President Trump told The New York Times that he couldn’t converse with his dinner seatmate at this year’s G20 summit, Japanese First Lady Akie Abe, because she didn’t speak English. But a resurfaced clip suggests the first lady does in fact speak English — prompting some outlets and social media users to wonder whether she pretended otherwise to avoid speaking to Trump at the dinner.
Trump told the Times on Wednesday: “So I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister Abe , who I think is a terrific guy, and she’s a terrific woman, but doesn’t speak English.
Trump told the Times on Wednesday: “So I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister Abe , who I think is a terrific guy, and she’s a terrific woman, but doesn’t speak English.
- 7/20/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Members of the film community are coming out of the woodwork to band together and push back on the repression that is anticipated to come out of the incoming Trump administration. From documentarians reaffirming their commitment to exposing hidden truths to narrative filmmakers pledging to combat racism with their work, many are planning a strong response to the 2016 presidential election.
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The Film Society of Lincoln Center assembled some of those voices Wednesday by convening an “urgent conversation” with Film Quarterly entitled “Film & Media in a Time of Repression.” Moderated by Film Quarterly editor and Uc Santa Cruz professor Ruby Rich, the event featured speakers including “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon, blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein and Portugese documentary filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias. Here are some of the highlights from the discussion, which outlined some key points...
Read More: President Donald Trump: How the Indie Film World Will Respond
The Film Society of Lincoln Center assembled some of those voices Wednesday by convening an “urgent conversation” with Film Quarterly entitled “Film & Media in a Time of Repression.” Moderated by Film Quarterly editor and Uc Santa Cruz professor Ruby Rich, the event featured speakers including “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon, blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein and Portugese documentary filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias. Here are some of the highlights from the discussion, which outlined some key points...
- 12/16/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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