In a Deadline guest column, filmmaker and producer Davis Guggenheim responds to the news of Participant Media shutting down with a discussion of the company’s impact in inspiring social change through its films—starting with a look at the origin of An Inconvenient Truth. Guggenheim points to Participant’s focus on social impact as a stirring force in the popularity of nonfiction storytelling and wonders who may fill the void likely to be felt by the company’s closure.
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“An Inconvenient Truth” Director Davis Guggenheim Asks Who Will Replace the Social Impact Made by Participant’s Movies
- April 22, 2024
- Topics: Documentary, Strategy