Dawn Porter
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- Born
- 1953
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
- Education
- Swarthmore College · Georgetown University
- Honours
- National Humanities Medal
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Dawn Porter studied at Swarthmore College and Georgetown University. Distinctions recorded are National Humanities Medal.
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- 1.Trilogy Films.
- 2.Ito, Robert. With 'Deadlocked,' Dawn Porter Expands Her Canvas. The New York Times. 2023-09-08. 0362-4331.
- 3.Dawn Porter took a big leap from lawyer to a filmmaker. MSNBC.com. 2015-02-27.
- 4.Documentarian Dawn Porter, L'93, on Using her 'Lawyer Brain' to Analyze the Supreme Court.
- 5.Anderson, John. Serious Moonlight. Variety. 2009-04-28.
- 6.Swarthmore College. Dawn Porter '88. 2011.
- 7.McCloskey, Sharon. Q&A with filmmaker Dawn Porter of "Gideon's Army" • NC Newsline. NC Newsline. 2013-04-01.
- 8.Sundance. Gideon's Army. 2013.
- 9.Awards.
- 10.HBO. Gideon's Army. 2013.
- 11.Emmy Online. Nominees announced for the 35th annual news and documentary Emmy awards. July 15, 2014.
- 12.Dawn Porter. Ridenhour Prizes.
- 13.Holden, Stephen. Foot Soldiers in the Battle for a Fair Shake. The New York Times. 2013-06-28. 0362-4331.
- 14.Houston, Shannon M. 10 Black Directors to Watch in 2016. Paste. February 3, 2016.
- 15.Phillips, Craig (February 7, 2014), "Spies of Mississippi: Filmmaker Dawn Porter Tells Shocking Story", Independent Lens, PBS.
- 16.Spies of Mississippi Spying on the Civil Rights Movement Independent Lens. Independent Lens.
- 17.Democracy Now!. "Trapped": New film follows providers who are fighting to keep abortion accessible in the South. January 25, 2016.
- 18.Filmmaker Dawn Porter on Why She Made 'TRAPPED,' a Documentary on U.S. Abortion Rights - sundance.org. 2015-04-29.
- 19.Porter, Dawn. Guest Column: Why Individual Stories Get Lost in the Fight for Abortion Rights. The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-07-21.
- 20.Van Syckle, Katie. Abortion providers secretly arrive at Sundance to support the documentary Trapped. Cosmopolitan. January 25, 2016.
- 21.Chefography, Cooking Channel Alex Guarnaschelli.
- 22.Pull Focus: Dawn Porter. Center for Media and Social Impact.
- 23."Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain" Premieres on WETA PBS WETA. weta.org. 2020-08-24.
- 24.COOPER, BREANNA. New documentary tells story of civil rights leader Vernon Jordan. Indianapolis Recorder. 2020-12-23.
- 25.Laffly, Tomris. 'John Lewis: Good Trouble': Film Review. Variety. 2020-06-29.
- 26.Shafer, Ellise. 'John Lewis: Good Trouble' Director Dawn Porter on Her Time With the Late Congressman and Honoring His Legacy. Variety. 2020-09-29.
- 27.Ramos, Dino-Ray. 'The Secrets We Keep', 'The Nest', 'The Way I See It' And 'Alone' Bring Life To Specialty Box Office. Deadline. 2020-09-20.
- 28.July, Beandrea. 'John Lewis: Good Trouble': Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 2020-06-29.
- 29.Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten.
- 30.DeNeen L. Brown - The Washington Post. DeNeen L. Brown.
- 31.Brown, DeNeen L. Scientists identify victim of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in mass grave. Washington Post. 2024-07-12. 0190-8286.
- 32.Kennedy, Lisa. 'Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer' Review: Dawn Porter Examines America's Anti-Black, Jim Crow Pogroms. Variety. 2021-06-17.
- 33.Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry host "The Me You Can't See: A Path Forward," a town hall conversation on May 28 for free on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ Press.
- 34.Morfoot, Addie. Dawn Porter on '37 Words,' Title IX and the Importance of Pairing Billie Jean King With Gloria Steinem. Variety. 2022-06-21.
- 35.Morfoot, Addie. Why SXSW Doc 'Lady Bird Diaries' Represented a 'Delicious Opportunity' for Filmmaker Dawn Porter. Variety. 2023-03-09.
- 36.Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Dawn Porter, the Filmmaker Behind "Luther: Never Too Much" - sundance.org. 2024-02-12.
- 37.Gyarkye, Lovia. 'Luther: Never Too Much' Review: Dawn Porter's Ebullient Tribute to a Singular R&B Balladeer. The Hollywood Reporter. 2024-01-22.
- 38.CNN Films and OWN Acquire Dawn Porter's Luther: Never Too Much.
- 39.Grobar, Matt. Dawn Porter Directing Doc On Untold Story Of Nelson & Winnie Mandela For Her Trilogy Films, Schultz Family Foundation. Deadline. 2024-02-13.
- 40.Kenny, Glenn. 'Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net' Review: How the Magic Happens. The New York Times. 2024-07-25. 0362-4331.
- 41.Morgan, David. DOC NYC documentary film festival returns: Real life on screens and at home - CBS News. www.cbsnews.com. 2022-11-09.
- 42.Chazaro, Alan. The WNBA is having a moment. A new documentary highlights off-court player activism. NPR. July 2024.
- 43.‘The Sing Sing Chronicles’ Takes Top Prize at 2025 News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Yahoo News. 2025-06-27.
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