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''Bad Press'' is a 2023
documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...
directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler.


Premise

The film centers Angel Ellis with her fellow
free press Freedom of the press refers to legal protections for public communications media. Free Press may also refer to: Publications * ''Free Press'' (CPBF), the journal of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom * ''Free Press'' (Malayalam magaz ...
Mvskoke Media reporters and their fight for government transparency and access to information after the censorship of the free press in
Muscogee Nation The Muscogee Nation, or Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy, a large group of indigenous peoples of the South ...
. The National Council voted 7-6 on Thursday 8 November 2018 to repeal its Free Press Act.


Release

''Bad Press'' had its world premiere at the
2023 Sundance Film Festival The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * '' The Accidental Getaway Driver'', directed by Sing J. Lee ...
on January 22, where it won the Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression. The film was also screened at the 2023
True/False Film Festival True/False Film Fest is an annual documentary film festival that takes place in Columbia, Missouri. The Fest occurs on the first weekend in March (sometimes beginning in late February), with films being shown from Thursday evening to Sunday nigh ...
. It was released on October 27, 2023.


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* * {{Satellite Award Best Documentary Film 2023 documentary films 2023 films Documentary films about Native Americans Documentary films about journalism Films about corruption in the United States Films set in Oklahoma Sundance Film Festival award–winning films Muscogee (Creek) Nation Documentary films about Oklahoma