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Dawn Porter Receives Mind the Gap’s Documentarian of the Year Award

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Mind the Gap, Mill Valley Film Festival’s (MVFF) gender equality initiative, has named Dawn Porter as Documentarian of the Year. According to a press release, the “Way I See It” filmmaker is the recipient of the 2020 Mind the Gap Award: Documentarian of the Year.

In celebration of Porter and her prize, California Film Institute, which encompasses MVFF, is screening the filmmaker’s latest doc, “The Way I See It,” for its members. The screening will also include Laura Dern presenting Porter with the honor, and a discussion between Porter and Variety’s Jazz Tangcay.

Released this fall, “The Way I See It” follows Pete Souza, Official White House Photographer during the Obama and Reagan administrations. Porter also released “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a portrait of the late congressman and civil rights activist, this year.

“At any time, [releasing two films in one year] would be a notable achievement,” said Zoë Elton, MVFF Director of Programming. “But during a pandemic, and with content that touches the pulse of our time: It’s truly exceptional.”

Porter is up for the Critics’ Choice Documentary Award for Best Director for “Good Trouble.” “Bobby Kennedy For President,” “Trapped,” and “Gideon’s Army” are among her other credits. She received Film Independent Spirt Award and Emmy nods for the latter and a Sundance Special Jury Prize for “Trapped.”


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