Tag: John S. Adams

Gov. PBS acquired the North American rights to the film, plans to have it a theatrical release and then show it on TV this fall prior to the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the documentary’s director and PBS officials said Wednesday. “I think it’s a fantastic fit,” said Kimberly Reed, the former Montana resident who directed “Dark Money.” “One of the things I wanted to do with the film was to have a lot of Americans see it. Every filmmaker wants that,” she said, adding that she wanted to avoid a venue that would require a subscription or have people pay a substantial sum. “This was designed to be a bipartisan film that reaches across the aisle,” she said. Reed said showing the 99-minute film on the PBS documentary series show POV (point of view) “is a super good fit.” She said having it shown on POV makes for "a very good way for us to get our film out in front of as many Americans as possible and to a good cross-section of the American public," Reed said, adding it was important for her to have the film seen for free on broadcast. PBSd Head of Theatrical Distribution Erin Owens said in a news release that "'Dark Money' is essential viewing in 2018." The film, which features former Great Falls Tribune reporter John S. Adams, is about the Citizens United ruling, in which the U.S. Supreme Court found in 2010 the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for communications by nonprofit corporations, for-profit corporations, labor unions and other associations. The documentary made its world premiere in January at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and received the Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Awards. “What I hope for us to cover our costs.