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David Felix Sutcliffe
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Credits
7 titles
David Felix Sutcliffe is a two-time Emmy-Award winning producer dedicated to ambitious cinema that challenges colonial norms. His debut feature (T)ERROR (Sundance 2015, Netflix) exposed corrupt FBI entrapment tactics and won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance for Breakout First Feature, and an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary. His films have been distributed by Netflix, Hulu, IFC Films, POV, Independent Lens, BBC, Cinema Guild and CANAL+ and featured in The New York Times Magazine, the Guardian, CNN, This American Life and Democracy Now. In addition to Sundance, his work has received awards at SXSW, Tribeca, CPH:DOX, Blackstar, New Orleans Film Fest, Hot Docs and Full Frame, and …
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7.5Sentenced to life in prison at 15, musician JJ'88 finds hope by writing songs during solitary confinement in this award-winning documentary visual album.
Songs from the Hole
2024
6.2This real-life look at FBI counterterrorism operations features access to both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.
(T)ERROR
2015
NRKalief Browder’s story unfolds in full when his life, and that of his mother, Venida Brodnax Browder, are tragically derailed by years of malintent from the justice system. Venida’s poems serve as a guiding thread through this emotional journey, blending archival footage and contemporary political movements to honor the Browder family’s powerful legacy, both within their community and beyond.
For Venida, for Kalief
2025
No synopsis available yet.
Time Hunter
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1.0FOR OUR CHILDREN unites maternal voices of resilience and solidarity in a poignant cinematic journey. Directed, produced and co-written by Débora Souza Silva, this emotional documentary chronicles the powerful convergence of two mothers, Reverend Wanda Johnson and Angela Williams, whose lives were forever altered by the scourge of police brutality against their Black sons.
For Our Children
2022
NRWhen Gloria Karamañites became Miss Panama, she didn’t just win a pageant. She made history.
Miss Panama
2021
Behind the camera
7.5Sentenced to life in prison at 15, musician JJ'88 finds hope by writing songs during solitary confinement in this award-winning documentary visual album.
Songs from the Hole
2024
6.2This real-life look at FBI counterterrorism operations features access to both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.
(T)ERROR
2015
6.2This real-life look at FBI counterterrorism operations features access to both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.
(T)ERROR
2015
NRKalief Browder’s story unfolds in full when his life, and that of his mother, Venida Brodnax Browder, are tragically derailed by years of malintent from the justice system. Venida’s poems serve as a guiding thread through this emotional journey, blending archival footage and contemporary political movements to honor the Browder family’s powerful legacy, both within their community and beyond.
For Venida, for Kalief
2025
No synopsis available yet.
Time Hunter
—
1.0FOR OUR CHILDREN unites maternal voices of resilience and solidarity in a poignant cinematic journey. Directed, produced and co-written by Débora Souza Silva, this emotional documentary chronicles the powerful convergence of two mothers, Reverend Wanda Johnson and Angela Williams, whose lives were forever altered by the scourge of police brutality against their Black sons.
For Our Children
2022
NRWhen Gloria Karamañites became Miss Panama, she didn’t just win a pageant. She made history.
Miss Panama
2021