Directing
Din Blankenship
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Directing
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4 titles
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NRIn Clarkston, a small town in Georgia, a successful Kurdish doctor and a Muslim-hating white supremacist form an unlikely friendship. Against the backdrop of an exceptionally racially- diverse community, themes of xenophobia, Islamophobia, and forgiveness play out in an intimate and accessible way. Directors Din Blankenship and Erin Bernhard put the focus on understanding, resulting in a moving film with a lot of heart that moves the conversation on racial divisions towards healing.
Refuge
2023
NRA leader in a white nationalist hate group finds healing from the people he once hated - a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the twin towers, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval. CLARKSTON illustrates the roots of hate, its devastating impacts, and ultimately how it can be overcome.
Clarkston
2019
NRIn their final months of pregnancy, two mothers face impossible decisions that will reshape their lives and the families connected to them.
Love, Your Birth Mom
2026
CARRYING is an intimate verité documentary that follows two pregnant women in the final months of pregnancy as they navigate an impossible decision: whether to parent their child or place them for adoption.
Carrying
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NRIn Clarkston, a small town in Georgia, a successful Kurdish doctor and a Muslim-hating white supremacist form an unlikely friendship. Against the backdrop of an exceptionally racially- diverse community, themes of xenophobia, Islamophobia, and forgiveness play out in an intimate and accessible way. Directors Din Blankenship and Erin Bernhard put the focus on understanding, resulting in a moving film with a lot of heart that moves the conversation on racial divisions towards healing.
Refuge
2023
NRA leader in a white nationalist hate group finds healing from the people he once hated - a Muslim heart doctor and his town of refugees. Chris is a husband and father, a veteran, and until recently, a leader in the KKK. He started hating Muslims when the planes hit the twin towers, but is forced to confront his hate when he receives a text from Muslim refugee, Heval. CLARKSTON illustrates the roots of hate, its devastating impacts, and ultimately how it can be overcome.
Clarkston
2019
NRIn their final months of pregnancy, two mothers face impossible decisions that will reshape their lives and the families connected to them.
Love, Your Birth Mom
2026
CARRYING is an intimate verité documentary that follows two pregnant women in the final months of pregnancy as they navigate an impossible decision: whether to parent their child or place them for adoption.
Carrying
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