SEIZED centers on the small town of Marion, Kansas, which was thrust into the international spotlight after a police raid on the Marion County Record and the death of its 98-year-old co-owner. A fierce debate ignites about the abuse of power, journalistic ethics, local journalism, and the United States Constitution.
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A perfect First Amendment argument
The Hollywood Reporter
A masterclass in storytelling
The Wrap
The subjects…are as colorful as any movie character
The Guardian
Sharply observant, surprisingly funny
Next Best Picture
Moving tribute to hyperlocal journalism
For the Win / USA Today
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THE FLAGMAKERS, a meditation on the American dream, follows workers at the country’s largest maker of American flags and flagpoles, including the refugees and immigrants who have risked everything to come to the USA.
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A unique perspective…Liese and Wade gracefully bring a number of disparate elements into focus
The Movable Fest
As an immigrant myself, I find this film incredibly personal and a deeply moving testament to those who call this country ‘home’
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
PROVOKES UNEXPECTED THOUGHTS
Tony Betti, The Laughing Place
It’s shrewd of Wade and Liese to look at who is doing the needlepoint on its chief symbol in their engaging new short
Deadline
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PARKER tells the story of a Kansas City family who finally unify when they do something that countless African Americans before them could not do—choose their own last name.
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Real families…show the love, and the fears and trauma, that can be inscribed in a name
The New York Times
PARKER POPS WITH JOY
Martin City Telegraph
One of the best in the current Sundance tour is Parker, a personal, profound film, that tells a story that resonates far beyond its short running time
Hollywood Soapbox
MOVING…TOUCHING
Columbus Underground
Catherine Hoffman and Sharon Liese brought a transformative healing film to the screen, showing what a family’s legacy can represent in the face of historical trauma, and the importance of having a name that ties you together
Rebecca Martin, Cinefemme
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Filmed over five years in Kansas City, TRANSHOOD chronicles the lives of four young people (aged 4, 7, 12, and 15 at the start of filming) and their families as they navigate growing up transgender and non-binary in America’s heartland.
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PROFOUNDLY MOVING
Haaretz
Shot over five years, this unflinching documentary is more than an advocacy film
Prime Timer
TUGS AT THE HEARTSTRINGS
IndieWire
An up close spotlight
Deadline
A CALL TO ACTION
Time
Mundane, raw, joyous, and heartbreaking moments
The Guardian
GENTLE AND ABSORBING
The Hollywood Reporter
Striking, sensitive time-lapse rewards
Variety
