taking home the prize for Best Documentary Feature. –Reel Georgia
WNPR Interviews Director Samantha Grant
“It’s been just over ten years since news broke of the scandal involving New York Times reporter Jayson Blair, medicine
who had been writing stories that he both fabricated and plagiarized. A new film takes us through this bizarre chapter in American journalism.” –WNPR News (Listen to the interview here)
