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Amy ziering and kirby dick are awardwinning filmmakers, whose last documentary, the invisible war about rape in the military sparked a similar national outcry, winning wide acclaim in the press and guest appearances on jon stewarts daily show, bill mahers real time, and other highprofile venues. Jul 28, 2015 by kirby dick and amy ziering cinedigmdocurama films, 2012 97 mins. Jun 22, 2012 his new film, the invisible war, made in collaboration with amy ziering, addresses the shockingly common, profoundly distressing problem of sexual assault in the united states military. Guests kirby dick, the writer and director of the invisible war, and amy ziering, who worked as a producer on the film, talk to neal conan about how. Brilliant a movie that cannot be ignored new york times 2012 academy award nominee best documentary feature. Get phone numbers, email addresses, org charts and more from virtually everyone working in entertainment. When director kirby dick and producer amy ziering started filming the invisible war, a documentary about sexual assault in the military, they quickly realized that they wanted their work to. Dec 03, 2019 filmmaker kirby dick and producer amy ziering, the team behind the oscarnominated college campus rape doc expose the hunting ground and the invisible war, are working on their next untitled doc. Sexual assault awareness month 2020 book list wca stay. When amy decides that she wants to go after something, she will not take no. The invisible war, conceived and created by film partners amy ziering and kirby dick has provoked a ripple.
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