Fork Films was an American

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and

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company founded in 2007, by

Abigail Disney Abigail Edna Disney (born January 24, 1960) is an American documentary film producer, philanthropist, and social activist. She produced the 2008 documentary '' Pray the Devil Back to Hell''. Disney and Kathleen Hughes are producers and directors ...

and Gini Reticker. The company primarily produced documentary films focusing on social issues, and select narrative films. They have produced such films as '' Pray the Devil Back to Hell'' (2008), ''

The Invisible War ''The Invisible War'' is a 2012 American documentary film written and directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Amy Ziering and Tanner King Barklow about sexual assault in the United States military. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festiva ...

'' (2012), ''

Cameraperson ''Cameraperson'' is a 2016 autobiographical collage documentary film. The film is an account by director Kirsten Johnson about her life and career as a cinematographer. It relies on footage shot by Johnson across the years in numerous differe ...

'' (2016), '' Trapped'' (2016), '' Strong Island'' (2017), '' One Child Nation'' (2019), '' Crip Camp'' (2020), and '' Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen'' (2020).

History

In 2007,

and Gini Reticker launched ''Fork Films'' a production company focusing on primarily producing documentary films focusing on social issues, and select narrative films. Apart from producing, the company gives grants to filmmakers to finish or produce their project. The company was launched after Disney began working with Reticker on the film '' Pray the Devil Back to Hell'' (2008), creating a company for licensing the film, before deciding to continue making documentary projects. The company has produced films that have gone on to be nominated for the

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and

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; '' Sun Come Up'' (2011), which was nominated for

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'' (2012) by

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, which was nominated for an

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, ''The Armor of Light'' which won the

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for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, and '' Strong Island'' (2017), and '' Crip Camp'' (2020), which were both nominated for the

. Apart from documentaries, the company has produced the narrative feature films ''

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'' and ''

Hateship, Loveship ''Hateship, Loveship'' is an American drama film directed by Liza Johnson and written by Mark Poirier, based on the 2001 short story "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage" by Alice Munro. The film stars Kristen Wiig, Hailee Steinfe ...

'' by

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. In October 2022, it was announced the company had been shut down.

Filmography

* '' Pray the Devil Back to Hell'' (2008) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Citizen Koch'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

She's Beautiful When She's Angry ''She's Beautiful When She's Angry'' is a 2014 American documentary film about some of the women involved in the second wave feminism movement in the United States. It was directed by Mary Dore and co-produced by Nancy Kennedy. It was the first ...

'' (2014) * ''

Hot Girls Wanted ''Hot Girls Wanted'' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus. The film follows the lives of several 18- and 19-year-old pornographic actresses. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was r ...

'' (2015) * ''

The Mask You Live In ''The Mask You Live In'' is a 2015 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film explores what Newsom perceives to be harmful notions about masculinity in mains ...

'' (2015) * ''The Armor of Light'' (2015) * ''The Babushkas of Chernobyl'' (2015) * '' Trapped'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Strong Island'' (2017) * '' I Am Evidence'' (2017) * '' For Ahkeem'' (2017) * ''

Tickling Giants ''Tickling Giants'', directed by Sara Taksler, is a 2017 documentary film about the story of Bassem Youssef. In the midst of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Bassem Youssef makes a decision to leave his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time c ...

'' (2017) * ''Call Her Ganda'' (2018) * ''

Roll Red Roll ''Roll Red Roll'' is a 2018 American documentary film, directed and produced by Nancy Schwartzman. It follows the Steubenville High School rape case. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2018. It was released ...

'' (2018) * ''Netizens'' (2018) * ''That Way Madness Lies..'' (2018) * '' Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché'' (2018) * ''Same God'' (2018) * ''Afterward'' (2018) * ''

93Queen ''93Queen'' is a 2018 documentary film on Hasidic women in Borough Park, Brooklyn who form Ezras Nashim, an all-female ambulance corps. The film follows Judge Rachel Freier, a Hasidic lawyer running for public office as a New York Judge, and mo ...

'' (2018) * '' Cooked: Survival by Zip Code'' (2018) * '' One Child Nation'' (2019) * ''

Midnight Traveler ''Midnight Traveler'' is a 2019 documentary film directed by Hassan Fazili. Filmed on three smartphones by Fazili and his wife, Fatima Hussaini, and their two daughters, it chronicles their three-year journey from their home in Afghanistan to Euro ...

'' (2019) * '' Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen'' (2020) * '' Crip Camp'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' Love & Stuff'' (2020) * '' 9to5: The Story of a Movement'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2020) * '' Belly of the Beast'' (2020) * ''

United States vs. Reality Winner ''United States vs. Reality Winner'' is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Sonia Kennebeck. Wim Wenders serves as an executive producer. It follows Reality Winner, who leaked a top secret document about Russian interferenc ...

'' (2021) * '' The First Step'' (2021) * '' Simple as Water'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://forkfilms.com Film production companies of the United States Television production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 2007 2007 establishments in New York City Entertainment companies based in New York City Defunct film and television production companies of the United States 2022 disestablishments in California Mass media companies disestablished in 2022