"In the Same Breath" Investigates Covid Misinformation
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English - September 03, 2021 08:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MB - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsDocumentary Society & Culture News News Commentary documentary filmmakers film filmmaking criticism interviews reviews wnyc radio public Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Award-winning filmmaker Nanfu Wang ("One Child Nation") investigates how the Chinese and the United States governments tried to shape public perceptions ofCOVID-19 in her film "In the Same Breath." Wang creates a powerful essay drawing upon the work of independent Chinese journalists and never-before-seen footage from the early days of the outbreak.