Behind An Award-Winning Documentary On The Border Crisis

Federalist Radio Hour

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Jeff Bemiss, the co-director and producer of the award-winning documentary "Missing In Brooks County," joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the creation of his film and analyze the relationship between the ongoing border crisis and the tragedies plaguing Americans and migrants.

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0:00.0	We're back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
0:19.8	I'm Emily Gisinski, Culture Editor here at the Federalist.
0:22.7	As always, you can email the show at radioatthefederalist.com.
0:25.9	Follow us on Twitter at FDRLST.
0:28.6	Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcasts
0:31.2	and to the premium version of our website as well.
0:34.4	Today we are joined by the co-director of a fascinating film
0:38.7	called Missing in Brooks County.
0:41.2	Jeff Be Missy co-directed that movie at Just Want a Peabody Award
0:45.5	and we're excited to dig into it.
0:48.2	You actually may have seen it on PBS's Independent Lens
0:51.1	where it aired back in 2022.
0:53.2	It is out streaming now.
0:55.1	I highly recommend it.
0:56.4	Jeff, thanks for joining us.
0:58.0	Thank you, Emily.
0:59.4	Since it's your first time on the show,
1:00.6	could you start just by giving us a little bit of background
1:02.9	about yourself, how you got involved in filmmaking,
1:06.5	and then how you ended up making this particular film
1:09.3	Missing in Brooks County?
1:11.2	Well, my background is in scripted filmmaking.
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